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Small palette, big picture: Handel's Acis and Galatea in Cambridge

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Reviewed at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge on 20 May 2016
Handel, Acis and Galatea (in the original Cannons version)
Richard Egarr, Director
Rowan Pierce, Galatea
Andrew Tortise, Acis
Ashley Riches, Polyphemus
Edmund Hastings, Corydon
Gwilym Bowen, Damon
Full-fat Four Seasons from Richard Egarr and the LPO
***11
Lively Israel in Egypt from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
****1
The Academy of Ancient Music reconnects us to a more genuine Messiah
****1
Prom 55: uneven soloists in Handel's Jephtha
***11
Reservoir Dogs: EIF's Bach's series goes out with a bang
****1
Matrimonial mayhem: Le nozze di Figaro at The Grange Festival
****1
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