The anthem of Italy? Baglioni sings it: “My carabiniere father woke me up at dawn on June 2nd”
Claudio Baglioni will sing the Mameli Hymn on 2 June on the occasion of the official celebrations on 2 June. Which binds sweet childhood memories to June 2nd
ROME – Claudio Baglioni will perform the national anthem on 2 June, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 78th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic: the Joint Defense Band will accompany the singer. The Republic Day celebrations will take place at the Fori Imperiali and will be broadcast live on Rai 1 and on all the social channels of the Defense. The theme chosen for this year is “In Defense of the Republic, at the Service of the Country”. The highest officials of the State and delegations from all over the world will also participate in the ceremony which will take place in the presence of the President of the Republic.
THE MEMORY OF BAGLIONI CHILD
The day will be enriched by various cultural events, military ceremonies and moments of reflection on the founding values of our Republic. Claudio Baglioni, in accepting the invitation for the solemn event, declared: “Performing the National Anthem on June 2nd is a great honor and the gift of a sweet memory of me as a child and my carabiniere father that shakes me at dawn to rush to see the military parade. And in the eyes of my heart, even if I didn’t yet understand its meaning, the vision of a perfect world, of a radiant future wider than that sky. sunny; the idea of an entire country of respectable people”.
Continues Baglioni: “It will also be a nice return to via dei Fori Imperiali, this time in the centre, after a concert for the FAO in 1996, the first with the Colosseum as a backdrop, and another , at the end of a world tour in 2010, with the Altare della Patria behind me, I hope very much, as a new Knight of the Grand Cross – thanks to the award from the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella – to prove myself worthy and equal to this task: to be the interpreter of the Canto degli Italiani, on Republic Day”. His interpretation of the Mameli Hymn, in the setting of Via dei Fori Imperiali, on the occasion of the anniversary which celebrates national unity and republican values, promises to be a moment of great emotion and pride for all Italians, concludes the press release.