“Attend this live is always a great emotion and having the opportunity to perform live in a similar context with an orchestra restores the importance of quality to music, because there is a huge and important rewriting and production work behind it. Quality is important in life in general and especially when making art. Music is a wonderful thing, but there is a great sacrifice behind it which is given back to us here by the enthusiasm of the public who will be in the square.” With these words Emma Brown he defined «Radio Italia Live», the great event that traditionally opens the open-air music season in Milan.
The triumphant at «Amici» in 2010, and at Sanremo in 2012, who is a candidate, in her renewed artistic maturity, to become the «Femme fatale» of the summer, like the title of his new electropop song released on May 3rd, at the press conference of the concert he represented the singers who will alternate on Wednesday evening onthe maxi stage set up in Piazza Duomo: a cast of twelve stars of Italian musicmost of whom participated in the last Festival, who will perform under the Madonnina, in front of 50 thousand spectators (in the hope that the storms, expected to be heavy in the afternoon, will grant a respite).
In addition to Emma, there will in fact be Angelina Mango, fresh from participating in Eurovision, Alessandra Amoroso, Annalisa, Gazzelle, Geolier, Ghali, Mahmood, Noemi, The Kolors, Ultimoand the “veteran” of Italian rock, Gianna Nannini.
There is no shortage of novelty of this eleventh edition, starting from managementwhich will no longer be entrusted to Luca Bizzarri and Paolo Kessisoglu, but to the voices of Radio Italia Giuditta Arecco, Daniela Cappelletti, Marco Falivelli, Mauro Marino, Manola Moslehi and Paoletta. «The choice was to put all of Radio Italia solomusicaitaliana on stage – he specified Mario Volanti, president and founder of the historic Cologno Monzese broadcaster which recently celebrated its 42nd anniversary. This edition will also be social with the official hashtag rilive . In particular, by searching for Rilive on TikTok, it will be possible to live a complete experience with interesting and exclusive content. The show, like every year, will enjoy the multimedia of the radio, which last year allowed over 15 million people throughout Italy to experience the concert”.
Instead, confirm theorchestra and maestro Bruno Santori That will rearrange all the songs, 36 songs to rewrite, for the twelve artists competing in this live marathon, free as always. «This is also the only event in Italy – underlines Volanti – where the music is played exclusively live, without a base. Our format is now tested, with three pieces for each and the60-piece orchestra with the arrangements of the songs developed in two weeks of rehearsals”.
It will also be set up «Radio Italia terrace» from which Luca Ward will introduce all the artists live, and there will also be special connections to the main stage. There theme song initial, in a renewed version, will be performed live by Saturninus.
Furthermore, the methods of access to the event, which will take place, have changed from 8.40pm to approximately midnight, preceded by a pre-party “warm-up”. At the request of the police headquarters, for public order management provisions, to attend the show and, therefore, to access Piazza Duomo, it was necessary be accredited on the Radioitalia.it website. The ceiling for this edition has been set at 20 thousand people: sold out.
«Radio Italia live – The concert», the largest free live music event in Italy, returns to Piazza Duomo in Milan on Wednesday 15 May. From 8.40pm twelve stars of Italian song will take to the stage. To attend the show it was necessary to register on the radioitalia.it website: accreditations are sold out. The concert will be live simultaneously on Sky Uno, streaming on Now and free-to-air on TV8.
