Acis and Galatea

Summary

Acis and Galatea is a dramatico-musical work^[1]. It draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (dramatico_musical_work category, ranking #320 of 2,893).^[2]

Key Facts

• Acis and Galatea's instance of is recorded as dramatico-musical work^[3].
• Acis and Galatea's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Acis and Galatea's composer is recorded as George Frideric Handel^[5].
• Acis and Galatea's librettist is recorded as John Gay^[6].
• Acis and Galatea's librettist is recorded as Alexander Pope^[7].
• Acis and Galatea's librettist is recorded as John Hughes^[8].
• Acis and Galatea's based on is recorded as Metamorphoses^[9].
• Acis and Galatea's Commons category is recorded as Acis and Galatea, Masque HWV 49a^[10].
• Acis and Galatea's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• Acis and Galatea's catalog code is recorded as 49a^[12].
• 1718 marks the founding of Acis and Galatea^[13].
• Acis and Galatea was released on 1800^[14].
• Acis and Galatea's characters is recorded as Acis^[15].
• Acis and Galatea's characters is recorded as Galatea^[16].
• Acis and Galatea's characters is recorded as Polyphemus^[17].
• Acis and Galatea's characters is recorded as choir^[18].
• Acis and Galatea's characters is recorded as Damon^[19].
• Acis and Galatea's significant event is recorded as performance^[20].
• Acis and Galatea's significant event is recorded as performance^[21].
• Acis and Galatea's significant event is recorded as performance^[22].
• Acis and Galatea's significant event is recorded as performance^[23].
• Acis and Galatea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Acis and Galatea, Masque HWV 49a^[24].
• Greek mythology inspired Acis and Galatea^[25].
• Acis and Galatea's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.naxos.com/education/opera_libretti.asp?pn=&char=ALL&composer=Handel&opera=Acis_and_Galatea&libretto_file=English/Libretto.htm^[26].
• Acis and Galatea's date of first performance is recorded as 1718^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• MusicBrainz ID: ecfd048e-1604-4abc-8494-0ab9732c155c^[28]

Why It Matters

Acis and Galatea draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (dramatico_musical_work category, ranking #320 of 2,893).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]