Puccini and a Small Orchard in Macerata
It was a last-minute decision to head to Macerata, walled Marches hilltown not far from the Adriatic, for opera on an August night – but we weren’t going to miss Puccini’s “Turandot.” Our B&B find was a last-minute jab of good fortune. “Il Piccolo Frutteto” (“The Little Orchard”) has been open just a few years…

