The countdown to the Rai New Year enters its final phase, with the calendar now showing eight days to the date of December 31st. The imposing stage created by the Naples TV Production Center is ready on the Catanzaro seafront, intended to welcome Marco Liorni and the numerous guests of “The Year to Come”.
Catanzaro protagonist of the Rai New Year’s Eve
The third Calabrian stage of the historic end-of-year show will have the regional capital and its seafront overlooking the Ionian coast as its backdrop. The event is curated by the Rai Prime Time Entertainment Directorate, in collaboration with the Calabria Region and the Film Commission Calabria Foundation.
The biggest stage ever
The structure that will host the artists is the largest ever built for “The Year to Come”: 53 meters wide, 22 deep and 18 high, with 600 square meters of LED wall video equipment. The system involves a total load of approximately 35 tons hanging from the roof, with over 6,000 meters of electrical cables and more than 3,000 meters of optical fiber.
Technology, lights and audio
Ten manned cameras will be used for the filming, five of which are special, including technocrane, steadycam, cablecam and beauty, as well as a drone that will fly over the area. The scenography will be enriched by over 500 lighting fixtures, almost all motorized, distributed across four towers.
Great attention is also paid to audio, with four banks of over 100 channels, one for musical direction, one for monitoring the orchestra and guests and two for broadcasting. The amplification system includes line array speakers to cover the entire audience area.
The Rai production machine
The entire production, managed by the TV Production Management – TV Production Center of Naples, will be able to count on three generators for a total of one megawatt of electrical power, mobile vehicles for direction and graphics, satellite stations and over fifty units used as offices and dressing rooms.
Live TV, radio and streaming
“The Year to Come” will be broadcast live on Rai1, streaming on RaiPlay and live on radio on Rai Radio1, with a special from backstage. Rai New Year’s Eve will also be broadcast on Rai Italia, allowing compatriots abroad to discover the beauty of Calabria, among the greenest and bluest regions in Italy.