A journey that starts
from the Madonnina and the main spire of the Duomo to tell the story of a city
"that has its feet in the present, an experience of the past and its gaze towards the future", together with exceptional guests such as
Adriano Celentano
who narrates the its
via Gluck
.
On Christmas night Alberto Angela talked about Milan in the special episode
'Tonight in Milan'
broadcast on Rai 1 at 21.25, produced by Rai Cultura.
A journey that, as per tradition, takes place after sunset to discover the riches of a city that often needs to be revealed in its sometimes hidden places of beauty.
"In Milan there is the cliché of the city where everyone runs, we stopped everything and told it at night - explained Alberto Angela during the presentation of the program in Milan, in the Sala Fontana of the Museo del Novecento, overlooking the Duomo - We found ourselves face to face with Milan, the Roman one, the medieval one, the contemporary one because the city is like a history book and never stops at an era".
From the cathedral Alberto Angela passes to the Teatro alla Scala, the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, patron saint of Milan, the Pinacoteca di Brera and the Biblioteca Ambrosiana which houses the priceless Codex Atlanticus.
To then arrive at the masterpiece of the Cenacolo Vinciano and from there going up to the contemporaneity of the Museo del Novecento and the Pirelli HangarBicocca where the
"Discovering Milan is an exercise and even a bit of a struggle at times - observed
the mayor, Giuseppe Sala
-, because it is known, for example, for its hidden courtyards, it is a city that does not show itself. I think that here there is substance there is a lot of it, it is a city that works and that has made an important journey. We must get rid of the stereotype of a city that runs".
On this trip on Christmas night, the representative places of Milanese life such as the Galleria, the Navigli, the skyscrapers and the Central Station were not lacking.
And right next to it is one of the most famous streets in Italy,
via Gluck
, which everyone knows because it is the protagonist of a song by
Adriano Celentano
.
It is he who narrates this corner of Milan where once there were meadows next to the railway and today there is a city of concrete and buildings with its contradictions.
"Everyone knows Via Gluck but few know where it is and even fewer have gone there - explained Angela -. We did it and when we entered the courtyard of what was once Adriano Celentano's house, we called him and he told what that route was for him. I think he has rarely been so intimate in his story. I thank him for that".
There are many guests who told Alberto Angela about their Milan: the two footballers
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Javier Zanetti
, the stylists
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana
, the principal dancers of La Scala
Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko
,
Elio
with his musicians who will pay homage to
Enzo Jannacci
and
Malika Ayane
protagonist of a performance in the Gallery.
"A great event that is a Christmas present from Alberto Angela to viewers - explained Silvia Calandrelli director of Rai Cultura -. A gift that will extend to all holidays".
In fact, on 28 December, Meraviglie starts again, which for three episodes will come out of Italy to tell Europe and touch places like Lisbon, Andalusia, Mont Saint-Michel, Chartes cathedral, Prague, Bavaria, but also Greece with Athens.
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