The Fondazione Festival Pucciniano has received 705,000 euros from the Italian government. The contribution is a recognition that reinforces the institution’s mission and its dedication to celebrating the operas of Giacomo Puccini in Torre del Lago. The contribution will help the company fund its productions with high-quality artists. In a statement, Fabrizio Miracolo, President of the Fondazione Festival Pucciniano said, {…}
The Festival Puccini has announced its 2025 season featuring five of the composer’s most famous works. “Tosca” will open the festival with a star-studded cast. Aleksandra Kurzak, Carmen Giannattasio, Eleonora Buratto, and Valentina Boi will alternate the title role alongside Roberto Alagna, Michael Fabiano, Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi, Mikolaj Zalasinski, and Ivan Inverardi. Giorgio Croci conducts Alfonso Signorini’s production. Performance {…}
(Credit: © 2023 Olga Rubio Dalmau) Anna Netrebko is set to make her debut at the Festival Puccini Torre del Lago. The soprano will perform on August 13, 2025 at the suggestive Gran Teatro all’Aperto Giacomo Puccini in Torre del Lago. In a statement, Netrebko said, “Performing at Torre del Lago is an honor that ties every artist to the {…}
The Festival Puccini in Torre del Lago has announced its 2024 season which will celebrate its 70th anniversary. Pier Luigi Pizzi will be the Artistic Director working with Conductor Jan Latham Koenig. The 2024 season will see six titles performed from July 12 to August 24, 2024. The season opens with a double bill of “Le Villi” and “Edgar.” “Le {…}
The Festival Puccini di Torre del Lago, which is set to run between July 14 to August 26, 2023, has announced its 69th edition. The festival will showcase four operas in all, including three new productions. Claudia Pavone, Oreste Cosimo, Federica Guida, Alessandro Luongo, Sergio Bologna, and Antonio Di Matteo star in Puccini’s “La Bohème” in a production by Christophe {…}
Jan Latham-Koenig has been appointed artistic director of the Festival Puccini at Torre del Lago. The director will take the position on June 19, 2023, and his term will be between 2024 and 2026. Latham-Koenig is the Music Director of Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires and is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra. He has conducted the {…}
Festival Puccini at the Torre del Lago has announced its 2021 season. The season will include four operas and several concerts that will attempt to repeat the success of the 2020 season. “Tosca” will open the festival followed by Puccini’s final work “Turandot.” The season will also include the composer’s most popular work “La Bohème” and Puccini’s breakout work “Manon {…}
The Festival Puccini has organized a concert in three parts entitled “Puccini in Lockdown.” The concert, which is set to be showcased on May 1, 4, & 8, will be streamed on the Festival Puccini’s social media platforms. The first part on May 1 will showcase two orchestras, the musicians of the Orchestra del Festival Puccini and the Orchestra della {…}
The Festival Puccini has announced the casting for the 66th annual season. Stefania Sandrelli directs a new production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” The production will inaugurate the festival and star Ainhoa Arteta and Hiromi Omura in the title role. Marcelo Alvarez and Amadi Lagha will alternate the role of Cavaradossi, while Angel Odena will sing the role of Scarpia. Alberto Veronesi {…}
Giorgio Battistelli has been named Artistic director of the Festival Puccini di Torre del Lago. Giorgio de Ghingaro, il sindaco di Viareggio, and Maria Laura Simonetti, the president of the Fondazione Festival Pucciniano, announced the news which also revealed that Alberto Veronesi will become music director. In a press Battistelli said, “In this new role that I take charge of {…}