Annual Italy Events

Puccini Opera Festival - this is the town where the famous composer Giacomo Puccini lived and composed some of his most remarkable works. Born in Lucca in 1858 when the city was still under the control of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, he was considered a musical genius at the young age of 17 for his complex orchestral works that could not even be performed by the Lucca Orchestra because it was not large enough. He then went on to study and compose opera for Milan's Teatro all Scala and Turin's Teatro Regio before composing  many world-famous operas such as Madame Butterfly and Turandot. Every year since 1955 the town has celebrated this great man by offering performances of both his most famous and his most obscure pieces. As the event has matured it now features some of the greatest performing talent available. Performances are held in the Open Air Theater and events vary from year to year. The Puccini Opera Festival is held during the months of July and August  www.puccinifestival.it