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Puccini Concerts

"Puccini e la sua Lucca" festival:
The first Festival dedicated to Giacomo Puccini & his music in Lucca.

Basilica di San Giovanni (Lucca)

Concerts programme

September - October - November - December

N.B.: The concerts will starts at 7 p.m. at Basilica di San Giovanni unless otherwise stated

September 2007

MOZART & PUCCINI
Arias and duets from:
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, COSI’ FAN TUTTE, DON GIOVANNI, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, LA BOHEME, TOSCA
Monday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
Tuesday 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Arias and duets from the Italian operatic repertoire:
Puccini, Verdi, Leoncavallo, Donietti, Mascagni, etc...
Wednesday 5th, 12th, 19th
Thursday 6th, 27th

HIGHLIGHTS FROM GREAT PUCCINI’S MASTERWORKS
LA BOHEME
Friday 7th, 28th
TOSCA
Friday 14th

PUCCINI & VERDI
Saturday 1st, 15th

PUCCINI & THE NEAPOLITAN SONGS
Saturday 8th, 29th
Sunday 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th

SPECIAL OPERA PRODUCTION OF THE FESTIVAL
“TOSCA”
20th – 21st – 22nd
(complete opera: libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica – Music by Giacomo Puccini)
WITH SOLOISTS, CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF THE “PUCCINI E LA SUA LUCCA” FESTIVAL
conductor MASSIMO MORELLI
NEW PRODUCTION OF THE FESTIVAL
SCENES AND DIRECTION: ANDREA COLOMBINI

 

October 2007

MOZART & PUCCINI
Arias and duets from:
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, COSI’ FAN TUTTE, DON GIOVANNI, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, LA BOHEME, TOSCA
Monday 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
Tuesday 2nd , 9th, 16th , 23rd , 30th

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Arias and duets from the Italian operatic repertoire:
Puccini, Verdi, Leoncavallo, Donietti, Mascagni, etc...
Wednesday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st
Thursday 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

HIGHLIGHTS FROM GREAT PUCCINI’S MASTERWORKS
TOSCA
Friday 5th , 19th
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Friday 12th, 26th

PUCCINI & VERDI
Saturday 6th , 20th

PUCCINI & THE NEAPOLITAN SONGS
Saturday 13th, 27th
Sunday 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

 

November 2007

MOZART & PUCCINI
Arias and duets from:
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, COSI’ FAN TUTTE, DON GIOVANNI, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, LA BOHEME, TOSCA
Friday 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Arias and duets from the Italian operatic repertoire:
Puccini, Verdi, Leoncavallo, Donietti, Mascagni, etc...
Saturday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th at 5 p.m.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM GREAT PUCCINI’S MASTERWORKS
TOSCA
Sunday 4th, 18th at 5 p.m
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Sunday 11th, 25th at 5 p.m.

GALA CONCERT FOR THE 83RD ANNIVERSARY
OF GIACOMO PUCCINI DEATH
Thursday 29th at 9.15 p.m.

- SPECIAL CONCERTS -
"PUCCINI AND MOZART" at the CHIESA DI SAN LORENZO - CENTRO AGORA' LUCCA
(always with different performers and programmes)
Monday 5th, 12th, 19nd, 26th at 7 p.m.
Tuesday 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th at 7 p.m.
Wednesday 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th at 7p.m.

 

December 2007

MOZART & PUCCINI
Arias and duets from:
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, COSI’ FAN TUTTE, DON GIOVANNI, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, LA BOHEME, TOSCA
Friday 7th , 14th ,21st , 28th

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Arias and duets from the Italian operatic repertoire:
Puccini, Verdi, Leoncavallo, Donietti, Mascagni, etc...
Saturday 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th at 5 p.m.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM GREAT PUCCINI’S MASTERWORKS
TOSCA
Sunday 2nd, 16th, 30th at 5 p.m
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Sunday 9th , 23rd at 5 p.m.

- SPECIAL CONCERTS -
"PUCCINI AND MOZART" at the CHIESA DI SAN LORENZO - CENTRO AGORA' LUCCA
(always with different performers and programmes)
Monday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th at 7 p.m.
Tuesday 4th, 11th, 18rd at 7 p.m.
Wednesday 5th, 12th, 19th at 7p.m.

 

SPECIAL CONCERTS

25th DECEMBER 2006 – AT 18hrs BASILICA DI SAN GIOVANNI
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
PUCCINI&TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS SONGS

26th DECEMBER 2006 – AT 18hrs BASILICA DI SAN GIOVANNI
PUCCINI & THE NEAPOLITAN SONGS

31ST DECEMBER 2007 – AT 18hrs BASILICA DI SAN GIOVANNI
GREAT OPERA GALA
Solisti & Coro del Festival “Puccini e la sua Lucca”
STRAUSS KONZERT ORCHESTRA
Dir. ANDREA COLOMBINI

 

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