On Friday, January 1st, the Puccini and his Lucca Festival will present “Felice Nuovo anno con Puccini”, (Happy New Year with Puccini), an operatic recital with music by Giacomo Puccini. At 4 pm, in the Teatro del Giglio, the soloists are sopranos Silvia Pacini, Sonia Bellugi, Silvana Froli, Paola Grandicelli and Chiara Polito, mezzo-soprano Laura Brioli, tenors Michele Alfonsi, Simone Frediani, Simone Mugnaini and Mattia Nebbiai, baritone Gabriele Spina and Romano Martinuzzi accompanied on piano by Diego Fiorini. The program includes arias, interludes and duets from Manon Lescaut, La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, La Fanciulla del West, Gianni Schicchi and Turandot. Following is an extensive buffet by the Puccini Restaurant with a menu of appetizers and dishes from land and sea, as well as desserts and traditional drinks (there will be many surprises). Culture, food and wine are brought together, while keeping the admission price as one of the most accessible in Tuscany.

Prices and reservations

Purchase tickets / reservations at the Teatro Del Giglio in Lucca, tel. +390583 465320. Infoline +39340 8106042 – info@puccinielasualucca.com

Central Stalls and box seats 30 euro (including buffet), reduced 25 euro (including buffet);

Side stalls, gallery 25 € (including buffet), reduced 20 euro (including buffet);

Gallery € 15 (buffet included). Reductions for under 30’s, over 65’s, Teatro Del Giglio subscribers.

Dessert buffet and beverages included.