Production of Handel's timeless masterpiece in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. 
Performing artists from around the world meet with Bhutanese performers 
in this unprecedented historic premiere of live opera. 
12 October 2013
Royal Textile Academy in Thimphu.

This project aims to create a new original production of GF Handel’s Acis & Galatea that incorporates elements of song, dance,instrumentation and visual arts from the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan - a musical first. The project involves live creative production workshops and work-in-progress performances at the El Paso Opera, an unprecedented historic premiere of live opera in Bhutan, with follow up performances involving both Bhutanese and non-Bhutanese artists in the United States and elsewhere. This particular opera’s redemptive themes will resonate powerfully with contemporary audiences (especially from violence-plagued communities like those neighboring El Paso.