The Boston Globe, November 7th, 1987
BANCHETTO MUSICALE, Martin Pearlman, music director, in a concert in Jordan Hall last night. Acis and Galatea" delighted the public of Handel's day; in the composer's lifetime it was even more popular than "Messiah." Now, 270 years after it was composed, it can still please audiences. The story is simple, amusing and touching; the music has vitality, tenderness and irresistible charm. Handel withholds sympathy from no one, even the villainous giant Polyphemus, who's rather a jolly fellow despite his bluster; if he precipitates the tragedy, we can understand, because Handel has made us love the...
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