We’re thrilled to be part of Salisbury Festival’s opening weekend in the extraordinary beauty of Salisbury Cathedral.
Joins us for Handel’s Acis and Galatea, the story of the doomed love of the shepherd Acis and the sea-nymph Galatea whose pastoral idyll is shattered by the arrival of the one-eyed giant Polyphemus. Refusing to yield Galatea, Acis is crushed to death by the giant. The grief-stricken Galatea uses her divine powers to turn his shattered body into a stream, granting him immortality.
Ed lyon Acis
Mhairi Lawson Galatea
Christopher Turner Damon
Ashley Riches Polyphemus
Orchestra of Early Opera Company
Christian Curnyn director
“This was a concert to be treasured. The Early Opera Company’s sparkling concert performance … was a tonic. The company celebrates Handel’s animation to perfection.” The Observer
“There was so much dance in the air, it felt quaint that the singers should be standing still.” The Guardian
