“Puccini enchanted the world”. Those are words of satisfaction expressed by Alberto Veronesi, president of the committee for Puccini celebrations the day after the success of the concert conducted by maestro Riccardo Muti on the stands of the Walls followed worldwide by 20 million spectators.
“I am very proud of the outcome of the worldwide concert supported and organized by the Puccini Committee at the Presidency of the Council, Puccini according to Muti – says Veronesi -. First of all I want to thank the teacher Riccardo Muti same, The Cherubini Orchestra and the extraordinary lyrical artists protagonists, who offered us an unprecedented and exciting reading of the main Puccini songs, the decisive and enthusiastic organizational contribution of the ministry of culture through the tenacious work of the undersecretary Gianmarco Mazzithe attentive presence of Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano and the organizational work of the Municipality of Lucca in the person of the mayor Mario Pardini and the Teatro del Giglio, as well as the great logistical capacity of the Summer Festival of D’Alessandro and Galli”.
“After the artistic testimonies on Puccini by the Wiener Philharmoniker, the Filarmonica della Scala, Zubin Mehta, the Accademia della Scala and the Budapest Festival Orchestra – continues Veronesi -, the Committee touched the pinnacle of his activity with a concert followed by 20 million people worldwide. We can now look with great confidence to future events, with major works to restore Puccini’s places, major exhibitions, a major Puccini Festival upon us and the future presence of Daniele Gatti with the Staatskapelle Dresden, of the Berlin Radio Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowsky, and the Philharmonia of London conducted by Esa Pekka Salonen”.
