HANDEL I rage... O ruddier than the cherry... (Acis and Galatea) - Sreten Manojlović, NTB, Gosta

Bass-baritone Sreten Manojlović (Polyphemus) and soprano Beatriz de Sousa (Galatea) perform "I rage", "O ruddier than the cherry", "Whither, fairest, art thou running" and "Cease to beauty to be suing" from G.F. Handel's masque "Acis and Galatea". Featuring New Trinity Baroque, conducted by Predrag Gosta, in a performance presented in February of 2019 at the Kolarac Concert Hall in Belgrade, Serbia. The flautino solo has been played by Karolina Bäter, the staging was done by Marijana Mijanović, while the costumes and the scenography was done by Tijana Trailović.

MOVEMENTS/CHAPTERS:
00:00 I rage (Polyphemus)
01:20 O ruddier than the cherry (Polyphemus)
04:20 Whither, fairest, art thou running (Polyphemus and Galatea)
05:21 Cease to beauty to be suing (Polyphemus)

LYRICS:
[Accompagnato: Polyphemus]
I rage... I melt... I burn!
The feeble god has stabb'd me to the heart.
Thou trusty pine,
Prop of my godlike steps, I lay thee by!
Bring me a hundred reeds of decent growth
To make a pipe for my capacious mouth;
In soft enchanting accents let me breathe
Sweet Galatea's beauty, and my love.

[Air: Polyphemus]
O ruddier than the cherry,
O sweeter than the berry,
O nymph more bright
Than moonshine night,
Like kidlings blithe and merry.
Ripe as the melting cluster,
No lily has such lustre;
Yet hard to tame
As raging flame,
And fierce as storms that bluster!
O ruddier... (da capo)

[Recitative: Polyphemus]
Whither, fairest, art thou running,
Still my warm embraces shunning?
[Recitative: Galatea]
The lion calls not to his prey,
Nor bids the wolf the lambkin stay.
[Recitative: Polyphemus]
Thee, Polyphemus, great as Jove,
Calls to empire and to love,
To his palace in the rock,
To his dairy, to his flock,
To the grape of purple hue,
To the plum of glossy blue,
Wildings, which expecting stand,
Proud to be gather'd by thy hand.
[Recitative: Galatea]
Of infant limbs to make my food,
And swill full draughts of human blood!
Go, monster, bid some other guest!
I loathe the host, I loathe the feast.

[Air: Polyphemus]
Cease to beauty to be suing,
Ever whining love disdaining.
Let the brave their aims pursuing,
Still be conqu'ring not complaining.
Cease... (da capo)

MUSICIANS:
Beatriz de Sousa, soprano
Sreten Manojlović, bass-baritone
and
New Trinity Baroque (on period instruments)
Flautino solo: Karolina Bäter
Concertmaster: Katarina Djordjević
Conductor: Predrag Gosta

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