René Jacobs & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin: Salzburg Festival Whitsun

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At the Salzburg Festival Whitsun 2011, Handel's serenata "Aci, Galatea e Polifemo" will be performed by the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and soloists.

During his three‐year stay in Italy, the young Handel also visited Naples, where he was patronised by one of the most influential families in the city and composed "Aci, Galatea e Polifemo", a serenata.

The story about the shepherd Aci and the sea‐nymph Galatea, whose love is brought to a tragic end by the jealous giant Polifemo, gave Handel the opportunity to portray in music a rich spectrum of affects ranging between pastoral idyll and buffoonish comedy. The magnificent work reveals the influences from Handel's new surroundings, but also how he explored new ground by experimenting in sound colour.

Performers:
Im Sunhae, Aci
Vivica Genaux, Galatea
Marcos Fink, Polifemo
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
René Jacobs, Conductor