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| Composer | Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Year | 1718 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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LondonFrom Heavenly Harmony: Acis & an Ode!
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Paul McCreesh; Carolyn Sampson; Laurence Kilsby; William Thomas; Hugo Brady
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Authenticity and enjoyment in Dunedin Consort's Acis and Galatea
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Rachel Redmond is a sweet voiced Galatea in the Dunedin Consort's performance of the Cannons version of Acis and Galatea in Perth.
Acis and Galatea for the social media age
An intimate setting for the 18th-century work do from hell.
An Irish pub setting for Acis and Galatea in Dublin
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?
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Bachtrack top ten: Handel operas
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From emperors and empresses to nymphs, gods and giants by way of faithful wives, sorceresses, knights, dastardly noblemen and dazzling coloratura arias, here's your guide to the master showman of Baroque opera.