Acis and Galatea
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Acis and Galatea [videorecording] / music by George Frideric Handel ; libretto by John Gay, Alexander Pope and John Huges; directed for the screen by Jonathan Haswell. - [U.K.] : Royal Opera House/Opus Arte in association with the BBC, 2009. - 1 videodisc (140 min.) : sd., col.
Recorded off-air from BBC4 22.05.09.
Performers: Danielle De Niese (Galatea), Charles Workman (Acis), Paul Agnew (Damon), Matthew Rose (Polyphemus), Ji-Min Park (Corridon); Lauren Cuthbertson (Galatea), Edward Watson (Acis), Melissa Hamilton, Steven McRae (Damon), Eric Underwood (Polyphemus), Paul Kay (Corridon); director and choreographer, Wayne McGregor; music director, Antonio Pappano; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, leader Kati Debretzeni.
To mark the 250th anniversary of Handel's death the Royal Opera House and Royal Ballet came together to stage a production of Acis and Galatea at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
DVD.
Acis and Galatea [videorecording] / music by George Frideric Handel ; libretto by John Gay, Alexander Pope and John Huges; directed for the screen by Jonathan Haswell. - [U.K.] : Royal Opera House/Opus Arte in association with the BBC, 2009. - 1 videodisc (140 min.) : sd., col.
Recorded off-air from BBC4 22.05.09.
Performers: Danielle De Niese (Galatea), Charles Workman (Acis), Paul Agnew (Damon), Matthew Rose (Polyphemus), Ji-Min Park (Corridon); Lauren Cuthbertson (Galatea), Edward Watson (Acis), Melissa Hamilton, Steven McRae (Damon), Eric Underwood (Polyphemus), Paul Kay (Corridon); director and choreographer, Wayne McGregor; music director, Antonio Pappano; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, leader Kati Debretzeni.
To mark the 250th anniversary of Handel's death the Royal Opera House and Royal Ballet came together to stage a production of Acis and Galatea at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
DVD.