Everything is ready for the concert-event in homage to Giacomo Puccini, as part of the celebrations of the centenary of the death of the Tuscan composer, to be held Friday 28 June on the stage outside the historic walls of Lucca.
Maestro Riccardo Muti will direct theLuigi Cherubini Orchestra made up of 130 elements, for a unique concert that will be broadcast by Rai worldwide.
They have already left bookings from all over the world for what promises to be a unique event both in the context of celebrations and history of Italian music.
Muti chose the artists what he wants on stage: the sopranos Eleonora Buratto, Lidia Fridman, Mariangela Sicilia and the tenors Luciano Ganci, Dmitry Korchak and Francesco Meli, the arias that each of them will perform and the musicians that they will conduct: the talents churned out by that forge that is theLuigi Cherubini Orchestra.
They will do everything else the genius of his baton and that of Puccini, with the help of a breathtaking scenography.
Luigi Cherubini Orchestra – © Silvia Lelli
The arias chosen for “Puccini according to Muti”
The interpretation of the soprano Eleonora Buratto for the most iconic air of Madame Butterfly, We’ll see one dayfrom Tosca, with I lived on artand from Turandot, with You who are surrounded by gel.
The vocal range of the tenor Luciano Ganci for the Toscain Recondite harmony And And the stars shone and that of Dmitry Korchak for the Bohemianin What a cold little hand and in duet with Mariangela Sicily For O sweet girl. Who in turn will perform solo for La Bohème, Whence Happy.
The tenor Francesco Meli instead he will perform the aria de The girl of the West Let her believe me and with the soprano Lydia Fridman for the fourth act of Manon Lescaut, who will also perform only for Without mother from Sister Angelica.
The Giglio theater in Lucca will be named after Giacomo Puccini
The president of the Teatro del Giglio in Lucca Giorgio Angelo Lazzarini announced that “For the centenary of Puccini’s death we are thinking of changing the name of our theater and dedicating it to the composer. This is our intention because we think it is our duty to do so like many other theaters that have remembered their illustrious fellow citizens in this way.”
The Giglio theatre, recognized as Tradition theater with its 350 years of life, it has become a sacred place for opera lovers from all over the world because Puccini, although very close to Torre del Lago, was born in Lucca and oversaw the staging and presentation of some of his works in that theater.
Even today, every year the Teatro del Giglio produces at least a Puccini title.
Teatro del Giglio – © Aliaksandr Antanovich
