Acis and Galatea

Tue May 26 2026 at 09:30 pm to 10:30 pm UTC+01:00

St Carthage's Cathedral - Lismore | Waterford

Blackwater Valley Opera Festival
Publisher/HostBlackwater Valley Opera Festival
Acis and Galatea
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Handel’s Acis and Galatea recounts the tragic love between the sea-nymph Galatea and the shepherd Acis. Their happiness is destroyed by the jealousy of the Cyclops Polyphemus, who kills Acis by crushing him with a rock. In her grief, Galatea transforms him into a flowing river, so that their love endures beyond death – a myth of beauty, loss, and eternal devotion that inspired Handel’s enduring pastoral opera.
This one-hour opera will be performed by candlelight, featuring the Irish Baroque Orchestra in St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore – an evocative setting for this timeless work. Featuring: Jade Phoenix, Dean Power, Edward Grint, Patrick Hyland. Irish Baroque Orchestra and BVOF Chorus, conductor – Oliver-John Ruthven.
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St Carthage's Cathedral - Lismore, Saint Carthage Cathedral, Church Lane, Lismore, County Waterford, P51 VX65, Ireland, Waterford

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