The municipal amphitheater on the Nausicaa promenade of Montepaone Lido, crowded with a participatory and warm audience, welcomed the 17th edition of the Liber@Mente International Award, established by the Vincenzo Scoppa Foundation. An event that has intertwined culture, music and emotion, confirming itself as one of the most significant events of the Calabrian summer.
The evening was conducted by Daniela Rabia and Annarita Palaia and enriched by the musical performances of the artists of the Livadìa association. Giacomo Cerullo on the double bass and Francesco Cerullo on the piano embellished, together with Daniele Tommaso Mellace, baritone, accompanied by Gianni Verdegiglio on the piano, giving the public moments of great artistic intensity and harmony.
The precious “flight” statuette, conceived by the artist Angela Fidone, was conferred on three leading protagonists. To Luigi Marco Bassani, professor and refined interpreter of political thought, who with his studies has contributed decisively to the spread of western constitutionalism and the thought of classical liberalism; to Gaspare Borsellino, founder and director of the Italpress news agency, for the authoritativeness and independence with which the Agency has established itself as a reference point in the Italian and international journalistic panorama; EA Students for Liberty, the international network of students and young professionals active in over one hundred countries, who with its commitment has been able to spread the values of individual responsibility, freedom and voluntary cooperation, forming a new generation of leader.
During the evening, special awards were also delivered to associative and cultural realities that distinguished themselves for dedication and creativity, capable of transforming their commitment into social growth and community cohesion.
The 2025 edition of the Liber@Mente International Prize was organized by the Vincenzo Scoppa Foundation and by the Liber@Mente magazine, in collaboration with the Municipality of Montepaone, the BCC of Montepaone, Confedilizia Calabria, the Press Agency Italpress, the newspaper The opinion of freedoms, Radio Ciak, Domia Real estate di Montepaone, the Coram Catanzaro and the Amici Real Association.
The important event has once again confirmed its ability to combine tradition and innovation, becoming an expected appointment, capable of celebrating personalities and experiences that enrich the cultural and civil debate.