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Milan, 4 April 2022 – On the occasion of the 40th birthday of Radio Italia solomusicaitaliana, Radio Italia live - Il concert, the largest free live music event in Italy, returns. It will take place in Milan, in Piazza del Duomo, on Saturday 21 May 2022, starting at 20 pm.

The appointment was presented this morning at Palazzo Marino by the Mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala, by the Councilor for Culture Tommaso Sacchi, by the editor of Radio Italia Mario Violanti, by the Vice President of Radio Italia Marco Pontini and by the Executive Vice President programming of Sky Italia Antonella d'Errico, with the presenters Luca Bizzarri and, in connection, Paolo Kessisoglu.

Radio Italia live - The Concert confirms itself as the most awaited live musical event, which since the first edition in 2012 has represented an unmissable and unique opportunity for sharing and aggregation. It will be an opportunity for the public to relive unforgettable moments of lightheartedness and pure joy and, for the artists, to return to performing in front of an enthusiastic audience after two years of stopping due to the health emergency.

Organized by Radio Italia, it is created thanks to the collaboration with the Municipality of Milan. Luca Bizzarri and Paolo Kessisoglu, comedians, actors and presenters and great friends of Radio Italia, will be the presenters of the event for the eighth year, ready to provide ironic and unmistakable entertainment. Backstage, the speaker Manola Moslehi will collect the emotions of the artists; the speaker Daniela Cappelletti will capture the public's enthusiasm. The opening theme of Radio Italia live - Il Concerto will be performed live, as in previous editions by Saturnino.

Protagonists on stage, accompanied by the Mediterranean Orchestra directed by Maestro Bruno Santori: Alessandra Amoroso, Blanco, Coez, Elisa, Elodie, Francesco Gabbani, Ghali, Irama, Marracash, Marco Mengoni, Gianni Morandi, Pinguini Tattici Nucleari, Rkomi, Sangiovanni , Last.

"It will be nice to see Piazza del Duomo again celebrating the Radio Italia concert - said the Mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala -. Participating in live music events is one of the experiences that has been greatly missed in these years of emergency health. For this reason, I am sure that the return to Milan of Radio Italia live - Il Concerto will be greeted with great enthusiasm. On the other hand, this is one of the most anticipated musical events in the city. The formula for success is simple: good music and good artists, with our Cathedral in the background. Music unites, excites, brings us together, eases tensions and helps us reflect: the Radio Italia Concert returns to remind us of all this, with the good humor that has distinguished it for ten years now."

Tommaso Sacchi, Councilor for Culture, Municipality of Milan: "It is a great joy to be able to meet in Piazza Duomo for a celebration that has now become a tradition for Milan and which was suspended for two years due to the health emergency. Piazza del Duomo is the heart of the city and seeing her singing and dancing again to the rhythm of Italian music, which has given us all great satisfaction all over the world in recent times, is a wonderful feeling. I truly thank Radio Italia for this great work, which makes Milan is one of the beating hearts of the rebirth of live entertainment in our country."

Mario Volanti, Publisher and President of Radio Italia, declared: "There was no better way to celebrate the 40th birthday of Radio Italia than to be able to return to Piazza Duomo in Milan with our Radio Italia live – Il Concerto. It will be a special edition also with regards to the large cast and the quality and popularity of the artists present whom I obviously thank, as well as the record companies, management and promoters who actively collaborated, on this occasion in a particular way. After 2 years of forced absence due to the health emergency, it will be a great emotion to be able to see our audience again, listen to them singing for around 4 hours together with the artists and see them return home satisfied and joyful for having relived an extraordinary experience. Obviously, in addition to the Mayor Giuseppe Sala, I thank all 'Councillor Tommaso Sacchi and their staff, all the collaborators of Radio Italia who have been working on the realization of the event for months: in fact the whole radio is mobilized in this sense. Thanks to Maestro Bruno Santori who this year will have to arrange more songs than ever before, and to all the external professionals who will give their contribution. The hope is that it will be the beginning of a new series of great live events."

Marco Pontini, vice-president of Radio Italia: "Radio, television, web streaming, social media and finally the square: Radio Italia live - Il Concerto returns and confirms its multimedia vocation. In 2019, 9 million people experienced the event through our multiplatform. This year the goal is even more ambitious: after the forced stop we are ready to create an even more important, exciting event with an incredible cast. Radio Italia live – The concert will be the first opportunity to return to the streets after 2 years! The concert will live on all our media and will reach a large and heterogeneous audience, an audience even more amplified thanks to the partnership with an exceptional broadcaster like Sky which, for the first time, will broadcast the live live simultaneously on Sky Uno, Now and TV8 and will enhance it on its digital properties. An all-round collaboration with a brand with which Radio Italia boasts a strong and long-lasting bond, further consolidated by the presence of Sky Wifi as presenting partner. We are back and can't wait to share unforgettable moments with our audience."

Radio Italia live - The concert will be broadcast live on Radio Italia solomusicaitaliana, Radio Italia TV (channel 70 and 570 DTT, channel 725 on Sky, channel 35 on TivùSat, via satellite on "Hot Bird" 13° Est, only in Switzerland on Video Italia HD), Radio Italia trend (channel 726 on Sky, 63 on TivùSat and free on Samsung TV Plus and Rakuten TV) and in audio/video streaming on radioitalia.it. It will be available on the official apps for iOS, Android, Huawei and on all Echo devices, Amazon's smart speaker. As always, it will be a 100% social event: it will live on the official social pages of Radio Italia Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok. Official hashtag: #rilive

Radio Italia live - The Concert will be broadcast simultaneously on Sky Uno (channel 108) in streaming on Now and always available on demand, and free-to-air on TV8 (at button 8 on the remote control).

"Sky has always been close to the world of music and entertainment and we are really happy to bring this great live concert of Italian music to all the Sky, Now and TV8 audiences. It is a beautiful sign of the restart of the city of Milan which hosts the entire world of entertainment in its most representative square after difficult years. This is also why we are particularly proud to be a partner of Radio Italia in this event which celebrates its 40 years", commented Antonella d'Errico, Executive vice president programming of Sky Italia.