Performed in partnership with Brisbane Baroque Players and early music specialist Peter Roennfeldt.
THE OPERA
18th Century London audiences couldn’t get enough of Handel’s pastoral opera, Acis and Galatea. First performed in 1718, by the middle of the century it had been staged no less than seventy times. Based on Ovid’s Metamorphosis, Acis and Galatea is a love triangle involving the nymph Galatea, the shepherd Acis, and the giant Polyphemus who threatens their happiness. The story unfolds through music that encompasses the joyful and the melancholy.
THE CHALLENGE
Join us as our talented team of singers and players take on the challenge of putting Acis and Galatea together in only 48 hours. You heard right, we’re doing this in two days! This workshopped opera provides an important opportunity for singers to perform a full role, develop their artistry and gives you the chance to hear a less-performed work.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Conductor Andrew Robinson
Orchestra Brisbane Baroque
Baroque Specialist Peter Roennfeldt
Chorus Master Kylie Los
Director/Stage Manager Leslie Martin
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Sunday, 3rd of November
Time: 6pm, Doors Open 5:30pm
Location: The Polish Club, 10 Marie St, Milton.
Cost: $40 Adults, $30 Concession, $20 Full-time Students and Children
Food and Drink: Cash bar available on the night, so come early to enjoy a drink and a chat with the production team.
Founded in 2011, Brisbane Baroque Players is a registered not for profit organisation, comprising skilled musicians who are dedicated to bringing historically informed performances of Baroque and early Classical chamber music to the Brisbane and wider SE Queensland community. The ensemble performs exclusively on baroque instruments, playing at A415 pitch (a semitone lower than the modern A440 pitch).