Composed by George Frideric Handel
Libretto by Nicola Giuvo based on the myth from Ovid’s Metamorphoses
The great love between Acis and Galatea has been the subject of poems, paintings, operas, and statues throughout the centuries. When the jealous cyclops Polyphemus becomes crazed by his unrequited love for the sea-nymph Galatea, he kills her beloved, the mortal Acis. Devastated, Galatea transforms Acis into a river, in which she can live with him, forever united. Ultimately, in this timeless myth, love endures and overcomes all, even death. This great love story is infused with Handel’s “music of exquisite beauty.”
90 minutes with no intermission.
CONTENT WARNING: This production is recommended for ages 13 and up. It contains mature themes.
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August 3 at 7:30pm
August 4 at 3:00pm