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SUMMARY:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic: Handel’s “Acis & Galatea”
DESCRIPTION:Featuring an English text by John Gay\, George Frideric Handel’s “Acis & Galatea” has been variously described as a serenata\, a masque\, a pastoral\, pastoral opera or even an oratorio. It was by far Handel’s most popular dramatic work during his lifetime\, and is his only stage work never to have left the opera repertory\, enjoying frequent performances throughout the 18th\, 19th\, 20th\, and 21st centuries. The opera is based on the characters Acis and Galatea from Greek mythology\, later associated together in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The story tells of the love between the mortal Acis and the sea-nymph Galatea; when the jealous cyclops Polyphemus kills Acis\, the sea-nymph Galatea transforms her lover into an immortal river spirit. \nHandel’s “Acis & Galatea” was the pinnacle of pastoral opera in England. Indeed\, several writers\, such as musicologist Stanley Sadie\, consider it the greatest pastoral opera ever composed. Originally written as a courtly entertainment about the simplicity of rural life\, the music contains significant quantities of wit and self-parody. The secondary characters\, Polyphemus and Damon\, provide humour without diminishing the pathos of the tragedy of the primary characters\, Acis and Galatea. The music of the first act is both elegant and sensual\, while the final act takes on a more melancholy and plaintive tone\, and provides the listener with some of Handel’s most beautiful music. \nConductor Andrew Wailes directs an exciting cast of outstanding soloists in these three performances\, with the RMP Choir and Orchestra in the intimate venues of the Assembly Hall in Melbourne and the  Ballarat Central Uniting Church. \nAndrew Wailes (Conductor) \nLily Flynn (Galatea) soprano\nTimothy Reynolds (Acis) tenor\nAlastair Cooper-Golec (Damon) tenor\nNicholas Dinopoulos (Polyphemus) bass-baritone \nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra\nStefan Cassomenos (Harpsichord) \n\nSat 02 May 03:00 PM | Assembly Hall\, Melbourne\nSun 03 May 03:00 PM | Ballarat Central Uniting Church\nTue 05 May 08:00 PM | Assembly Hall\, Melbourne
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/royal-melbourne-philharmonic-handels-acis-galatea/
LOCATION:Assembly Hall\, 156 Collins Street\, Melbourne\, Vic\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic: Handel’s “Acis & Galatea”
DESCRIPTION:Featuring an English text by John Gay\, George Frideric Handel’s “Acis & Galatea” has been variously described as a serenata\, a masque\, a pastoral\, pastoral opera or even an oratorio. It was by far Handel’s most popular dramatic work during his lifetime\, and is his only stage work never to have left the opera repertory\, enjoying frequent performances throughout the 18th\, 19th\, 20th\, and 21st centuries. The opera is based on the characters Acis and Galatea from Greek mythology\, later associated together in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The story tells of the love between the mortal Acis and the sea-nymph Galatea; when the jealous cyclops Polyphemus kills Acis\, the sea-nymph Galatea transforms her lover into an immortal river spirit. \nHandel’s “Acis & Galatea” was the pinnacle of pastoral opera in England. Indeed\, several writers\, such as musicologist Stanley Sadie\, consider it the greatest pastoral opera ever composed. Originally written as a courtly entertainment about the simplicity of rural life\, the music contains significant quantities of wit and self-parody. The secondary characters\, Polyphemus and Damon\, provide humour without diminishing the pathos of the tragedy of the primary characters\, Acis and Galatea. The music of the first act is both elegant and sensual\, while the final act takes on a more melancholy and plaintive tone\, and provides the listener with some of Handel’s most beautiful music. \nConductor Andrew Wailes directs an exciting cast of outstanding soloists in these three performances\, with the RMP Choir and Orchestra in the intimate venues of the Assembly Hall in Melbourne and the  Ballarat Central Uniting Church. \nAndrew Wailes (Conductor) \nLily Flynn (Galatea) soprano\nTimothy Reynolds (Acis) tenor\nAlastair Cooper-Golec (Damon) tenor\nNicholas Dinopoulos (Polyphemus) bass-baritone \nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra\nStefan Cassomenos (Harpsichord) \n\nSat 02 May 03:00 PM | Assembly Hall\, Melbourne\nSun 03 May 03:00 PM | Ballarat Central Uniting Church\nTue 05 May 08:00 PM | Assembly Hall\, Melbourne
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/royal-melbourne-philharmonic-handels-acis-galatea-2/
LOCATION:Assembly Hall\, 156 Collins Street\, Melbourne\, Vic\, 3000\, Australia
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