Acis and Galatea (HWV 49) is a musical work by George Frideric Handel with an English text by John Gay. The work has been variously described as a serenata, a masque, a pastoral or pastoral opera, a "little opera" (in a letter by the composer while it was being written), an entertainment and by the New Grove Dictionary of Music as an oratorio. The work was originally devised as a one-act masque which premiered in 1718.
| Premiered | 1732, June 10th (King's Theatre in the Haymarket) in London, UK |
| Type | Serenade |
| Catalogue | HWV 49b |
| Spoken language | English |
| Instruments |
Orchestra
3x Voice Chorus/Choir |
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Georg Friedrich Haendel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49b Georg Friedrich Händel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49b Georg Friedrich Händel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49b |