From July 12 to September 7, 2024, the beautiful scenery of Torre del Lago Puccini’s open-air Grand Theater on the shores of Lake Massaciuccoli will host the Puccini Festival, one of the most important classical music events in Italy.
The Puccini Festival this year reaches its 70th edition, a unique edition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Maestro’s death.
Pier Luigi Pizzi is the Artistic Director of the 2024 playbill that traces the artistic parabola of Giacomo Puccini. The six titles of Puccini’s operas will be performed following the order in which they first came out.
The Torre del Lago Viareggio Puccini Festival Program
Below is the schedule of the 70th Puccini Festival broken down by the six operas that will be staged:
Le Willis – Edgar Dittico
- Friday, July 12,
- Friday, July 19.
Manon Lescaut
- Saturday, July 13,
- Friday, August 2.
La Bohème
- Saturday, July 20,
- Saturday, July 27,
- Thursday, August 8,
- Thursday, Aug. 22.
Tosca
- Friday, July 26,
- Friday, August 9,
- Sunday, August 18,
- Saturday, August 24.
Turandot
- Saturday, August 3,
- Saturday, August 10,
- Saturday, Aug. 17,
- Friday, Aug. 23.
Madama Butterfly
120 years after its premiere, with scenes by Kan Yasuda
- Saturday, Aug. 31
- Saturday, Sept. 7
The theater’s summer schedule also includes another must-see event, the Roberto Bolle and Friends on Wednesday July 17. A unique opportunity to admire the most famous contemporary dancers and discover their different styles, techniques and schools in the name of the art of dance.
All events begin at 9:15 p.m.
Pietrasanta and the Palazzo Guiscardo Hotel are just under a thirty-minute drive from the Torre del Lago Puccini Theater. After attending one of Maestro Puccini’s Operas, choose Hotel Palazzo Guiscardo Pietrasanta to relax and enjoy the beauty of the Little Athens of Tuscany and the beaches of Versilia.
