Bedroom where he was born

Permanent event at the Puccini Museum in Lucca, Italy

11 September 2017

Bedroom where he was born. Courtesy of Puccini Museum

The largest room of the house was definitely the parents’ room: it is certain that Giacomo Puccini was born here.

The decoration of the walls, in tempera, which simulates a tapestry, dates back to the second quarter of the 19th century (the time when the family came to live in the house) and is attributed to the school of Francesco Bianchi.

The room is furnished with some important items: a painted chest, or wedding chest, with a panel and courtly scenes reminiscent of Botticelli of the late 15th century (with restorations and additions of the 20th century); a copy of the Empire style bed in walnut with fluted columns topped with bowls dyed black (original of the second decade of the 19th century in the Puccini House Museum, Celle dei Puccini, Camaiore); a couple of Directoire tables in walnut combined with a pair of ornate mirrors in walnut with carved and gilded parts (1805 approx).

Puccini Museum

The museum preserves original furnishings, precious objects belonging to the musician, including autograph scores of young compositions (the first work, the Orchestral Prelude found in 1999, and the 4 voices Mass of 1880), many letters by and Giacomo Puccini ( like those by Giulio Ricordi), paintings, photographs, sketches, memorabilia and precious documents, such as copies of work and drafts of the libraries of Tosca and La fanciulla del West, a rare draft of the score of La fanciulla del West, a score de La rondine, full of autograph annotations and musical sketches.

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Lucca, Italy