On Friday 28 June 2024 (9 pm), the “Puccini according to Muti” concert will take place on the prestigious stage set up within the historic walls of Lucca.
The teacher Richard Muti will celebrate the genius of Giacomo Puccini on the centenary of the composer’s death and will conduct the “Cherubini” orchestra, exceptionally made up of 120 musicians who will accompany the performances of the opera singers.
The event, created by the promoting committee of the Puccinian Celebrations, established by the Presidency of the Council in 2022, with the Municipality of Lucca and the Teatro del Giglio and in collaboration with Rai Cultura, SIAE, LuccaSummerFestival and “D’Alessandro e Galli” and the sponsored by MiC, will be broadcast live on Rai3 worldwide.
The artists, chosen by Maestro Muti, are the sopranos Eleonora Buratto, Lidia Fridman, Mariangela Sicilia and the tenors Luciano Ganci, Dmitry Korchak and Francesco Meli.
The arias that will be performed are: Symphonic Prelude – Un bel dì vedare from Madama Butterfly (soprano, Eleonora Buratto); Hidden harmony from Tosca (tenor, Luciano Ganci); What a cold little hand from La bohème (tenor, Dmitry Korchak); I lived for art by Tosca (soprano, Eleonora Buratto); Let her believe me from La fanciulla del West (tenor, Francesco Meli); Duet O soave fanciulla from La bohème (soprano Mariangela Sicilytenor Dmitry Korchak); Where happy from The Bohemian (soprano, Mariangela Sicily); Without mother by Sister Angelica (soprano, Lydia Fridman); And the stars shone from Tosca (tenor, Luciano Ganci); You who are surrounded by ice by Turandot (soprano, Eleonora Buratto); Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut; Fourth Act from Manon Lescaut (soprano Lydia Fridmantenor Francis Meli).
The Concert is organized by the Promoting Committee of the Puccini Celebrations, established by the Presidency of the Council in 2022, in participation with the Municipality of Lucca and the Teatro del Giglio and in collaboration with Rai Cultura, SIAE, LuccaSummerFestival and “D’Alessandro e Galli”.
