Performed by soprano and tenor, and accompanied on the grand piano, “Puccini’s Women” is one of the highlights of the programme that makes up the Puccini International Permanent Festival in Lucca; an opportunity to encounter, in one evening, Puccini’s extraordinary female protagonists: Tosca, defiant and fearless, kills to save her lover only to be deceived by her victim from beyond the grave; Mimì (La bohème), the sad and gentle seamstress, whose fragility is both the cause of Rodolfo’s love for her and ultimately the reason why he abandons her; the exotic but cruel Princess Turandot whose suitors are more likely to find death than happiness in their pursuit of her; and Manon Lescaut who, despite the goodness of her intentions, is wronged by all who surround her. BUY TICKETS