acis &
Galatea
by George Frideric Handel
Version by Felix Mendelssohn
Concert performance sung in English
Acis Christoph Prégardien
Galatea Dominique Labelle
Damon Michael Slattery
Polyphemus Wolf Matthias Friedrich
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus
FestspielOrchester Göttingen
Nicholas McGegan Conductor
The divine power of love to defeat mortality inspired
Handel to write this pastoral work of great lyricism, telling
the story of Galatea, a semi-divine nymph, and her love
for the shepherd Acis.
Acis and Galatea was Handel’s most widely performed
dramatic work during his lifetime and remains one of his
most popular and enduring, with passion filled arias such
as I rage, I melt, I burn.
‘best of all, at the heart of the performance, was McGegan
himself… with the kind of energy that dazzles and delights.’
BBC MUSIC MAGAzINE
Sunday 30 August 8.00pm
Usher Hall
Tickets £39 £34 £27 £24 £20 £17 £14 £12 £10
1 hour 45 minutes approximately
eif.co.uk/acis
der Fliegende
Holländer
the Flying dutchman
by Richard Wagner
Concert performance sung in German
Holländer Franz Grundheber
Senta Eva Johansson
Erik Nikolai Schukoff
Daland Diogenes Randes
Steuermann Jun-Sang Han
Mary Deborah Humble
Hamburg State Opera
Simone Young Conductor
A man is condemned to sail the seas until the day
of judgement unless he finds the redeeming power of love.
The sea itself is so integral to the music that it almost
becomes a character in the story, which is based
on Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Wagner developed many of his ideas, both musical
and dramatic, in writing this opera.
Please note there is no interval in this concert
Tuesday 1 September 7.30pm
Usher Hall
Tickets £39 £34 £27 £24 £20 £17 £14 £12 £10
2 hours 20 minutes approximately
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Supported by
The Stevenston Charitable Trust
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