HANDEL

 

Acis & Galatea

 

Galatea, a nymph and demi-goddess: Danielle de Niese

Acis, a shepherd: Charles Workman

Damon, a shepherd: Paul Agnew

Polyphemus, a giant: Matthew Rose

Coridon, a shepherd: Ji-Min Park

Dancers of The Royal Ballet:

Galatea: Lauren Cuthbertson

Acis: Edward Watson

Damon: Steven McRae

Polyphemus: Eric Underwood

Coridon: Paul Kay

 

The Royal Opera Extra Chorus

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Christopher Hogwood

Director: Wayne McGregor

 

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 8th April 2009.

 

Extra features:

Illustrated synopsis

Cast gallery

Documentary: Staging Acis and Galatea

 

Christopher Hogwood conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and a distinguished cast including Danielle de Niese and Charles Workman in Wayne McGregor's new production of Handel's opera in which The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet appear in a rare and beautifully crafted collaboration. Filmed with High Definition cameras and recorded in true surround sound.

 

“Charles Workman and Danielle de Niese had bags of vocal and personal charm in the title roles, with strong contributions from Matthew Rose as Polyphemus and Paul Agnew and Ji-Min Park as attendant shepherds; among the dancers, special praise to Lauren Cuthbertson as Galatea's frolicking nymph. …An evening of exquisite sensual pleasure.” The Telegraph

 

Running time 110 mins

Region code All regions

Video codec: AVC/MPEG-4 Disc size: BD50

Picture format 1080i High Definition / 16:9 Sound format 2.0 PCM & 5.0 DTS Master Audio

Menu language EN Subtitles FR/DE/ES (extra features only)

Dimensions (mm) W135 H170 D12

 

NOTE:  This Blu-ray disc is not compatible with standard DVD players.

 

BBC Opus Arte Blu-ray OABD7056D