Temple ChurchTemple, London, Greater London, EC4Y 7BB, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Tuesday 23 September 2025 | 19:30 |
Performers
| Early Opera Company | ||
| Christian Curnyn | Conductor | |
| Nick Pritchard | Tenor | Acis |
| Mary Bevan | Soprano | Galatea |
| Samuel Boden | Tenor | Damon |
| Edward Grint | Baritone | Polyphemus |
Handel’s much-loved opera is a tale of love between the nymph Galatea, shepherd Acis, and the jealous giant Polyphemus. The most performed of Handel’s operas during his lifetime, the tragicomic Acis and Galatea – based on an episode in Ovid’s Metamorphoses – was written for private performance in the gardens of the Duke of Chandos’ palace; woven through the story of love and heartbreak are idyllic landscapes and the soundscape of nature.
Early Opera Company return to the Temple Church with a star-studded cast. Featuring our Artist of the Month, Nick Pritchard, this promises an evening of enchanting music
Duration: approximately 110 minutes, including an interval.
Sponsored by Blackstone Chambers
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