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Lucca, Puccini Museum reopening 13th September 2011

The birthplace of Giacomo Puccini will once again be open to visitors as of this September – the 13th of September 2011 at 12.00 PM, to be exact. The property was part of the many tussles between family and authorities that have tipified the last two decades, but now, after deals were made and restoration [...]

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Puccini’s birthplace, Lucca – museum to reopen. Finally. Eventually.

After a mere six years of, erm, negotiations, news yesterday that the Lucca authorities have finally reached an agreement with Simonetta Puccini (grandaughter of the maestro). They have acquired Puccini’s birthplace in the centre of Lucca, a museum last open in 2004. Don’t hold your breath for a visit in 2011, however – an initial [...]

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