The 5 of us wanted to experience Puccini's music in his town of birth and booked the one-hour concert. The concert was moved to the Chapel of the Museum next to the Basilica and having this intimate space made the experience of arias and duets totally envelop you. The singers were exceptional and their voices and delivery were equal to... More

A wonderful project to support (celebrating Puccini in his home town) and a truly beautiful experience. Superior voices and piano the night we were there. When can you experience high quality opera voices in a small, beautiful space like that? Lovely. Then dinner at Giglio's around the corner (book a reservation at an outside table) and the night was perfect.

Set in the church that Puccini attended as a boy (Church of San Giovanni),this nightly concert including 2 professional singers and a first class accompaniest on piano is more than outstanding. Different singers each night sing arias from Puccini's Operas. The programs focus one night on duets, one night on Puccini's women, on Mozart's and Puccini's works, on Verdi's and... More

My wife had virtually no experience of opera singing/music. My own was via recordings only. The Puccini e la Lucca event was virtually beyond our capacity to describe, it was so exquisitely beautiful. Sitting 2-3 meters from the singers created an intimacy with them & their performance beyond anything we had experienced before, particularly when singing without piano. The second... More

Right from the very start of our holiday we'd wished we had booked to see some opera even though we are not fanatics,so it was with much delight that we found that we could see, not only opera but Puccini in his home town. The two young soloists were fantastic and did justice to the music. We would recommend this... More

What better way to start your holiday in Lucca than with an hour of Puccini. Listening to excellent young virtuosos performing such beautiful works in the church in which Puccini was baptised was quite magical. We enjoyed it so much that we went again a few nights later, although the programme was not as much to our liking as the... More

Worth the money for the tickets. Went twice and standard of performers was high both nights. The only downside was a faulty light. Would go again given the chance.

Puccini is Lucca and this is a great way to enter the spirit of Lucca. Acoustics in the church add too much echo to the piano, but the singing is beautiful. This is the second time I have been to a concert, but I was a bit disappointed that it barely lasts more than an hour. There were 2 singers,... More

A great way to hear some Opera classics of an evening. Such an impressive feat too, having it on the whole year round. Obviously quality will be variable, and although it is a bit pricey (another recital I went to later in the week was half the price and twice as long/good) it's still a great time - and I... More