Capalbio Libri is also music with the Compagnia Teatro del Mediterraneo and the Trillanti trio

An evening of dancing has just passed thanks to the Compagnia Teatro del Mediterraneo and the Trillanti Trio who involved the audience of the evening, with an alternation of music; among the various, the Trillanti Trio accompanied the Company which performed the pizzica, the tammurriata, the Calabrian tarantella, the saltarello remembering and giving voice to the memory of Gabriella Ferri , a famous Roman singer, who was able to keep alive the tradition of the Saltarello and of Roman song in general, with her interpretations of many popular Roman songs, several of which with elements of the Saltarello.

Traditions in Movement / Compagnia Teatro del Mediterraneo ei Trillanti Trio Concert-Show In Sicily, music brought the audience back to the notes of Cu ti lu dissi by Rosa Balistreri , a singer-songwriter and storyteller from Licata. "With the Teatro del Mediterraneo company," explained Giulia Pesole of the company, "we work on the traditions of central and southern Italy, bringing them together through performative languages. This evening we performed the show Traditions in Movement : the goal was to narrate the dance traditions of central and southern Italy beyond the stereotypes of these artistic and cultural heritages. We took a journey with the audience, who interacted and danced with us, to demonstrate how these dances are a living heritage, constantly evolving and, above all, accessible to all."

Traditions in Motion / Compagnia Teatro del Mediterraneo e Trillanti Trio Concert-Show / A participatory music and dance experience to discover the captivating rhythms of Central and Southern Italy. Music - Trillanti Trio: Mattia Dell'Uomo (vocals and tambourine), Simone Frezza (accordion), Valerio Frezza (battente guitar and mandolin) Dance - Teatro del Mediterraneo: Viola Centi, Giulia Pesole, Andrea De Siena, Laura Esposito, Maria Carmen Di Poce.

Rich or Poor? An Economic Survival Manual by Annalisa Bruchi and Carlo D'Ippoliti (Rai Libri).

The focus of yesterday's first meeting, in the 19th edition of Capalbio Libri , was one of the topics that most interests Italian families and the economics pages: the state of the current economy, the widening gap between rich and poor, the demographic issue... "Today, we can't do without knowledge of the economy," explained Annalisa Bruchi, a professional journalist who hosts the daily economics program "ReStart" on Rai3 . "That's why this book was born. If we don't take care of the economy, the economy will take care of us, so knowing it is important to make the right choice. In Italy, GDP must grow, we must produce. This is one of the issues we address in the book. We," she explained, "in this country are both rich and poor: we have great minds, great scientists, but we can't ignore the reality of tax evasion and frozen wages. I believe it's important for the rich to gain the upper hand over the poor, over the economy that isn't growing and is stagnating."

The role of women? "In the economic field, women don't take scientific subjects; as they grow older, they tend to choose humanities subjects. There's still a lot to do, considering that only 55% of women have a bank account in their own name." Bruchi knows that Italians need information that's not just for insiders, but accessible to everyone. "That's why I accepted the challenge of a program like ReStart and writing this book: after the public debt crisis, the Troika, the spread, Covid, the war, and double-digit inflation, I realized that Italian families were confused about what was happening, so I wanted to truly provide a public service and help Italians understand why all these events continually affect us."

"The truth, from my point of view," said Luigi Gubitosi , former company executive and President of Luiss Guido Carli from 2023 to April 2025, prompted by Denise Pardo , journalist and moderator of the meeting, "is that Italy is a rich country with a fear of becoming poor. The issue is that we are growing slowly and salaries are stagnant, and that we are uncertain about the future because the world has changed: tariffs have become the way of dealing between countries, social inequalities are increasing... So Italy is not growing. But now, one of the issues will become Europe, not Italy."

Aldo Cazzullo , host of La7 's " Una giornata particolare ," examined the country with a magnifying glass, meticulously, without expressing any particular optimism about the present. The list of problems is long, he admitted. "Italy is a country that no longer has children," he reiterated, "it taxes anyone who earns €50,000 a year at 50%, e-commerce is destroying traditional commerce, those who live abroad don't pay taxes to the Italian government, and the United States of America doesn't allow those who live outside the country..."

So, is there hope for Italy? "It's within us," Cazzullo confided to the attentive audience at Capalbio Libri. "It's in the pride of being Italian that we should certainly rediscover. And if we can rediscover this confidence within ourselves, no goal will be impossible for us."