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Les Artes Florrisants

Handel's Acis and Galatea

Handel's Acis and Galatea
Les Arts Florissants and William Christie, hailed by the Guardian for their ‘superb focus, great refinement and real depth of feeling’, have played a key role in securing Wigmore Hall’s status as a world-class centre for the historically informed interpretation of Baroque music. They return with a celebratory performance of Handel’s pastoral drama Acis and Galatea, given in the two-act version he created for the London stage in 1739.

Programme:

GF Handel - Acis and Galatea HWV49



Les Arts Florissants

William Christie - director, harpsichord

James Way - tenor (as Acis)

Rachel Redmond - soprano (as Galatea)

Alex Rosen - baritone (as Polyphemus)

Richard Pittsinger - tenor (as Damon)



Full Event Details

Les Arts Florissants and William Christie, hailed by the Guardian for their ‘superb focus, great refinement and real depth of feeling’, have played a key role in securing Wigmore Hall’s status as a world-class centre for the historically informed interpretation of Baroque music. They return with a celebratory performance of Handel’s pastoral drama Acis and Galatea, given in the two-act version he created for the London stage in 1739.

Programme:

GF Handel - Acis and Galatea HWV49

Les Arts Florissants

William Christie - director, harpsichord

James Way - tenor (as Acis)

Rachel Redmond - soprano (as Galatea)

Alex Rosen - baritone (as Polyphemus)

Richard Pittsinger - tenor (as Damon)

Venue Details & Map

Location

Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St, London W1U 2BP


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