Event

CANCELLED - Opera McGill: Acis and Galatea

Friday, March 27, 2020 19:30to22:30
Strathcona Music Building Pollack Hall, 555 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 1E3, CA
Price: 
$30 / $20

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Acis and Galatea

Hank Knox, conductor
Patrick Hansen, stage director
Suzie Leblanc, artistic director of Cappella Antica

Vincent Lefèvre, set design
Ginette Grenier, costume design
Serge Filiatrault, lighting design
Florence Cornet, makeup and hair

with McGill Baroque Orchestra and Cappella Antica

Pre-concert lecture one hour before each opera

To close the 2019-2020 season, Opera McGill joins forces with the McGill Baroque Orchestra and Cappella Antica to perform Handel’s quintessential pastoral opera, Acis and Galatea. Patrick Hansen’s new production whisks the story of the nymph, the shepherd, and the cyclops away to 1950s Italy, where celebrity, cinematic fantasy, and real life intertwine. Brimful of gorgeous melodies and scattered throughout with little winks and nudges, Acis and Galatea remains as irresistible in our day as in Handel’s.

The performances on March 28 and 29 will be webcast.

Following the recommendations of the Government of Quebec and with the safety of our students, staff, faculty, visiting guests, and dedicated audience in mind, please note that effective immediately, all public performances have been cancelled for the rest of the 2019-20 season in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. Tickets purchased to affected events will be given full refunds. For up to date information, please monitor McGill University’s coronavirus webpage.
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