Acis and Galatea (libretto)

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Acis and Galatea (libretto) is an English pastoral opera text by John Gay, best known for its collaboration with George Frideric Handel’s music in the early 18th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language literary work
opera libretto
pastoral libretto
approximateDateOfComposition circa 1717–1718
associatedWithPatron James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
associatedWork Acis and Galatea (Handel)
author John Gay
basedOn myth of Acis and Galatea
story of Acis and Galatea in Ovid's Metamorphoses
collaborator George Frideric Handel
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
form masque-like pastoral
genre opera
pastoral
hasComposer George Frideric Handel
includesCharacter Acis
Coridon
Damon
Galatea
Polyphemus
language English
literaryTradition English pastoral tradition
notableFor collaboration with George Frideric Handel
use of English rather than Italian in early 18th-century opera
originalPerformanceFor private performance at Cannons
period early 18th century
placeOfFirstPerformance Cannons, Middlesex
setting Sicilian seacoast
theme jealousy
metamorphosis
pastoral love
title Acis and Galatea
writtenFor George Frideric Handel

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John Gay wrote Acis and Galatea (libretto)
Acis and Galatea (libretto) title Acis and Galatea
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Acis and Galatea (libretto) associatedWork Acis and Galatea (Handel)
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Damon appearsInMyth Acis and Galatea
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Coridon appearsIn Acis and Galatea
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Coridon roleIn Acis and Galatea (libretto)
collaboration with George Frideric Handel workCreated Acis and Galatea
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