Le Concert d’Astrée plays the White Light Festival.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
George Frederic Handel was one of the most prolific composers of operas and oratorio in the 18th century, creating an enormous amount of material for the human voice. On Saturday night, Lincoln Center hosted one of the composer's rarely heard early works: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, commissioned in Naples in 1708. The composer was just 22 years old. The work was presented by the French period ensemble Le Concert d'Astrée under the banner Metamorphosis, part of the performing arts organization's fourth annual White Light Festival.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Conductor Emmanuelle Haïm brought Le Concert d'Astrée to this year's White Light Festival. Photo by Simon Fowler © 2013 Virgin Classics courtesy Lincoln Center. |
