Puccini's Birth Home

I love Lucca. When ever I'm there I try to take some walk in downtown. It is never enough for me.

The birthplace of Giacomo Puccini. The apartment is quite small but it holds some precious artifacts like the piano on which he composed his most famous works, some signed partitions, intimate pictures and letters.. but the jewel of this exhibition was the sumptuous Turandot costume, considered one of the most beautiful ever made, and with a very interesting backstory. What truly deserves 5 stars, though, is the guide, who was passionate about the matter and made the visit worth every minute.

It’s worth the visit even if you’re not an Opera expert. Now I understand how he could create that beautiful music as he was surrounded by the beautiful city of Lucca.

Trebuie vizitat PUCCINI MUSEUM. The home that Puccini was born in Lucca, now a museum, is the central element in the Puccini Museum, an exhibition route that explores the traces left behind by the great composer, discovering the personality, the genius and the passion of the creator of extraordinary operas known throughout the world.

Not a big fan of the Opera, so I learned much about this gifted composer. The museum is housed within the home of his birth, containing many personal artifacts, including his letters and original works, and costumes used in the best known of his operas. The displays are housed in very high end cabinets that have drawers you can open to examine the contents, doubling the volume what is visible in the small space of home. The staff are very capable young people who are very enthusiastic about what they have curated, and helpful to visiting guests who want to dive deeper. Not to miss feature of this ancient city.

Dacă ai ajuns in Lucca nu poți rata PUCCINI MUSEUM - casa natale. The home that Giacomo Puccini was born in in Lucca, now a museum, is the central element in the Puccini Museum, an exhibition route that explores the traces left behind by the great composer, discovering the personality, the genius and the passion of the creator of extraordinary operas known throughout the world. The house museum is located in the historic center of Lucca, in corte San Lorenzo, n. 8: this is where the composer was born on December 22, 1958 and spent his early years training in music before moving to Milan. Puccini lived in many houses throughout his life, but he always had a special place in his heart for the one in Lucca. Inside the museum, the rooms were restored to their original appearance, complete with historic furniture. The apartment contains priceless objects that once belonged to the musician, including the Steinway & Sons piano used to compose the opera Turandot, signed scores of his early compositions (the first opera, Preludio a orchestra, rediscovered in 1999, and Messa a 4 voci from 1880), many letters from and to Giacomo Puccini (those from Giulio Ricordi are immensely important), paintings, photographs, sketches, mementos and precious documents like the working versions and drafts of the librettos Tosca and Fanciulla del West, a rare proof of the score for Fanciulla del West and an arrangement of La Rondine, filled with handwritten notes and musical outlines. Among the donations, the costume for Turandot stands out, made based on a sketch by Umberto Brunelleschi and worn by Maria Jeritza for the premier of the opera at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York in 1926.

Very interesting. Quite small

Glad to have made it to Giacomo Puccini’s home before “Puccini in Lucca” concert. The apartment was as kept well with some display of his works, opera costume and furniture. Not a overwhelmingly inventory display. His work place was also neatly maintained.