31 March 2009 Music, TV Movie 110 mins
The Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera collaborate in Wayne McGregor's production of Handel and Gay's classic opera, in which the nymph Galatea falls in love with a shepherd named Acis.
Watch the official Acis and Galatea (The Royal Ballet / The Royal Opera) 2009 trailer in HD below or find more Acis and Galatea (The Royal Ballet / The Royal Opera) videos on Vidimovie.
Danielle de Niese as Galatea
Lauren Cuthbertson as Galatea
Charles Workman as Acis
Edward Watson as Acis
Paul Agnew as Damon
Steven McRae as Damon
Melissa Hamilton as Damon
Matthew Rose as Polyphemus
Eric Underwood as Polyphemus
Park Ji-min as Coridon
Paul Kay as Coridon
Jonathan Haswell Director
Christopher Hogwood Music Director
Georg Friedrich Händel Original Music Composer
John Gay Writer
Alexander Pope Writer
Lucy Carter Lighting Design
Wayne McGregor Stage Director
Hildegard Bechtler Production Design
Christopher Hogwood Conductor
Wayne McGregor Choreographer
United Kingdom 31 March 2009
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