Acis and Galatea

T1079073662
A great love story, the sea nymph Galatea's passion for her shepherd Acis turns from joy of the opening pastoral to dark despair as Acis is slain by Polyphemus. Acis and Galatea, with libretto by John Gay, was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (the name of the first theatre on the Royal Opera House site), in 1736. It received further performances in 1824 in the second Theatre Royal.

Music

Handel

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Archive :: production:T1079073662, opera or operetta:S1854, venue:V376
Current production:Work

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Part of ENO Studio Live. A perfect passion. A social outcast. A shattering heartbreak

Sung in English