Acis & Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: No. 2, Oh, the Pleasure of the Plains! Acis & Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: No. 3a, Ye Verdant Plains and Woody Mountains Acis & Galatea ...
Such matters do not count for everything, though, and it certainly doesn’t stop the larger-scale versions by John Eliot Gardiner (Archiv, 9/78) and William Christie (Erato, 9/99) from being rightly ...
The Sinfonia brims with unforced personality, after which the pastoral chorus “O the pleasure of the plains” is relaxed, with the oboes given enough space to weave their imitative lines clearly. The ...
Arcadia, that mythical realm where shepherds and nymphs sport the days away, is a tricky place from a dramatic standpoint. Life there is an abstract pageant, in which nothing much happens except ...
Though it starts off as a pastoral romp, Handel’s Acis and Galatea ends with the death – and transformation into a “bubbling fountain” – of the shepherd Acis. In an appropriately verdant outdoor ...
A phenomenally endearing production, Opera Holland Park’s staging of Handel’s beloved Acis and Galatea is a smashing success that finds just the right balance between musical finesse and ...
Very few choreographers have the temerity, not to mention the talent, to choreograph and direct an opera. Then there’s Mark Morris, who has tackled 12 operas over his long, productive career. May ...
Though it starts off as a pastoral romp, Handel’s Acis and Galatea ends with the death – and transformation into a “bubbling fountain” – of the shepherd Acis. In an appropriately verdant outdoor ...
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