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Pure authenticity and enjoyment in Acis and Galatea from the Dunedin Consort

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“Christopher Purves had an immense amount of fun playing the opera’s rogue”
Reviewed at Perth Concert Hall, Perth on 22 June 2022
Handel, Acis and Galatea
John Butt, Conductor
Rachel Redmond, Galatea
Nicholas Mulroy, Acis
Nicholas Scott, Corydon
Anthony Gregory, Damon
Christopher Purves, Polyphemus
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