Music, as always.
And the theme of work and rights, just as always.
On a day, that of May Day, which is not only a celebration, but also an opportunity in the square to reflect once again on important issues for everyday life.
In particular, this year Cgil, Cisl and Uil have decided to pay homage to our Constitutional Charter, recalling article 1 which reads "Italy is a democratic republic founded on work", on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its entry into force , dedicating the May 1st 2023 edition to it. A theme that will also be at the center of the traditional Concertone in San Giovanni in Rome, promoted by the trade unions, organized by iCompany and now in its 33rd edition.
Presenting the event will be, for the sixth consecutive year (never anyone like her),
Ambra Angiolini, supported this time by Fabrizio Biggio, actor and television presenter, member of the comic duo I Soliti Idioti and this year's revelation alongside Fiorello in the program Viva Rai 2!.
A long marathon live on Rai 3 (from 15.15 to 00.15 with a break from 19 to 20 for the news editions), Rai Radio 2, RaiPlay and Rai Italia, for nine hours of music and words with around 50 artists on stage.
Among the latest names announced Emma, the Righeiras, the Orchestraccia.
And the artistic director Massimo Bonelli still has a few spears in his arc: "We've already talked to Ligabue, we have to meet him: let's see if there's a possibility that he will exist".
This is the complete cast at the moment: Aurora, Lazza, Coma_Cose, Geolier, Emma, Carl Brave, Tananai, Francesco Gabbani, Ariete, Mr. Rain,
Piero Pelù with Alborosie, Matteo Paolillo, Righeira, Mara Sattei, Il Tre, Baustelle, Levante, Aiello, Rocco Hunt, Bnkr44, Gaia, Alfa, Giuse the Lizia, Fulminacci, Mille, Neima Ezza, Rose Villain, Wayne, Ciliari, Tropea , Napoleone, Uzi Lvke, l'Orchestraccia, Epoque, Geneva, Serendipity, Paolo Benvegnù.
They are joined by the winners of the 1mnext contest Etta, Maninni, Still Charles and the winner of the "road safety in music" contest Hermes.
Opening act from 2 pm with Leo Gassmann, Iside, Savana Funk, Camilla Magli, Wepro.
"Today, the concert is an event that talks about current music and what is about to arrive. A transgenerational cast that is the emporium of Italian music", adds Bonelli: "
The biggest difficulty I've had are the no's I had to say to anyone who proposed because May Day has once again become the central event of music". And he doesn't hide the ambition, in the not too distant future, of go from the square to the Ariston theater. "I've done everything in music, a lot of apprenticeship.
I think I have something extra and a marked sensitivity". The 2023 edition promises to be not without pitfalls, however. With a centre-right government, which has convened a Council of Ministers precisely for May 1st, and the unions on a war footing Stefano Coletta, director of Prime Time, dissociates himself: "On our part there is no desire to politicize the demonstration.
The theme was chosen by the trade unions.
If the artist X intends to transgress it is not foreseeable on our part:
there are unforeseen events in the shows, but I'm not putting my hands forward". Certainly the unions, who will be in Potenza in the morning to reaffirm the centrality of the right to work, invite the government not to think "of work only on May 1st.
The measures go in the wrong direction.
And we are very worried", said the secretary of the CGIL Maurizio Landini. "We don't have a problem of foreigners who come to Italy, but of Italians who leave due to lack of work.
Poverty cannot be resolved by canceling the Citizenship Income", he continued, adding that "the method implemented by the government of not confronting the unions has led us to mobilize". Luigi Sbarra of the CISL also added to the dose, who reiterated that "
on the work package and on the citizen's income, the government has not activated any phase of confrontation with the social partners.
We see a succession of drafts that contradict the previous ones, even with sudden changes.
Before convening the Council of Ministers, the government would do well on important and decisive issues for people's lives to work towards a phase of confrontation". "We have not yet had the opportunity to read the decree on work and Citizenship Income, if not from press reports", Bombardieri of Uil also underlined.