Statue of Giacomo Puccini

The statue of Giacomo Puccini, in Lucca

The statue of Giacomo Puccini pays tribute to the great opera composer, a native of Lucca. The Lucca audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this major figure of music, born in the town, in front of the family house.

The tribute to the master of Italian opera

The bronze statue pays tribute to Giacomo Puccini, one of the greatest opera composers of history, born in Lucca in the nineteenth century. Author of masterpieces of the world lyric repertoire, including La Bohème, Tosca, Madame Butterfly and Turandot, Puccini is the most famous child of the town and one of the glories of Italian music. The statue represents him seated, in a pensive attitude, and stands on a square of the historic centre, in front of the house where he was born, today transformed into a museum dedicated to him. A place of memory and pride, this monument celebrates the musical genius of Puccini and the attachment of Lucca to its illustrious composer.

What to see

You admire the bronze statue representing Giacomo Puccini seated, in a pensive attitude, in front of the house where he was born, today a museum, on a square of the historic centre. The statue celebrates one of the greatest opera composers, a native of Lucca. It is a stop for music lovers, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The statue of Giacomo Puccini lies on a square of the historic centre of Lucca, in front of his birth house, reachable on foot. It is an open-air monument, freely visible from the public space; the house-museum dedicated to him follows its own hours, which vary. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

Who was Giacomo Puccini?

One of the greatest opera composers of history, born in Lucca in the nineteenth century, author of masterpieces like La Bohème, Tosca, Madame Butterfly and Turandot; he is the most famous child of the town.

Where is the statue of Giacomo Puccini?

On a square of the historic centre of Lucca, in front of his birth house, in Italy.