A Musical Journey in Tuscany
The homeland of Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini was born in Lucca on 22 December 1858 into an illustrious family of musicians from Lucca. After an initial musical education in his hometown, he studied at the Milan Conservatory and became one of the most important composers of his time along with Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner.

His operas Manon Lescaut, La Bohème, Tosca, Madame Butterfly and Turandot are still among the most famous plays in the world.

Discover the beauty of the places that Giacomo Puccini loved and that inspired him: the house where he was born in Lucca, his villa on Lake Massaciuccoli where the mausoleum with his mortal remains is located, the places where he spent his youth, and attend performances of his operas in the open-air theatre of the Puccini Festival*.

*The Puccini Festival takes place in July and August.

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