Talk:Owen Brannigan

buffo
What is buffo?Rich  Farmbrough. 10:26, 15 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Why not read Wikipedia's article on buffo and find out? --Paul A 02:39, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

bass-baritone?
The article as it stood before I put in my oar described Branny as a bass-baritone, but I reckon (and so did The Times obituarist) that he was a true bass. One of his big roles was Osmin in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail, in which the singer goes down to what Beecham called "an abnormally low note". Would anyone demur if I edited the article to describe him as a bass? – Tim riley (talk) 22:04, 8 December 2009 (UTC)


 * You have made this into a delightful article, Tim. I have no objection to re-faching old Brannigan.  I note that his G&S roles included Sir Despard and Wilfred, both of which are on the baritone side, but certainly basses have played the roles.  If you think he's better described as a bass, make it so.  Also, based on the above, I added Osmin to the article under the opera section.  Would you kindly add a ref?  -- Ssilvers (talk) 01:23, 9 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Done. Thanks for the above! I've managed to find a rare adverse criticism of Brannigan, which I've added to the article in the interests of balance. I sort of see what Eddy Sackville-West meant, but I'm with the other critics. (ES-W's article, I notice, is a disgrace and I may have to do something about it.) - Tim riley (talk) 14:21, 9 December 2009 (UTC)