On Friday night 29th July in the garden of the Comune building in La Villa there will be a concert under the stars.
The regular second hand market will be held on Sunday 31st July.
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Art and Music
The art exhibition by Morena Guarnaschelli and Deenagh Miller at Albergo La Corona in Ponte a Serraglio was declared open last night. It continues until 13th August.
The art works are scattered through the entrance to the hotel and the restaurant. Be sure to go downstairs to the lovely terraces by the river for more.
There are also a couple of pieces by Giuseppe Zago whose exhibition is currently on in Montefegatesi.
After I attended the opening of the exhibition I enjoyed the concert in the garden of the Comune building in La Villa. There was a delightful quartet playing for us on a cool evening. I’m sorry the photo is not better, but the lighting from my position was not the best.
It is wonderful to see things happening in Bagni di Lucca!
Music in the park
On Friday night, 30th July, there will be a classical music concert in the Giardini del Palazzo Comunale. It will begin at 9.00pm.
The concert is free, but you will need to book a place. info@fondazionemontaigne.it
What a lovely thing to do on a summer evening.
Jazz in the park
Villa Fiori park in Ponte a Serraglio was filled with music on the weekend. Photos by Valerio Ceccarelli, see more on his Facebook page.
It was a gorgeous summer day and the music was enjoyed by many.
There was another music event on the weekend. Vaudeville Smash performed to an enthusiastic crowd in San Cassiano. Photo by Paul Anthony Davies, see more on his Facebook page.
If you missed it you can catch another performance on Monday night in Piazza J Verraud at 9.15pm.
…summer in Bagni di Lucca.
A night of music
Last night at the lovely Teatro Accademico there was a delightful evening of music. Songs by Puccini, Verdi, Mascagni, Bizet, Rossini and others were performed by some very talented people.
The event was well attended.
The singers were…
Valentina Boi, a soprano with an exquisite voice.
Laura Brioli, mezzosoprano.
Angelo Fiore, tenor.
Franco Rossi, baritone, shown here delivering a rousing rendition of The Barber of Seville.
They were accompanied by Laura Pasqualetti on the piano.
It was a very enjoyable evening. If you missed it there will be another on 12th April. I will remind you at a later date.
Fun with Ivana
Ivana Spagna’s concert last night was a lot of fun. I knew nothing about her, but everyone else knew all her songs and all her moves and had a great time. She covered everything from Creedence Clearwater revival to Mary Poppins and Simon and Garfunkle.
Much of the enjoyment came from watching the audience, particularly a gentleman in yellow pants who leapt to his feet and danced enthusiastically. You will see him as a blur in the photos…he could move.
Thank you to the people of Gombereto who organised the event, what an enterprising lot you are. Congratulations on a job well done.
Music
Last night at the Casino we had the pleasure of listening to an excellent Jazz Group called The Emma Morton Trio.
The performed at the Omaggio all Donna exhibition.
The crowd was very enthusiastic and a few even jumped up to dance.
Tonight, Sunday 16th March there is opera at Teatro Accademico in La Villa. The performance is Pagliaci and it begins at 4.00pm.
The next performance at Teatro Accademico is La Boheme on Sunday at 4.00pm on 30th March.
See you there.
Notti di Musica al Casino
A very exciting part of the Bagni di Lucca Art Festival is the live entertainment. The organisers of the Art Festival in collaboration with the Fondazione Michel de Montaigne are presenting 3 wonderful evenings of music at the Casino in Ponte a Serraglio.
The Casino was the very first in Europe and was brought back to life several years ago with a beautiful renovation. What an excellent setting for these events!
On Thursday 18th July at 9.00pm there will be a concert piano recital by Ronald Farren-Price, a renowned Australian pianist. He will be performing Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin and Liszt.
On Friday 19th July at 9.00pm Neco Novellas will perform World Live Music.
On Saturday 20th July at 9.00pm Lucca Opera Festival will perform Opera in Maschera. Soloists Michelle Buscemi, Elena Fioretti, Letizia Cappellini, Claudio Sassetti, Mattia Campetti and Andrea Carcassi will perfrom the music of Mozart with pianist Jonathan Brandani. I have attended several delightful performances by the ensemble at the Oratorio degli Angeli Custodi in Lucca and I wish I was in Bagni di Lucca to see them in the beautiful Casino.
These amazing concerts are free, but you will need to book a place by email through http://artfestivalbagnidilucca.org or phone 349 5985908.
What a great time to be in Bagni di Lucca!
Music in Lucca
Lucca is only 30 minutes from Bagni di Lucca and July is a great month to be around. The music festival has something for everyone. With a bit of luck there will still be some tickets.
Check out the website or call the number for more information.
An evening at the theatre in Bagni di Lucca
The Teatro Accademico in La Villa was full on Saturday night. Everyone came to hear the music of Giuseppe Verdi…the name sounds so much more exotic than Joe Green…don’t you think?
We were greeted by 2 very well dressed gentlemen.
The seats soon filled up and the curtains parted.
There were some lovely performances.
I know absolutely nothing about Verdi’s music, so I suggest you click here to read much more about him and the performances on From London to Longoio.
Bella Bagni di Lucca 