Maurizio Braccialarghe, former Turin culture councillor, dies at 60

Maurizio Braccialarghe, who served as culture councillor for Turin under mayor Piero Fassino from 2011 to 2016, died at his home in Turin after a long illness. He was 60. Born in Genoa but a long-time Turin resident, Braccialarghe began his career at Rai, where he served as director of human resources and head of radio before leading Rai's Turin production center. As councillor, he created a year-round cultural calendar, founding the Torino Jazz Festival in 2012 and the Christmas program 'Natale con i fiocchi.' Fassino mourned him as a man with a high sense of institutions who made Turin a capital of culture. Roberto Casiraghi, former director of The Others from 2011 to 2013, described Braccialarghe as an orchestra conductor attentive to all elements, unlike today's directors who focus only on the audience.