Acis and Galatea / Royal Opera House presents ; The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet ; music by George Frideric Handel ; libretto by John Gay, Alexander Pope, John Hughes ; directed and choreographed by Wayne McGregor ; directed for screen by Jonathan Haswell ; producer, James Whitbourn.



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Aspect ratio: 16:9. Pastoral opera in 2 acts. Special features include: interactive menus; chapter selection; audio selection; optional subtitles selection; synopsis; cast gallery; staging Acis anhd Galatea. "A Royal Opera House/Opus Arte co-production"--Container. Recorded in performance Apr. 8, 2009, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Assistant director and choreographer, Laila Diallo ; designs, Hildegard Bechtler ; lighting design, Lucy Carter ; DVD executive producer, Roland Ott. Danielle de Niese (Galatea) ; Charles Workman (Acis) ; Paul Agnew (Damon) ; Matthew Rose (Polyphemus) ; Ji-Min Park (Coridon) ; Julian Perkins, harpsichord ; Jan Čižmář, theorbo ; Andrew Skidmore, violoncello ; Steven Moore, chamber organ ; Dancers of the Royal Ballet (Lauren Cuthbertson (Galatea) ; Edward Watson (Acis) ; Steven McRae, Melissa Hamilton (Damon) ; Paul Kay (Coridon)); The Royal Opera Extra Chorus ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; Christopher Hogwood, conductor. Sung in English, with optional English, French, German or Spanish subtitles; and program notes in English, German and French (25 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.) inserted in container.

Title
Acis and Galatea / Royal Opera House presents ; The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet ; music by George Frideric Handel ; libretto by John Gay, Alexander Pope, John Hughes ; directed and choreographed by Wayne McGregor ; directed for screen by Jonathan Haswell ; producer, James Whitbourn.
Artist
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Subjects
Language
English, French, German
Type
Video Recording
Abstract
Christopher Hogwood conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Wayne McGregor's new production of Handel's opera.
Year
2010
Original Publisher(s)
Digital Publisher(s)