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\"statua2\"The Puccini Festival<\/strong> is held in Torre del Lago Puccini<\/strong> on the shores of Lake Massaciuccoli, in Tuscany, in the town of Viareggio<\/strong>.
\nAbout 80 km far from Florence<\/strong>, 25 km away from Lucca and only 30 minutes from\u00a0 Pisa international airport<\/strong>
\nEach year the Festival hosts 40,000 spectators<\/strong> in the Outdoor Theater<\/strong>, a short walk from the Villa Mausoleum where the Maestro Giacomo Puccini lived and worked and where now, in a small room converted into a chapel, his remains are kept.
\nTorre del Lago is a popular destination for opera and music lovers and for tourists wishing to visit the places of the most popular composer of the twentieth century.
\nThe Puccini Festival of Torre del Lago is the only festival in the world entirely dedicated to the music of Giacomo Puccini.<\/p>\n

PROGRAM of the 55th PUCCINI FESTIVAL 2009<\/strong>
\nConcerts
\n<\/em><\/strong>Saturday, July 4
\nGALA LIRICO
\n<\/strong>Director Alberto Veronesi
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opera <\/em><\/strong>
\nLA BOHEME<\/strong>
\nFriday 10, Wednesday 15, Sunday 19 July (Director Placido Domingo)
\nSaturday 1, Sunday 14, Friday 21 August
\n\u00a0
\nTOSCA<\/strong>
\n(New Production)
\nSaturday 11 Friday 17 Sunday 26 July
\nSunday 9, Thursday 20 August<\/p>\n

TURANDOT
\n<\/strong>Saturday 18, Saturday 25, Friday 31 July,
\nFriday 7, Saturday 22 August
\nMANON LESCAUT
\n(Co-production with Theater de l’Opera de Nice)
\nSunday 2, Saturday 8, Thursday 13 August<\/p>\n

Ballet <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

LAKE OF THE CIGNI<\/strong>
\nMoscow Ballet
\nPuccini Festival Orchestra
\nAugust 12<\/p>\n

GISELLE<\/strong>
\nMoscow Ballet
\nPuccini Festival Orchestra
\nAugust 19
\nPrices<\/strong> from \u20ac 33,00 to \u20ac 160,00.
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gala Dinner with the Artists<\/strong>
\nFriday July 10, Saturday July 11, Saturday July 18, Sunday August 2.
\nIt is possible to have dinner in the company of artists after the premiere of each work.
\nThe reception will take place in the private garden of the Villa Caproni Taliedo, home of the Puccini Festival Foundation.
\nThe fee is 65.00 Euro per person.
\nThe reservation is compulsory and must be agreed with the ticket office at least 30 days before the performance.<\/p>\n

Ticket Office<\/strong>
\nViale Giacomo Puccini, 257A
\n55048 Torre del Lago Puccini (LU)
\nPhone +39 0584 359322
\nFax +39 0584 350277
\ne-mail: ticketoffice@puccinifestival.it<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here for accommodation facilities.<\/a><\/p>\n

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