The history of love and jealousy of the mythological threesome: shepherd Acis, nymph Galatea and Polyphemus was frequently taken up by Baroque composers for the plot of their oratorio and opera works. 
Handel approached the theme a few times. The opera in English we will hear at the Philharmonic won the greatest popularity, being the first fully-sized Handelian work setting an English text. Surprisingly, the German coped very well with setting music to the English text.  The work has very few recitatives and is actually a sequence of arias. 
The performance of the opera, featuring stars: violinist Rachel Podger and cellist Alison McGillivray shall be conducted by Robert Hollingworth, founder of I Fagiolini. The group is the only historical ensemble ever honoured with the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Ensemble Award. Besides conducting his own choir in addition to a number of other ensembles, Hollingworth runs his own programmes on BBC Radio 3: ‘The Early Music Show’ and ‘Discovering Music’.