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'''{{lang|it|Polifemo}}''' (ancient English: Polypheme; modern English: Polyphemus) is an opera in three acts by [[Nicola Antonio Porpora|Nicola Porpora]] with a libretto by [[Paolo Rolli]]. In recent years, the opera has gained new popularity, also due to the aria {{lang|it|"Alto Giove"}}, featured in a pivotal scene of the motion picture Farinelli.<ref name="IMDB"/> | '''{{lang|it|Polifemo}}''' (ancient English: Polypheme; modern English: Polyphemus) is an opera in three acts by [[Nicola Antonio Porpora|Nicola Porpora]] with a libretto by [[Paolo Rolli]]. In recent years, the opera has gained new popularity, also due to the aria {{lang|it|"[[Alto Giove]]"}}, featured in a pivotal scene of the motion picture Farinelli.<ref name="IMDB"/> | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
The opera combines two mythological stories involving the cyclops Polyphemus: His killing of Acis and his blinding by Ulysses.<p> | The opera combines two mythological stories involving the cyclops Polyphemus: His killing of Acis and his blinding by Ulysses.<p> | ||