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We like to keep our guests informed of local events and celebrations, there is plenty to see, from concerts and operas to wine tasting and chocolate fairs there is something for everyone! May events - Summer Festival Lucca 2009 - Annual Events - Special Events - Concert Seasons
May Events 2009	^back to top^
1. When: 1st of May 2009 Where: Pistoia and Pescia Event: Medieval fair 2. When: 3rd of May 2009 Where: Pistoia and Pescia Event: Palio Horse race 3. When: 24th of May 2009 Where: Fucecchio Event: Districts palio horse race 4. When: 2^nd – 16^th – 21^st – 30^th of May 2009 Where: Florence, Dhome auditorium Event: Opera, “La traviata” by Puccini 5. When: 15^th of May 2009 Where: Livorno, Goldoni Theatre Event: Opera, “Turandot” by Puccini 6. When: 6^th of May 2009 Where: Castelfiorentino theatre Event: Symphonic orchestra playing “Norma” by Bellini 7. When: 17^th of May 2009 Where: Castelfiorentino theatre Event: Opera, “La Traviata” 8. When: 9^th of May 2009 Where: Lucca Event: Modern art exhibition 9. When: 9^th of May 2009 Where: Pisa Event: Art and Science exhibition (Galileo Galilei) 10. When: 9^th of May 2009 Where: Montelupo Fiorentino Event: Archaelogical museum exhibition 11. When: Every first Sunday of the month Where: Montecatini Terme Event: Antique market 12. When: 3rd of May 2009 Where: Montalcino Event: Collecting market 13. When: 3^rd of May 2009 Where: Pietrasanta and Cascina Event: Antique market 14. When: 9^th of May 2009 Where: Pistoia, Empoli, Forte dei Marmi Event: Antique market 15. When: 16^th of May 2009 Where: Lucca Event: Antique market 16. When: 17^th of May 2009, every third Sunday of the month Where: San Miniato, Certaldo Event: Handcraft and antique market 17. When: 15^th of May 2009 Where: Corsini garden, Firenze Event: Exhibition “Artigianato e Palazzo al Giardino Corsini” Description: Handcraft and antique exhibition in the main palace of Corsini garden all over the week-end 18. When: 16^th of May 2009 Where: Fortezza da Basso gardens, Florence Event: Antique and collecting exhibition 19. When: 1^st of May 2009 Where: Palaia Event: Crostino fair 20. When: 1^st of May 2009 Where: San Miniato Event: Pot fair 21. When: 1^st of May 2009 Where: Montefoscoli Event: Ham and pot fair 22. When: 23^rd of May 2009 Where: Casciana Terme Event: Pig fair 23. When: 15^thof May 2009 Where: Firenze Event: Wildboar fair 24. When: 9^th- 10^th – 16^th – 17^th – 23^rd – 24^th of May 2009 Where: Terricciola Event: Strawberry fair
Summer Festival Lucca 2009	^back to top^
IL PROGRAMMA: LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL 2009 Piazza Napoleone 05 luglio DAVE MATTHEWS BAND POSTO UNICO EURO 36,00 + PREV 08 luglio ANASTACIA PRIMA PLATEA NUMERATA EURO 50,00 + PREV / SECONDA PLATEA NON NUMERATA EURO 35,00 + PREV 10 luglio BIAGIO ANTONACCI POSTO UNICO EURO 35,00 + PREV 11 luglio Piazza Napoleone LENNY KRAVITZ POSTO UNICO EURO 36,00 + PREV 16 luglio Piazza Napoleone JAMES TAYLOR and his band PRIMA PLATEA NUMERATA EURO 50,00 + PREV / SECONDA PLATEA NON NUMERATA EURO 35,00 + PREV 18 luglio Piazza Napoleone BURT BACHARACH special guest Karima PRIMA PLATEA NUMERATA EURO 50,00 + PREV / SECONDA PLATEA NON NUMERATA EURO 35,00 + PREV 24 luglio JAMES MORRISON / AMY MacDONALD POSTO UNICO EURO 30,00 + PREV 25 luglio Piazza Napoleone MOBY POSTO UNICO EURO 30,00 + PREV 26 luglio JOHN FOGERTY POSTO UNICO EURO 32,00 + PREV Il Summer Festival di Lucca: la qualitÃ , la musica ed il piacere di divertirsi insieme PREVENDITE CIRCUITO TicketOne - www.ticketone.it per maggiori info: http://www.summer-festival.com Infoline 0584 46477 - www.dalessandroegalli.com
Special Events:	^back to top^
Holistic Breaks - Borgo di Colleoli is proud to work with Life:Escapes Check out our page on their website and the holistic therapy courses available >>read more Antiques and handcrafts markets, Lucca and Pisa every 2^nd week-end of the month; Arezzo every 1^st week-end of the month; Florence every last week – end of the month Pisa, boat trips on the Arno from April to October Pisa - Florence, shuttle-bus city sightseeing Gustopolis, (big food event in Montopoli) takes place on different dates each year!
