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The story is of a love triangle between the three main characters—Acis, Galatea, and Poliphème. Poliphème murders Acis out of jealousy, but Acis is revived and turned into a river by
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Lully: Acis et Galatée. Cyril Auvity (Acis/Apollon), Ambroisine Bré (Galatée/Diane), Edwin
Crossley-Mercer (Polyphème), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset. Aparte (2022).
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