«The square will be part of the show. To the public who will crowd the Piazza Indipendenza area tomorrow, I will say: you are part of the show”the megashow promises to be engaging, in the words of host Marco Liorni «The Year to Come»which will be broadcast on Rai Uno live from Reggio Calabria to greet 2025.
Liorni, who will present the evening, seems to have released the tension accumulated in recent months. «We started working on it in July – he said – and thinking about New Year’s Eve, the countdown to the new year, in the homes of many Italians excites me a lot. But when someone is emotional they have to do two things: on the one hand prepare themselves, on the other, let go. Now I feel better than in July.”
He says he is amazed «for the welcome here, and for the beauty of the city. I think it’s the best place to celebrate New Year’s Eve.”
«When I arrived all the worries disappeared – said the host which he defined «The Year to Come», the most important evening, after the Sanremo Festival. Then, also announcing a tribute to Mino Reitano, he listed some of the participants as Diodato, Rich and poor, Anna Oxa, Ermal Meta, Arisa, Patti Pravo, Big Mama, J Ax, Leo Gassman, Cristiano Malgiogliojust to name a few.
Together with Liorni, to present the event, the president of the Calabria Region Roberto Occhiuto, Anton Giulio Grande, president of the Calabria Film Commission, the mayor of the city Giuseppe Falcomatà, Marcello Ciannamea, director of Prime Time Entertainment Rai and Sergio Santo, CEO of Rai Com.
«I am very satisfied with the agreement made with Rai – said President Occhiuto – and I would like it to be clear to everyone that New Year’s Eve is only part of the agreement with Rai; includes 50 spaces and 50 productions. It is a way to make known the best part of Calabria: sea, mountains, culture, traditions.”
During the live television broadcast, 5 video contributions will be broadcast which will be dedicated to the territory.
The mayor Giuseppe Falcomatà, thanking Occhiuto for choosing Reggio Calabria, said that «We are very happy about this. The city is preparing in its own style, with great joy, with great energy, with great enthusiasm. But also with great awareness, showing off and trying to prepare as best as possible for a ‘showcase’ of a national and international nature.”