The cast includes Lydia Teuscher as Aci and Delphine Galou as Galatea, both making their New York debuts, and Laurent Naouri as Polifemo.
The soprano Ambur Braid, as Aci, sang with both force and florid charm; the bass-baritone Davóne Tines brought both soft, floating high notes and cavernous cellar tones to the role of Polifemo, a part that demands an astonishing two-and-a-half-octave range.
"Working at a certain scale allows the company to be more nimble," Robert O'Meara, director of media and communication at ACI Europe, said in an e-mail.
Approximately 500 600 ng of pooled and gel purified PCR product was digested with Aci I at 37°C for 6 hr.
On Valentine's Day itself, Vassily Petrenko conducts mezzo-soprano Jane Irwin and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in Chausson's intoxicating Poèmes de l'amour et de la mer at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (0151-709 3789), while the Gabrieli Consort perform Handel's Aci, Galatea e Polifemo and Acis and Galatea at the Wigmore Hall, London (020-7935 2141).
Read our review of "Aci, Galatea e Polifema" at National Sawdust.
Anthony Roth Costanzo plays the sea nymph Galatea in a production of Handel's "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo," at National Sawdust.
By Russell Platt July 20, 2017 Anthony Roth Costanzo plays the sea nymph Galatea in a production of Handel's "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo," at National Sawdust.
The lineup this year is alluring, with the Paris-based ensemble Le Concert d'Astrée performing the first classical offering of the festival: Handel's "Aci, Galatea e Polifemo" at Alice Tully Hall on Oct. 26.
The festival brings several renowned early-music groups to Lincoln Center, starting with the French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm's Paris ensemble, Le Concert d'Astrée, which will perform Handel's "Aci, Galatea e Polifemo" at Alice Tully Hall, Oct. 26, and Mr. Savall's Hespèrion XXI will offer "The Cycles of Life: A Musical Exploration of the Balkans" at Alice Tully Hall, Nov. 3.
