A complete version of Georg Frideric Handel's "Acis & Galatea" (Joan Sutherland, Peter Pears, Owen Brannigan & David Galliver) - No. 7

[OperaAtelier]

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[redis213]

my favourite song from the opera:)

[hedgechair]

Wonderfully characterful and typical Brannigan! He always sang this way; WITH PERFECT DICTION, huge phrases on one breath, but somehow homespun. I heard him once live, at Glyndebourne in the 60's, and it was a big sound. I consider him a great singer.

[seancoxen]

The singer is Owen Brannigan, one of the most coloful and charasmatic basses to make records. The technique lacked proper finish for the melismata, but his huffing style is, I suspect, part of this apt and juicy characterization. He sang it better in a 1958recording of aria only (with Dolmetsch on recorder).

[porcupine500]

It's lovely to hear this recording - having grown up with "early music" performances, this older style sounds exotic and new! And Peter Pears too...

[demonella]

My favourite aria in this opera, but a bit slow for my taste in this version. A nice voice, though.

[jfbecks17]

I love this aria, but every aria is beautiful in this Opera, it is seriously overlooked, but actually starting to become a part of popular repetoire again. I like this aria, although I don't like the way the man sings the meilsmas. I like the trio also, and "As When the Dove" is a close second to this song.

[happyman]

the villain sings the most memorable aria.

[LindoroRossini]

Well, I wouldn't agree with you. Galatea's first aria is simply delicious! For me, this is one of Handel's best works, because basically everything is wonderful, there are no numbers which stick out as useless (although it is questionable whether or not the Damon arias are musically relivant). Still, thank you for your opinion!

[grandadpoppyable]

Everything Handel wrote musically is relevent. And like Correli, musicall pleasing to the ear. The same cannot be said about JS Bach

[smnole]

Interesting interpretation, played with taste....nice work.

P.S. Maybe, for me a bit slow, but I used to sing it too & I understand that his voice isn't so mobile,technique is typical baroque so it is very difficult....

Nice. Thank you.