The Arnopolis Study Centre and the SMSBiblio Municipal Library, under the patronage of the Region of Tuscany, the Municipality of Pisa, the Teatro Verdi Foundation of Pisa and the Regional Education Office of Tuscany, are paying tribute to Giacomo Puccini to mark the centenary of the premiere of *Turandot*, the last of the Lucca-born maestro’s operas, with a series of events beginning on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
PROGRAMME
- Wednesday 7 October 2026, 5.30 pm - Sala Convegni della Stazione Leopolda
Lecture: “Power and Society in Giacomo Puccini: from Manon Lescaut to Turandot” by Dr Pier Giuseppe Puggioni.
- Thursday 22 October 2026, 5.30 pm - Biblioteca SMSBiblio
Presentazione del saggio del prof. renzo Cresti "Le ragioni di Torrefranca".
- Thursday 19 November 2026, 5.30 pm - Biblioteca SMSBiblio
resentation of the novel dedicated to Puccini by Prof. Marcello Lippi, "Dilegua o notte".
- Thursday 26 November 2026, 5.30 pm - Sala Titta Ruffo del Teatro Verdi
Presentation of “Gli ultimi giorni di Puccini”, followed by a tribute concert featuring a series of excerpts from Rossella Martina’s essay to accompany a selection of the most famous arias from his operas.
