Die schöne Galathée

About the show

Sculptor Pygmalion loves his statue Galathée and refuses to sell it to patron Mydas. He asks Venus to bring the statue to life, but Galathée proves independent and favors Pygmalion’s servant Ganymed. She also accepts jewelry from Mydas. After Pygmalion catches her with another man, he asks Venus to turn her back into stone; the jewelry is petrified as well, and the statue is sold to Mydas.