Handel - Acis and Galatea (HWV 49) | Best Perfromance 

Once I've seen Patricia with her wonderful performance the first time I fell in love with her voice. What a characteristic but natural timbre. It's hard to accept that she lost her life that young. It's so so sad😢

Highly. Superior. Deeply. Beautifil. Thank you very much from Argentina.

We will be waiting for you Patricia, as an angel 😢

Frau Suzy Bannion sei Lob und Dank, dass diese zauberhafte Version der Händel-Oper mit der unvergleichlichen Patricia Janecková hier wieder in voller Länge zu sehen und hören ist! ❤

We are mourning the death of Patricia Janečková, the excellent Slovak soprano who died of cancer at the age of 25 on October 1st, 2023 (the same day Karel Gott died in 2019). We love you!

Rest in peace, Patricia.

My God, what an extraordinary performance, with the puppeteers conversing with the performers in moments of extreme sweetness! A special bravo to Patricia Janečková and to Jana Semerádová, invaluable as both conductor and flute performer!

The most charming performance of this opera I have ever seen. The idea with the puppets is original, it evokes a real theater, while preserving the Baroque style. The freshness of young, yet excellent artists, accompanied by a great musical enesemble, makes the performance a truly unique gem. Suzy Bannion, many thanks for posting it!

Thanks for re-uploading this gem of a performance.

Eighteen year old Patricia as a nymph was the most natural casting decision in history. "Patricia, do you think you can portray gentle and lovely?"

It's a wonderful performance!Enjoyment of playing can be watched each moment. And it's immeasurably sad that Patricia Janečkova died on 1 October this year. She was only 25 years old..

Hallelujah! We can see it again! Thank you so much!

Thanks to the cruel vagaries of fate, all those who love Patricia Janeskova and her beautiful soprano voice now know what it means to feel bereft. What a painful tragedy for one so gifted and full of promise to die at 25. It is also a valuable lesson for us all, to refrain from the expectation that we are going to live into ruinous old age. A wise saying has been uppermost in my mind since 1st October 2023: 'It's always later than you think'. To take that to heart leads to making the most of the day, focussing on the present moment and totally appreciating those we love. 🙏Omnipotentis quoque Dei amore et pace cognoscamus eternam🙏

Just saw this in Sligo, Ireland yesterday. The most creative use of music and marionettes I've ever seen.

Very different. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was wonderful.👏👏

OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!! FABULOUS!

fabuleuse découverte ! quelle féérie ! le sens du mythe encore présent

This is so brilliant! I started watching it as I prepared for our own choir’s performance and keep watching as it is so compelling.

Hard to believe we are never going to see Patricia Janečková perform again.

Dear Suzy Bannion !!!!!! many many thanks for sharing, the video wasn´t available on ytube anymore . I guess some lovers of Haendel´s music cherish very much having this back. As someone else here puts it , this amazing version is absolutely a beauty , OUT OF THIS WORLD . MANY MANY MANY THANKSSSSSSS😂😂😂😂😂

Thank you for bringing it back to the YT! We were all missing!

in my opinion the best performance ever to date ! I love it...

I downloaded it to listen it flawlessly in my office... How lovely...❤

I am SO GRATEFUL this is back on YT!

Just one word - superb! I'm so glad I found this. Congratulations to players, singers and puppeteers.

Einfach zauberhaft! So viele schöne Ideen! 💐

This is Patricia Janeckova, right? She is fabulous.

Thank you very much for posting it again. The execution and interpretation are incredible. They are all great professionals. I feel infected by the enjoyment and joy of the teacher Jana Semerádová

Wonderful - an awesome performance..

Next to Joan Sutherland Patricia Janeckova is the soprano I've heard for this role opera. A special mention to Jana Semeradova, the musical director.

木偶和人共演版本，十分特別，歌手、樂團表現十分到位。

Thanks for this beautiful uploading

Patricia Janečková (18. června 1998 Münchberg - 1. října 2023)

Suzy, thank you for putting this up. Patricia Janečková sadly died 1 Oct 2023, but only those who remember her singing in this production will find it. Is is possible to add her to your description above?

Thak you so much for sharing 💕

The music, the singing and the props are all great! Thank you for sharing your performance!

Glorious…..and very sweet!

Gracias por subirla 🎴✨la obra completa es una maravilla.

I am so honored to see this amazing performance by Patricia and her colleagues..stunning and bittersweet.🥰🙏🪽

So Sad that Patricia has passed away 2 weeks ago...

Legalább olyan jó, ha nem jobb mint Bergman: Varázsfuvola filmje! Köszönöm!

Espectacular!! Una hermosura de interpretación y puesta en escena, los instrumentos de época le dan la sonoridad genial que Handel imaginó, y la edición de imagen un lujo. Es perfecto!!!

Perfect!

This is a wonderful production, lovely and so very enjoyable. Thank you so much for uploading.

39:14 - so cute! 😍

Danke!!!

Best 👍🏼

The libretto can be found online if you look for: Handel Acis and Galatea - Libretto - Stanford University. I hesitate to provide a link, as that might cause my comment to be removed.

❤❤❤❤

Full of magic, great performance; thank you "Suzy Bannion" for this post. Jean-Baptiste Lully, Acis et Galatée, pastorale héroïque en trois actes, 1686; Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Les Amours d'Acis et de Galatée H.499, opéra en 3 actes, livret de Jean de La Fontaine. Incomplet, 2 actes rédigés, 1682; Antonio de Literes, Acis y Galatea, zarzuela, 1708; Georg Friedrich Haendel, Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, sérénade sur un texte italien (deux versions : 1708 et 1718) et Acis and Galatea, masque sur un texte anglais, 1732. Acis and Galatea (HWV 49) with an English text by John Gay.

I agree

1:15:46 muses all

37:10 is my favorite part!

Dreadful Gods! What would you do? The bitter irony... Hush, ye pretty warbling quire! Your thrilling strains Awake my pains, And kindle fierce desire... Consider, fond shepherd, How fleeting's the pleasure, That flatters our hopes In pursuit of the fair!

0:25:04 Love in her eyes sits playing

Bravo, bravo Triste pensée pour Patricia , et vive les cheffes.

What is "Perfromance"?

The same set is staged in Luxembourg in February 2024...just in case one would be interested in attending ...of course some singers will be different and everyone will recall the passing of Patricia...😰

Es muy largo. Sólo es Acis y Galatea V'adoro

Rest in peace, Patricia.