Annual Events:	^back to top^
1. GIUGNO PISANO (Pisan June): On the 2nd of June: Historical boat race of the sailor republics; On the 16^th of June: St. Ranieri Luminara; On the 17^th of June: St. Ranieri boat race; On the 28^th of June: Bridge Battle. 2. PUCCINI FESTIVAL: SUMMERTIME (outdoor, in the theatre of Torre del Lago): La Boheme: 10th-15th-19th of July; 1^st-14^th-21^st of August Tosca: 11th-17th-26th of July; 9^th- 20^th of August Turandot: 18th-25th-31st of July; 7^th-22^nd of August Manon Lescaut: 2nd-8th-13th of August Giselle: 19th of August Swan Lake: 12th of August. WINTERTIME (indoor, in the Church of San Giovanni, Lucca): In the months of MARCH, APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, OCTOBER the programme is always the following: Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the month there are special concerts “Puccini and Mozart” always with different performers and programmes. Every Thursday of the month there is “A night at the opera” with arias and duets from the Italian operatic repertoire (Puccini, Verdi, Leoncavallo, Doninzetti, Mascagni and others) Every Friday of the month there are Mozart and Puccini arias and duets from Le Nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, Madama Butterfly, La Boheme, Tosca. Every Saturday of the month there is “A night at the opera” with arias and duets from the Italian operatic repertoire. Every Sunday of the month there is Puccini and the Neapolitan traditional songs. SEPTEMBER has the same programme written above apart from the following: Special opera production of the Festival: 25^th – 26^th – 27^th of September @ 7.30pm. “Suor Angelica” by Giacomo Puccini and “Cavalleria Rusticana” by Pietro Mascagni with soloists, choir and orchestra of the Festival “Puccini and his Lucca”. NOVEMBER has the same programme written above apart from the following: On Sunday the 29^th of November at 9.15pm in the Church of San Giovanni: Gala Concert for the 85^th anniversary of the death of Giacomo Puccini (programme to be announced). DECEMBER has the same programme written above apart from the following special concerts: On the 25^th of December at 6pm at the Church of San Giovanni a Christmas concert with Puccini and traditional Christmas songs. On the 26^th of December at 6pm at the Church of San Giovanni a concert with Puccini and the Neapolitan songs. On the 31^st of December at 6pm at the Church of San Giovanni a Great Opera Gala and at 11pm at the Auditorium of San Romano in Lucca a Great New Year’s Eve Concert with the Strauss Konzert Orchestra conducted by Andrea Colombini (Orchestral showpieces). On the 1^st of January at 5.30pm at the Church of San Giovanni a New Year’s Concert with the music of the Strauss’ Family with the Strauss Konzert Orchestra. On the 2^nd of January at 6pm at the Church of San Giovanni “The Last Night of the proms in Lucca” with British music by Elgar, Grainge, Handel, Arne played by Strauss Konzert Orchestra. 3. I CONCERTI DELLA NORMALE (The Normale University concerts): On Wednesday the 1st of April 2009 at 9 pm, Theatre Verdi in Pisa: Tuscan Orchestra playing Beethoven and Caine. On Friday the 3^rd of April 2009 at 9 pm, Chiesa dei Cavalieri in Pisa: Cappella della pietà de turchini Provenzale, Fiorenza, Pergolesi. On Tuesday the 21st of April 2009 at 9 pm, Theatre Verdi in Pisa: Jeffrey Swan playing the piano in the first concert of the seminary Music and the contaminations: Monsters and devils. On Thursday the 23^rd of April 2009 at 9 pm, Theatre Verdi in Pisa: Jeffrey Swan playing the piano in the second concert of the seminary Music and the contaminations: Voices and landscapes. On Tuesday the 28^th of April 2009 at 9 pm, Theatre Verdi in Pisa: Jeffrey Swan playing the piano in the