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Composer(s): Handel, George Frideric
Lyricist(s): Gay, John
Conductor(s): Curnyn, Christian
Orchestra(s): Early Opera Company Orchestra
Artist(s): Budd, Jeremy; Clayton, Allan; Crowe, Lucy; Davies, Neal; Hulett, Benjamin; Pierce, Rowan
Label: Chandos
Genre: Opera
Period: Baroque
Catalogue No: CHSA0404-05
Barcode: 095115040423
Release Date: 06/2018
HANDEL, G.F.: Acis and Galatea (1718 original version) [Opera] (Crowe, A. Clayton, Hulett, N. Davies, Budd, Curnyn)
Tracklist
Disc 1
Handel, George Frideric
Gay, John - Lyricist
Gay, John - Lyricist
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Pierce, Rowan (soprano)
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Pierce, Rowan (soprano)
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
|  | 1 | Sinfonia | 03:02 |
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 2 | Oh, the pleasures of the plain! (Chorus) | 05:07 |
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Pierce, Rowan (soprano)
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Pierce, Rowan (soprano)
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 3 | Accompagnato: Ye verdant plains and woody mountains (Galatea) | 00:41 |
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 4 | Aria: Hush, ye pretty warbling choir! (Galatea) | 05:57 |
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 5 | Aria: Where shall I seek the charming fair (Acis) | 02:50 |
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 6 | Recitative: Stay, shepherd, stay (Damon) | 00:21 |
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 7 | Aria: Shepherd, what art thou pursuing (Damon) | 04:05 |
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 8 | Recitative: Lo! here my love (Acis) | 00:21 |
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 9 | Aria: Love in her eyes sits playing (Acis) | 06:15 |
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 10 | Recitative: Oh! didst thou know the pains of absent love (Galatea) | 00:13 |
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 11 | Aria: As when the dove (Galatea) | 05:53 |
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 12 | Duet: Happy we! (Acis, Galatea) | 02:48 |
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Disc 2
| | 1 | Wretched lovers! Fate has past (Chorus) | 03:55 |
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Pierce, Rowan (soprano)
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Pierce, Rowan (soprano)
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 2 | Accompagnato: I rage! (Polyphemus) | 01:11 |
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 3 | Aria: O ruddier than the cherry (Polyphemus) | 02:51 |
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 4 | Recitative: Whither, fairest, art thou running (Polyphemus, Galatea) | 01:01 |
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 5 | Aria: Cease to beauty to be suing (Polyphemus) | 04:55 |
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 6 | Aria: Would you gain the tender creature (Coridon) | 05:10 |
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 7 | Recitative: His hideous love provokes my rage (Acis) | 00:19 |
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 8 | Aria: Love sounds th' alarm (Acis) | 04:15 |
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 9 | Aria: Consider, fond shepherd (Damon) | 06:53 |
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 10 | Recitative: Cease, oh cease, thou gentle youth (Galatea) | 00:26 |
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 11 | Trio: The flocks shall leave the mountains (Acis, Galatea, Polyphemus) | 02:13 |
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 12 | Accompagnato: Help, Galatea! (Acis) | 01:17 |
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 13 | Mourn, all ye muses! (Chorus) | 03:01 |
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Pierce, Rowan (soprano)
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Pierce, Rowan (soprano)
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 14 | Aria: Must I my Acis still bemoan (Galatea, Chorus) | 04:25 |
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Pierce, Rowan (soprano)
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Pierce, Rowan (soprano)
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 15 | Recitative: Tis done! Thus I exert my pow'r Divine (Galatea) | 00:25 |
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 16 | Aria: Heart, the seat of soft delight (Galatea) | 03:42 |
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
| | 17 | Galatea, dry thy tears (Chorus) | 03:04 |
Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Pierce, Rowan (soprano)
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Pierce, Rowan (soprano)
Clayton, Allan (tenor)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Budd, Jeremy (tenor)
Davies, Neal (bass-baritone)
Early Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)
Curnyn, Christian (Conductor)
Total Playing Time: 01:26:36