Owen Brannigan 欧文·布拉尼根

Owen BranniganOBE(10 March 1908– 9 May 1973) was an Englishbass, known in opera forbufforoles and in concert for a wide range of solo parts in music ranging fromHenry PurcelltoMichael Tippett. He is best remembered for his roles inMozartandBrittenoperas and for his recordings of roles in Britten,OffenbachandGilbert and Sullivanoperas, as well as recordings of Englishfolk songs.

Brannigan began as an amateur singer and attended music college part-time, while working as a joiner, until his quality was recognised and he was awarded a scholarship during World War II. Although he had an international opera career, he performed most frequently with English opera companies, particularly Sadler's Wells opera, and later at Glyndebourne and Covent Garden. Highlights of his broad repertory included creating three roles in Benjamin Britten's early operas, and two more in later Britten operas that were written specifically for him. On record and in concert at the Proms he was a popular interpreter of the bass-baritone roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Brannigan's oratorio and concert repertory was extensive, covering works from many periods.

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