third concert of the seminary Music and the contaminations: Reflexes and memories. On Thursday the 30^th of April 2009 at 9 pm, Theatre Verdi in Pisa: Jeffrey Swan playing the piano in the fourth concert of the seminary Music and the contaminations: Crossed inseminations. On Monday the 4^th of May 2009 at 9 pm, Theatre Verdi in Pisa: Tuscan Orchestra playing Britten and Beethoven. On Monday the 11^th of May 2009 at 9 pm, Theatre Verdi in Pisa: European music school playing First concert of the project “European music school”. On Thursday the 14^th of May 2009 at 9 pm, Theatre Verdi in Pisa: European music school playing Second concert of the project “European music school”. On Thursday the 18^th of June 2009 at 9 pm, Church of Saint Paul, Ripa d’Arno: Vincenzo Galilei Choir, Baroque Instrumental Ensemble singing Allegri and Haendel. Free entrance. 4. LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL: 8^th of July 2009: ANASTACIA 11^th of July 2009: LENNY KRAVITZ 16^th of July 2009: JAMES TAYLOR and his band 18^th of July 2009: BURT BACHARACH and his special guest Karima 25^th of July 2009: MOBY Waiting for other dates to be confirmed!! 5. PISTOIA BLUES FESTIVAL: 3^rd-4^th-5^th of July 2009: artists to be confirmed !!
Annual Concert Seasons:	^back to top^
Pisa-Florence-Lucca-Pistoia, yearly concert season in the main theatres of the towns January, February, March and April. Pisa, I concerti della Normale, from October to June. Lucca, Puccini and his Lucca festival, all year round. Florence, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra, from October till April.
Concerts in Lucca		When: 18th of October @ 19.30 Where: Church of San Giovanni in Lucca Description: Rigoletto with music by Giuseppe Verdi When: 25th of October @ 19.30 Where: Church of San Giovanni in Lucca Event: ‘Puccini and la sua Lucca’ Description: La Traviata with music by Giuseppe Verdi When: 26th of October @ 17.00 Where: Palasport in Lucca Description: The Royal Regiment of Scotland and the Royal Scots Borderers
Events in Volterra		When: 11th – 12th of October Where: Volterra Event: ‘Volterragusto’ Description: Cheese festival When: 18th – 19th of October Where: Volterra Event: ‘Volterragusto’ Description: Wine festival When: 25th – 26th of October Where: Volterra Event: ‘Volterragusto’ Description: White truffle festival When: 31st of October and 1st of November Where: Volterra Event: ‘Volterragusto’ Description: White truffle festival When: 8th – 9th of November Where: Volterra Event: ‘Volterragusto’ Description: Chocolate festival
Events in Pisa		When: 17th of October Where: Pisa Event: ‘I Concerti della Normale’ Description: Bach in concert, played in the most literary prestigious university in Pisa called ‘La Normale’ When: 27th of October Where: Pisa Event: ‘I Concerti della Normale’ Description: Ninth symphony by Beethoven, played at the Verdi theatre in Pisa When: 24th of November Where: Pisa Event: ‘I Concerti della Normale’ Description: Vivaldi and Haendel in concert, played at the Vasariana Church in Pisa When: 2nd of December Where: Pisa Event: ‘I Concerti della Normale’ Description: Haendel, Wagner, Liszt and Mozart in concert, played at the main cathedral in Pisa When: 18th – 19th of October Where: Pisa Event: ‘Dolcemente’ Description: Chocolate festival When: 12th of October Where: Rivalto, Chianni Event: Chestnut festival Description: guests have the possibility to buy and taste one of our Tuscan typical products: the chestnut When: 12th of October – 9th of November – 14th of December Where: Vicopisano Event: Antique Market Description: Collection, handcraft and antique objects
News & Events 2009	^back to top^
Siena Palio Horse Race 2009: every year on the 2nd of July and the 16th of August. - www.ilpalio.org