Zarzuela by Antonio de Literes to a libretto by José de Cañizares
Acis y Galatea is a zarzuela by Antonio de Literes to a libretto by José de Cañizares.[1] It was first performed on 19 December 1708 in Madrid at the theatre Real Coliseo del Buen Retiro [es] in the Buen Retiro Palace for the 25th birthday of King Philip V.[2] It is based on Ovid's story of the Acis and Galatea myth in his Metamorphoses. The soprano aria "Confiado jilguerillo" [The confident goldfinch] is the opera's most popular number. A recording by Al Ayre Español was issued on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi in 2001.
^Mikkelsen, Carol (2005). Spanish Theater Songs: Baroque and Classical Eras. Alfred Music. p. 10. ISBN 9781457412738. In the original cast the roles of Acis and Galatea, as well as all but three members of the cast, were sung by women. Literes, much influenced by Italian opera, borrowed many musical features from that style.
^Detailed analysis, Luís Antonio González Marín [ca], mundoclasico.com (in English)
com (in English) AcisyGalatea: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Stein, Louise K. (2002) [1992]. "AcisyGalatea". Grove Music Online...
Acis and Galatea (/ˈeɪsɪs/, /ɡæləˈtiː.ə/) are characters from Greek mythology later associated together in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The episode tells of the...
rustic or pastoral comedy characters; Antonio de Literes's popular AcisyGalatea (1708) is yet another example. Unlike some other operatic forms, there...
ridículos: acerca del humor y la parodia en AcisyGalatea (1708),” Cuadernos de Música Iberoamericana Vol. 35: 171–91. "AcisyGalatea (Literes)". www.zarzuela...
Lully's 1686 opera, Acis et Galatée at PrestoClassical The text is on the Stanford University site. There is a performance of Acis and Galatea- Polyphemus: 'O...
part of the revival of baroque zarzuelas such as “Tetis y Peleo” by Juán de Roldan, “AcisyGalatea” of Antonio de Literes, and “Viento es la dicha de Amor”...
Pulcheria, K.303 George Frideric Handel Daphne Florindo Antonio Literes – AcisyGalatea Nicola Porpora – L'Agrippina January 26 – William Hayes (composer),...
(1811–1886): Don Sanche Antonio de Literes (1673–1747): Los elementos, AcisyGalatea, Júpiter y Semele Ricardo Llorca (1962– ): Las horas vacias George Lloyd...
little goldfinch with the golden beak] (Blas de Laserna) and arias from AcisyGalatea (Antonio de Literes) with George Copeland (piano) were published on...
Meyerbeer (G. Schirmer, Inc., 1948) "Confiado Gilguerillo" from the opera AcisyGalatea by José de Cañizares (G. Schirmer, Inc., 1955) "I'll Be No Submissive...
illustrious poem titled La Fábula de Polifemo yGalatea that retells the story of Polyphemus, Galatea and Acis found in Book XIII of the Metamorphoses. In...
(RWCMD). She has also directed The Pirates of Penzance, Ruddigore, Acis and Galatea, Dido and Aeneas, Orpheus in the Underworld and Hercules for RWCMD...
with John Eccles second and Daniel Purcell third. The semi-opera Acis and Galatea, with music by John Eccles and text by Peter Anthony Motteux, is staged...
decorated with the figures of Neptune, Amphitrite (Neptune's wife), and Acis and Galatea, a couple from Greek mythology. It fell into disrepair and finally...
from old rhymes, as in this couplet from John Gay's 1732 pastoral Acis and Galatea, set to music by Handel: Shepherd, what art thou pursuing, Heedless...
important retrospective exhibition of his work was mounted in Bologna. Galatea and Acis, attributed, Grand Palace at Gatchina (Saint Petersburg), Russia Self-Portrait...
(flourished 1410–38) The Annunciation c.1435 Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) Acis and Galatea 1627–28 The Lamentation over the Dead Christ 1657–60 Jean Lemaire (1598–1659)...
in the 1977 Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, performing Handel's Acis and Galatea on period instruments. His American debut came in 1979 when he conducted...
under the baton of Daniel Barenboim and she sang the role of Galatea in Handel's Acis and Galatea with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under conductor...
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