Festival Puccini
Explore la bellezza of Italy.
If you find yourself in Tuscany in August, and you love opera, be sure to get a ticket to the annual Festival Puccini. This year marks the 68th festival. It is held in the town of Torre del Lago in the province of Lucca.
The Puccini Festival is the most famous opera festivals in Italy, dedicated to the composer Giacomo Puccini. Italy’s most celebrated composer, Puccini was born on December 22, 1858, and died November 29, 1924. He was descended from a long line of composers. Puccini wrote orchestral pieces, sacred music, chamber music, solo music for piano and organ, and songs for voice and piano, but he was primarily known for his 12 operas.
The festival attracts around 40,000 attendees. It is held in an open-air theatre, a short distance from the Villa where Giacomo Puccini lived and worked. He is buried in a small chapel inside the Villa.
This year’s festival celebrates four of Puccini’s most important works: Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Turandot and La Rondine. Thirteen evenings dedicated to opera and dance, symphonic concerts and emerging talents against the backdrop of the enchanting landscape of Lake Massaciuccoli.
