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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Generate an image of an acis and Galatea (libretto) (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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Acis and Galatea 4
Acis and Galatea (libretto) canonical 2
Acis and Galatea (HWV 49) 1

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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 ⓘ
linked to: Acis and Galatea (libretto)
Acis and Galatea (libretto) → associatedWork → Acis and Galatea (Handel) ⓘ
linked to: Acis and Galatea (libretto)
Damon → appearsInMyth → Acis and Galatea ⓘ
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Coridon → appearsIn → Acis and Galatea ⓘ
linked to: Acis and Galatea (libretto)
Coridon → roleIn → Acis and Galatea (libretto) ⓘ
collaboration with George Frideric Handel → workCreated → Acis and Galatea ⓘ
linked to: Acis and Galatea (libretto)
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo → relatedWorkByComposer → Acis and Galatea (HWV 49) ⓘ
linked to: Acis and Galatea (libretto)