San Giovanni Basilique

In the splendid environment of one of the most beautiful churches in the world (famous for the precious excavations and Roman and pre-Roman relics placet under the technically-amazing “flexible” floor of the Church), a great event for a selected number of people, willing to taste the joy and the pleasure of an unforgettable event of music and art, with the best Puccinian interpreters you can find today.

Seven different styles find application in the stately structure of the church: from paleochristian to early baroque, moving from the basement – the stunning and open-to-public archaeological excavations – to the celling – a splendid example of early Baroque wooden-panelled ceiling.
Two important moments of Puccini’s life are linked to this place. GP was baptesized here on the 23rd December 1858: his full name was Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria, the names of all his ancestors. His father had a deep sense of descendance. In this same Church on the 23rd January 1864, there was the funeral of Puccini’s father. Giovanni Pacini, who gave Puccini the direction of The Musical Institute he founded in Lucca, said the funeral oration, in wich he wished that ”…Giacomo one day could inherit the glory of his father.”

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Chiesa di San Giovanni : Via del Duomo, LUCCA Überprüfen Sie auf Google Maps