En direct, Vidéo: Rechercher des critiques de musique classique, opéra et ballet | Acis et Galatée

Après une répétition ouverte au public, l'ensemble dirigé par Leonardo García-Alarcón a magnifiquement fêté ses 20 ans avec une belle interprétation d'Acis et Galatée de Haendel.

Le chef argentin donne à l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France toutes les clés du style haendélien, produisant une interprétation remarquable du petit opéra en deux actes.

An intimate setting for the 18th-century work do from hell.

Ovid’s Metamorphosis (on which the episode of Acis and Galatea is based) set in an Irish pub? Cowboys in place of shepherds and a bartender instead of a nymph?

The Academy of Ancient Music gave a finely honed account of Handel's unusual "little opera", written for the Earl of Carnavon's household musicians: a sweet pastoral offering never yet out of the repertoire. 

John Butt and Dunedin Consort delight Dunbar Parish Church with Acis and Galatea

The shining music of Handel and Mozart in the world premiere of Mark Morris's latest springtime ballet, Acis and Galatea, at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley. 

Opera Lyrica is a new addition to the thriving small opera company scene in the UK. Founded in 2012 by artistic director Paola Cuffolo and producer Nick Simpson, it gives aspiring professionals valuable opportunities.

Handel’s original version of Acis and Galatea was written in 1717–18 at Cannons, a stately home in Middlesex. Composed with light orchestration, it was not meant to be performed in an opera theatre, but rather in this private mansion.

Classical music is not cool. Most people who’ve come through secondary school with a love for it are well aware of that, having been frequently reminded of it by their peers. As a result of this, most of us probably couldn’t care less, though I’m sure we all question, when beholding some particularly awesome musical event, the premises on which this schoolyard assumption is based.