Aci, Galatea e Polifemo - Teatro Carignano di Torino - G.F.Handel

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING ON DVD
Based on the well known mythological story narrated by Ovid in the Metamorphoses, this is a classical tale of love and jealousy. The giant Polyphemus tries to force his attention on the fair sea-nymph Galatea, who is in love with the shepherd Acis. When mad jealousy drives Polyphemus to kill his rival, Galatea asks her father Nereus to turn Acis' blood into a river, so that, flowing into the sea, he will join her forevermore.
Director David Livermore uses the double as a means of amplifying the emotions; by doing so the singers reproduceon stage what the music does with the varied da capo aria.
This is a touching, elegant masterpiece composed by a young Handel.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Clip
• Aci
• Galatea
• Polifemo
• florio
• livermore
• mingardo
• abete
• rosique
• cappella
• della
• pietà
• de
• turchini
• teatro
• carignano
• handel

[DynamicOperaClassic]

We did not, by any means, mean to offend anybody's sensibility, and of course we do not believe this video to be perverse or obscene. We respect the artistic choice of the director, who, in a free country, has the right to express his own thought. You in turn have the choice not to watch this video. Regards.

[Bregowald]

Degeneracy - perverse choice of clothing