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Early Opera Company – Acis and Galatea
Following five-star triumphs at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera, conductor Christian Curnyn leads his Early Opera Company in a performance of Handel’s Acis and Galatea, the story of the doomed love of the shepherd Acis and the sea-nymph Galatea whose pastoral idyll is shattered by the arrival of the one-eyed giant Polyphemus. Refusing to yield Galatea, Acis is crushed to death by the giant. The grief-stricken Galatea uses her divine powers to turn his shattered body into a stream, granting him immortality.
Quotes
“This was a concert to be treasured. The Early Opera Company’s sparkling concert performance … was a tonic. The company celebrates Handel’s animation to perfection.” The Observer
“The company celebrates Handel’s animation to perfection: there was so much dance in the air, it felt quaint that the singers should be standing still.” The Guardian