Barrie Kosky

Director

Intendant and Chefregisseur of the Komische Oper, Berlin

Carolyn Sampson

Soprano

“Carolyn Sampson, whose voice and presence are always recognisable no matter what her disguise, provides three...

Edward Seckerson, The Independent

Mark Padmore

Tenor

“...Mark Padmore's tenor caught on prime form. Such pleasing timbre, such luminous diction, such sensitivity to...

Piers Burton-Page, International Record Review

Elizabeth Watts

Soprano

“Elizabeth Watts confirmed her place as one of Britain’s leading sopranos as the traduced Iole, desolate...

Stephen Pritchard, The Observer

Markus Stenz

Conductor

“Markus Stenz, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s new principal guest conductor, worked several kinds of magic Saturday...

Washington Post

Karen Cargill

Mezzo-Soprano

“But the Scottish mezzo Karen Cargill brought such exquisite expression and a warm, vibrant and ample...

Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, The New York Times

Robin Johannsen

Soprano

“Robin Johannsen’s assumption of this, the biggest female role [Clio], comes close to stealing the show....

Brian Robins, Opera Magazine

Xavier Sabata

Countertenor

“Sabata has one of the richest of counter-tenor voices, his warmth of tone carrying intimations of...

Tim Ashley, The Guardian

Sunnyboy Dladla

Tenor

“More impressive is the South African tenor Sunnyboy Dladla, who projects cleanly and articulates the runs...

Rupert Christiansen, The Telegraph

Ruby Hughes

Soprano

“Her singing is exceptional for its consistency [...] invariably true in pitch and capable of a...

George Hall, BBC Music Magazine

Douglas Boyd

Conductor

“He is one of the major British occupants of a rostrum today and will be increasingly...

The Sunday Telegraph

Katherine Broderick

Soprano

“…and especially, making her role debut, she reveals an Isolde of irresistible youth, radiance and power.”

Opera Magazine (France)

Christian Curnyn

Conductor

“Find anything exciting happening in period opera in the UK and Curnyn will be involved, whether...

Alexandra Coghlan, The Spectator

Michael Mofidian

Bass-Baritone

“Mofidian, from the first, still note of the Brahms showed himself a singer of immense talent,...

Fiona Maddocks, Observer

Garry Walker

Conductor

“Presiding musically over the show is conductor Garry Walker, who shows a profound understanding of the...

George Hall, The Stage

Claudia Huckle

Contralto

“Behind Claudia Huckle's compelling Lucretia one really can sense the distant presence of Kathleen Ferrier, the...

Michael Church, The Independent

James Way

Tenor

“James Way is young as Jupiters go, but rattling off virtuoso semiquavers, he displayed an astonishingly...

Barry Millington, Evening Standard

Edgaras Montvidas

Tenor

“Montvidas, on the other hand seems perfect from the start... pleasing on the ear, and matched...

Richard Morrison, The Times

Hilary Summers

Contralto

“Then there was the extraordinary Hilary Summers whose showing as Jocasta negotiated the near-impossible register switches...

Edward Seckerson, The Arts Desk

Elena Galitskaya

Soprano

“Among the soloists, the most convincing is the young Russian Elena Galitskaya - with glowing well-articulated...

Opernglass

Gavan Ring

Tenor

“...the lavish talents of Gavan Ring in the title role...agility of a gymnast and the vocal...

Martin Dreyer, Opera Magazine

Sally Matthews

Soprano

“Better still were the virtuoso Mozart arias delivered with incandescent verve by the soprano Sally Matthews...”

Richard Morrison, The Times

James Newby

Baritone

“Newby's 'Papageno's Aria' was intensely idiomatic, the sad clown incarnate, and he invested in 'Erlkönig' with...

Michael Church, The Independent

Stuart Jackson

Tenor

“Stuart Jackson sang Pierre with haunting, wistful coolness. The melismatic writing hinted at another outsider, Britten's...

Fiona Maddocks, The Observer

Andrew Tortise

Tenor

“...Andrew Tortise’s compelling account of the Prologue, three minutes that can pass for very little in...

Terry Blain, Opera Magazine

Marcus Farnsworth

Baritone

“As dangerous Eddy, the award-winning young baritone Marcus Farnsworth is electrifying. He has no trouble with...

Rupert Christiansen, The Telegraph

Thomas Walker

Tenor

“Thomas Walker was bold in the tenor arias, delivering a sensual 'Comfort Ye', an unflinching 'Thy...

Kate Molleson, The Guardian

Serena Sáenz

Soprano

Serena Sáenz in the role of Clarice sings an impressive aria at the beginning of the...

Elias Pietsch, Der Tagesspiegel, April 2018

Jordan de Souza

Conductor

“The house’s new Kapellmeister Jordan de Souza, 29, opened the season with a gripping performance of...

A J Goldmann - New York Times

Kieran Carrel

Tenor