Is Handel's Acis and Galatea a masque, a serenata or a miniature opera? It's really of no consequence; what matters is how this gloriously melodic music is played and sung. If we relied on the plot ...

Arcadia, that mythical realm where shepherds and nymphs sport the days away, is a tricky place from a dramatic standpoint. Life there is an abstract pageant, in which nothing much happens except ...

The Early Opera Company's sparkling concert performance of Handel's 1718 opera Acis and Galatea, based on Book XIII of Ovid's Metamorphoses and directed from the harpsichord by Christian Curnyn, was a ...

Nicholas Garza (Damon), far-left, Alex Longnecker (Acis) and Gitanjali Mathur (Galatea) far-right, during a production of Handel's 'Acis and Galatea' by the American Baroque Opera Company, on Saturday ...

BERKELEY — Acis, a shepherd, and Galatea, a nymph, are in love. The jealous giant Polyphemus brains Acis. Galatea uses her divine powers to restore her slain swain into a fountain, gently purring ...

Grammy-nominated early music ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston presents a staged version of G.F. Handel's pastoral masterpiece Acis and Galatea tonight, March 10th at The Hobby Center, with additional ...

Grammy-nominated early music ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston presents a staged version of G.F. Handel's pastoral masterpiece Acis and Galatea on March 10th at The Hobby Center, with additional ...

Beanbags (candy-bright) are strewn across the turf (astro), bathed in the glow of the vending machines ranked across the back of the stage. “Work Hard, Play Harder” enjoins a balloon sign, while ...