The Standard Cantatas: Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers; a Handbook
The Standard Cantatas: Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers; a Handbook
Upton George Putnam
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Ame the composer, and the lessee of the Utde Theatre in the Hay- markety announced its performance as follows : — '* At the new theatre in the Haymarket, on Thurs- day next, nth May, will be performed in English a pastoral opera called ' Acis and Galatea,' with all the choruses, scenes, machines, and other decorations, etc. (as before), being the first time it was ever per* formed in a theatrical way. The part of Acis by Mr. Mourtier, being the first time of his appearance in character on any s...tage ; Galatea, Miss Ame.^ Pit and boxes, SJ." Handel had taken no notice of the 1731 perform- ance; but this representation, given at a theatre direcdy opposite the one of which he was manager, roused his resentment, though piracy of this kind was very common in those days. He determined to outdo the manager " over the way." On the 5th of June he announced in the ** Daily Journal " : — "In the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, the present Saturday, being the loth of June, will be per- formed a serenata called ' Acis and Galatea,' formerly composed by Mr.
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