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by Silvia Donati | Wed, 09/17/2014 - 02:30

Performances of Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme and Georges Bizet's Carmen are scheduled to take place at Pompeii's newly reopened open-air theater on September 18…

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Puccini's House on Lake Como, Site of Love Scandal, Up for Sale

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 08/13/2014 - 02:30

The former Lake Como residence of opera composer Giacomo Puccini has been put up for sale. The large property composed of two buildings in the hillside…

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Google Glass Technology Used by Italian Opera Company during Live Performance

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 08/01/2014 - 02:30

Google Glass technology was used for the first time during a live opera performance of Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot at the Teatro Lirico in Cagliari, Sardinia,…

Sydney Opera House Opens Season With La Bohème

by ITALY | Mon, 12/31/2012 - 05:58

words by Carol KingThe Sydney Opera House inaugurates its opera season today with a gala performance of Giacomo Puccini’s ‘La Bohème’.The production sees the…

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Guerilla Opera Group Revisits Madame Butterfly

by Carol King | Thu, 10/04/2012 - 09:06

Giacomo Puccini’s opera ‘Madame Butterfly’ gets a makeover in London with ‘Finding Butterfly’ from cutting-edge opera-makers The Wedding Collective. ‘Finding…

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Torre del Lago Puccini Festival Hosts the 2012 International Opera Awards

by Gabi Logan | Wed, 08/01/2012 - 01:37

Tomorrow evening at 9.15 pm, the Grand Theatre Giacomo Puccini in Torre del Lago near Viareggio will host the top contemporary figures in lyric opera for the…

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Italy Magazine becomes official sponsor of Puccini e la Sua Lucca

by ITALY | Tue, 07/03/2007 - 11:58

ITALY MAGAZINE AND WEBSITE announce a twelve-month sponsorship of the "Puccini e la sua Lucca" festival. This is the first festival dedicated to Giacomo…