Polifemo (opera)
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Polifemo is an opera in three acts by Nicola Porpora with a libretto by Paolo Rolli. The opera is based on a combination of two mythological stories involving the cyclops Polyphemus: His killing of Ac
English title page of the revised version of Nicola Porpora's opera Polifemo
Senesino in 1735, the year of Polifemo's premiere
1734 portrait of Farinelli by Bartolomeo Nazari in the Royal College of Music London
Francesca Cuzzoni (1696–1778) the first Galatea
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
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Aci, Galatea e Polifemo is a serenata for three voices by George Frideric Handel. It was first performed at Naples on 19 July 1708; the completed score is dated to 16 June 1708. A sort of dramatic can
Händel c. 1710
