Josep M. de Sagarra’s most personal play, together with «Ocells i llops» and «La fortuna de Sílvia»

On the premiere of «Galatea» in December 1948 at the Teatre Victòria, Josep M. de Sagarra recalled that the unusual cold of that winter – and the lack of heating in the theatre – meant that the audience saw the play shivering in their coats. It was not well received by most critics, and Sagarra complained that he had been insulted as if he were an arsonist or a corruptor of minors.

Over the years, the journey through the European post-war period of this seal tamer with the name of a marine nymph has ended up occupying a preeminent place among the most important works of dramatic literature in the Catalan language.