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FULL Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (Handel) Bucharest 2019 Luigi De Donato, Roberta Mameli, Sonia Prina
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
- Composer: Handel George Frideric aka Händel Georg Friedrich
- Libretto: Nicola Giuvo
- Venue & Opera Company: Romanian Atheneum, Bucharest, Romania, George Enescu Festival
- Recorded: September 19, 2019
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Luigi De Donato, Roberta Mameli, Sonia Prina
- Conductor: Ruben Jais
- Orchestra: La Barocca
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Information about the Recording
- Published by: Enescu Festival
- Date Published: 2019
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
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The shepherd Acis is in love with the Nereid Galatea: the lovers declare their love.
Galatea fears that the unrequited love felt towards her by the Cyclops Polyphemus will cause violent reactions in the son of Neptune. A frightening sound announces the arrival of Polyphemus, and Acis, at Galatea’s suggestion, flees.
The cyclops is furious with his rival and promises to resort to any means to get rid of Acis. Galatea resists Polyphemus’ threats, and Aci stands between the two to defend her beloved.
Polyphemus reiterates that his fury will strike anyone who does not correspond to his interest, and Galatea invokes her father Nereo to save her from the attempted embrace of the cicolpe. When Acis and Galatea find themselves united, Polyphemus hears the speeches of love and, in a fit of rage, kills Acis with a boulder.
To Galatea’s desperation, Polyphemus replies by claiming that the cause of Aci’s death is her resistance to her love.
The Nereid prays to her father asking him to transform the blood of her beloved into a river that runs towards the sea so that she can embrace him.
Polyphemus understands that Galatea’s prayers have been accepted: the cantata ends with the trio, sung by the three protagonists: “He who loves well has fido cor, pure constancy for objects”.
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