Puccini and Verdi's Italy: Food and Opera
Paolo takes us to the hometowns of Puccini and Verdi,
where we'll learn about each of these great Italian opera composers.
Torre del Lago, Puccini's hometown is famous
for its peaceful lake, and the annual summer Puccini Festival it hosts.
Watch the house chef of Puccini Ristorante cook the composer's favorite
dish, Duck
Breast in a Demiglace Sauce.
At
the Torre del Lago Puccini, get a sneak peek of a rehearsal
for Madame Butterfly. Singers and extras perform in beautiful
costumes while the orchestra plays some of Puccini's most memorable
arias.
On to Italy's other great composer: Verdi.
Sit in on a rehearsal at the Teatro Regio of Parma,
and listen to the orchestra practice one of his greatest pieces.
See the multi-step process of preparing homemade Anolini
in Broth, a typical local dish.
Finally, visit a farm where culatello, a
special type of prosciutto and one of Verdi's favorite indulgences,
is cured.
Duck Breast in a Demiglace Sauce
Anolini in Broth
Videoclips
Curious about culatello? Take a trip to Zibello, near Parma, to see the origin of this
valuable cured meat.