A PASTORAL OPERA BY GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Coproduction with l’Harmonie des saisons
4 solists singer and 1 chorist, 7 instrumentalists, 1 narrator
Thursday november 19th 2015 7:30 PM
Concert Hall of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal
Written in 1718 for the Duke of Chandos’ private theater, Acis and Galatea tells the story of the love between the shepherd Acis and the nymph Galatea and how it vexed the cyclops Polyphemus, who also loved Galatea. Despite its modest means, this short English-language masque or opera, with its exquisite rendering of the pastoral world and its flow of inspired melody and characterizations, was one of Handel’s most successful works for stage. And, not surprisingly, it remained the most popular of his works throughout the 18th century.
Artists
- GALATEA
Hélène Brunet, soprano - ACIS
Philippe Gagné, tenor - DAMON
Mark Bleeke, tenor - POLYPHÈME
François-Nicolas Guertin, baryton - CORYDON
Isabeau Proulx-Lemire, narrateur - Femke Bergsma, choriste
Les Boréades
Eric Milnes, director
- Francis Colpron, recorder
- Matthew Jennejohn, baroque oboe
- Carol Gostynski, baroque violin
- Tania Laperrière, baroque violin
- Mélisande Corriveau, baroque cello
- Pierre Cartier, double bass
- Eric Milnes, harpsichord
Program
ACIS & GALATEA (concert version)
A Pastoral Opera by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Tickets
Regular 35 $ / Senior 30 $ / 30 and Younger 18 $
Tickets on sale at the door or online using Brown Paper Tickets.
Venue
Salle de concert du Conservatoire
4750 Avenue Henri Julien
Montréal, QC H2T 2C8
(514) 873-4031
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