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Puccini Festival

Pati

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My husband, not an enthusiastic traveler, has requested that we attend the Puccini Festival in Torro del Lago, near Lucca. It takes place between July 17 and early August…not my ideal time to travel. I’m sure the actual dates will depend on the operas we choose, but I’d love some advice from those who have attended, or even those who have stayed in the area. We’ve visited Lucca, but that’s about as much research as I’ve done. This surprised me. Thank you.
 
My apologies for sounding horribly negative and know that the festival is a huge draw, but.....we were in Torre del Lago in October and were commenting on the parking lots that we passed that were marked for festival parking. They were some distance from the performance area, so would put information on shuttles and times spent in queues on the list of questions. When our kids had school and sports obligations that had us in the Lucca/Viareggio areas in July and August, the heat, humidity, and mosquitoes made life a challenge. We've spent the decades since then avoiding mid- to late July and all of August ;-) Will step aside and let the positive reviews come in and provide more supportive information (we're more the Lucca Summer Festival types for the weeks we're there in July).
 
If the festival is loosing its appeal we’re opera lovers too, particularly Puccini and during the summer they put on operas of his in the opera house in Lucca as well as decommissioned churches in town. The ones we’ve been to have been great and in a lovely intimate setting. Lucca draws singers studying so there’s talent around. Worth looking into I think.
 
If the festival is loosing its appeal we’re opera lovers too, particularly Puccini and during the summer they put on operas of his in the opera house in Lucca as well as decommissioned churches in town. The ones we’ve been to have been great and in a lovely intimate setting. Lucca draws singers studying so there’s talent around. Worth looking into I think.
Here is the San Giovanni schedule: https://operaticketsitaly.com/opera-concerts-schedule-lucca/?p=34&l=2&dte=2024-06-01
 
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