In 2025, Puccini's incomparable melodies will once again be heard in the place that the Italian composer chose as his favorite location: Torre del Lago. Even during his lifetime, he envisioned a festival with which he could immortalize himself and his music. It was here, on the picturesque Lago di Massaciuccoli, that his personal favorite “Madama Butterfly” premiered in 1904 and it was also here that he settled down, moving into a magnificent Art Nouveau villa, which today houses the “Villa Puccini” museum and where he went bird hunting in his free time. “Sunny beaches, fresh pine forests, an always calm lake - a true Eden!” - this idyll near the Tyrrhenian Sea sent Giacomo Puccini into raptures. After spending almost 30 years of his life in Torre del Lago, he also found his final resting place here.
Thanks to the Puccini Festival, we can now be very close to the master in the place close to his heart. The festival venue is within easy reach of both the elegant seaside resort of Viareggio and the appealing cultural city of Lucca. The choice is not easy, both options have proven themselves and have their charm. Intoxicate yourself with the passionate “Tosca”, thrill to the cruel “Turandot”, fall in love with the flighty “Manon Lescaut” and suffer with the desperate “Madama Butterfly”. Or would you prefer to meet the graceful “Mimì” in “La Bohème”? Everything is possible at Lago di Massaciuccoli.