• 1h 30m

Acis and Galatea

Open Opera Ukraine

However remote from us it may be today, the ancient Greek myth of Acis, Galatea and Polyphemus speaks of familiar feelings: the lust, the addiction, the jealousy, the evil anger and strife that attach to unrighteous disciples. “Acis and Galatea” is G.F. Handel’s first opera production in Ukraine and director Tamara Trunova follows an uncompromising reading of the classic plot. German conductor Jörg Haloubek created the music to sound like it did 300 years ago and the orchestra and choir of the Open Opera include the country’s finest musicians.