But Handel was so good at twisting the plot on the width of a dime, and when things turn tragic for Galatea – her heart pours out through all the beautiful Handelian expulsion of grief and sorrow - it was almost too much to bear to sing the end of the opera each night.
To me, it sounds sonorously as pure as nature itself and I always felt pure happiness when I sang Galatea’s music. It was my debut at Royal Opera House Covent Garden, a dream come true. It’s directed by the Royal Ballet’s brilliant choreographer and director, Wayne McGregor, and conducted by the late Sir Christopher Hogwood and for me, it was one of the most important milestones of my career. It made history as the first ever collaboration between two of the UK’s most iconic companies, the Royal Opera House and the Royal Ballet. I am so happy the Royal Opera House is streaming Acis and Galatea. Grief-stricken, Galatea uses her magic powers to change her dead loverĪ one act opera sung in English and never has Handel looked so chic. Polyphemus hurls a boulder at Acis and mortally wounds him. In a jealous rage, and spurned by Galatea, This evening at 7pm, tune into the premiere of Handel’s masterpiece, a collaboration between the Royal Opera House and the Royal Balletīut the Monster, Polyphemus, also loves her.
