Organization

Conductor

Eric Taeyang Mun

Stage director

Rebecca Choate Beasley

Set designer

Zac Elliot

Melissa Dickson

Singer

Soprano

Gitanjali Mathur

Galatea

Countertenor

Alex Longnecker

Acis

Bass

Joseph Canuto Leon

Polyphemus

Tenor

Nicholas Garza

First Damon

American Baroque Opera Co

English

Acis and Galatea

Dallas

United States

AT&T Performing Arts Center

Wyly Studio

Acis and Galatea Händel

Public

Approved

Music by: G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
Libretto by: John Gay (1685-1732)

Music Director: Eric Taeyang Mun                                                          
Stage Director: Rebecca Choate Beasley                                                                     
Set Design: Zac Elliot & Melissa Dickson  

CAST

Acis: Alex Longnecker^                                                                           
Galatea: Gitanjali Mathur^                                                                          
 Polyphemus: Joseph Canuto Leon^                                                      
Damon: Nicholas Garza  

^company debut

Run time: 1 hour and 45 minutes including intermission                        
Sung in English with English supertitles                                                                     

HISTORY

Acis & Galatea received its premiere in 1718 in the gardens at Cannons as a one act pastorale, or semi-opera, with a cast of only 5 singers.  It was later revived by Handel in 1732 for the Italian troupe in London, and again in 1739 with changes to the original version, creating the two act English version known today.  This opera became Handel’s only stage work to never leave the opera repertory, and in 1788 Mozart rescored the work for his patron.  The story is drawn from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and tells the story of the shepherd Acis, and his love, the nymph Galatea.

Acis and Galatea by Händel, From (2022/2022), Directed by Rebecca Choate Beasley,, Conductor Eric Taeyang Mun, AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas, United States

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