Successfully continuing its activities, the Lucca Philharmonic orchestra is giving three appealing concerts organized by the “Puccini and his Lucca” festival. The first is on June 2nd, on Italian Republic day and the 62nd anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. The evening will be entitled “La Gloria di George Frederic Handel” (The glory of George Frederic Handel) with arias, choruses, overtures and orchestral music from Messiah, Judas Maccabaeus, Tolomeo, Rinaldo, Serse, Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day and Scipio. The evening will include tenor Matteo Michi, soprano Clara Polito, Alessia Baldinotti alto, bass Romano Martinuzzi and the Schola Cantorum Labronica conducted by Maurizio Preziosi. All are accompanied by the Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrea Colombini.