Lucca Festival

Lucca

23 September
Conference
“Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour: l’uomo e lo statista”
Opening festivities for the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy to mark the bicentennial of the  birth of C. B. Cavour. Organized by AC Lucca and the prefecture  of Lucca.

24 September
“I tre tenori -omaggio a Luciano Pavarotti”
Grand Opera Gala special produced by Puccinine
San Giovanni Church 9.30
Web site: www.puccinielasualucca.com

24 September – 15 October
“Letterathe”
Cultural and literary meetings hed by the City Administration of Lucca in Villa Bottini, the Lucca Public Library, the Municipal Library.
organized by the Associazione Il Vallisneriano, the Reader’s Society and LuccAutori.
Lucca Public Library, Lucca Municipal Library, Villa Bottini, 5.00 pm and 9.15 pm

25 September
“In search of the Pioppino”
Hike in search of this delicious mushroom
Starts from the Antraccoli Church, 10.00 am

25 September
“Festival of Magic”
Display of the final course of magic sponsored by District 1 and organized by the Associazione Arti Libere.
Palazzo Pfanner Portico, 5.00 pm

26 September
“Puccini versus Verdi – The grat Italian opera challenge”
Grand Opera Gala special produced by Puccini e la sua Lucca Festival.
San Giovanni Church 9.30 pm
Web site: www.puccinielasualucca.com

27 September
“European Languages Day”
Session and conferences on the theme of “Multilingual Education and Humanities” and “Learning languages to build Europe” organized by the University of Pisa and the Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca in collaboration with city and European officials.
Pisa – Aula Magna Nuova, Palazzo della Sapienza 9.00-12.00 noon
Lucca Palazzo Ducale, 2.00 pm – 7.00 pm

28 September
“Amalia Paladini, una donna del Risorgimento”
Meeting with Maria Teresa Mori – Conference organized by the Centro Donna Lucca
Agorà Auditorium, 5.00 pm

29 September
Solemn Pontifical
Feast of St. Michael
In the San Michele Foro, 5.00 pm