Festival "Musique & mémoire" : Acis & Galatea

At 9 pm, in the Basilica of St Peter and St Paul.

Acis & Galatea.
"Cannons version, 1718.
Georg Friederich Händel (1685-1759).

Ensemble Masques.
Olivier Fortin, harpsichord and conductor.
Rachel Redmond, soprano.
Hugo Hymas, tenor.
Philippe Gagné, tenor.
Tomas Kral, bass.
Rita Felipe, mezzo-soprano.

Julien Martin and Marine Sablonnière, recorders.
Jasu Moisio and Lidewei de Sterck, oboes.
Sophie Gent and Tuomo Suni, violins.
Kathleen Kajioka, viola.
Mélisande Corriveau, cello.
Benoît Vanden Bemden, double bass.
Olivier Fortin, harpsichord and conductor.

Written in 1718 for the private theatre of the Duke of Chandos, Acis and Galatea tells the story of the love between the shepherd Acis and the nymph Galatea, and the wrath of the Cyclops Polyphemus, who is also in love with Galatea. Despite its modest means, this short masque or opera in English, with its exquisite rendering of the pastoral world and its flow of inspired melodies and characterisations, is one of Handel's most successful stage works. And, unsurprisingly, it remained the most popular of his works throughout the eighteenth century.

It's magical!

Booking recommended: 06 40 87 41 39.
Prices: €20, €15 (Musique et Mémoire members), €5 (under 18s, unemployed, RSA recipients).