“His youngish soloists are equally fine, French mezzo Michele Losier sweetly appealing, Samuel Boden impishly fluent.”
ClassicalMusic.com, 28 September 2017
“[Boden] …despatched his promise of Mab, queen of dreams, in a spot-on flash “
The Arts Desk, 23 January 2016
“Displaying elegant phrasing and good dynamic control, [Samuel Boden] captured the slow-burning intensity of Pigmalion’s love for his creation.”
The Australian, 19 June 2017
“Samuel Boden looks like a fairy tale prince and has a limpid, languishing aria at the beginning bemoaning his love for the inanimate sculpture he has created. His voice is perhaps light but it is a performance of great virtuosity”
Performing Arts Hub, 19 June 2017
“Tenor Samuel Boden is Pigmalion, the sculptor who creates a statue so beautiful he falls in love with it, only to have it come to life. He brings an exquisitely crafted, nuanced sound to the role, offset by the sound of the two flutes, who have plenty to do in Rameau’s score. Boden gives a detailed, polished account of Rameau’s florid vocal lines.”
Limelight Magazine, 16 June 2017
“[Boden] brings an exquisitely crafted, nuanced sound to the role…[giving] a detailed, polished account of Rameau’s florid vocal lines.”
Limelight Magazine, 16th June 2017
“Samuel Boden sang Pigmalion with a light unassertive voice and, at times, brilliant virtuosity.”
The Sydney Morning Herald, 16th June 2017
“Best of all, Samuel Boden’s classic, appealing tenor finally shone out in Qui tollis peccata mundi, with perfect projection and diction enabled by supple strength right through his range, in an account at once sincere and affecting: a talent to watch.”
Bachtrack, 11th April 2017
“…the tenderly announced message of “Comfort ye”, delivered with exquisite technique by tenor Samuel Boden” ★★★★☆
Bachtrack, 19 December 2016
“Samuel Boden is a strong and even-voiced singer with as good a command of the language as one could wish.”
MusicWeb-International.com, 19 October 2016
“As a native speaker and brilliant interpreter of texts, Boden is uniquely qualified to convey these complex and evocative lyrics. Beyond the merely comprehensible diction which is signature of most English singers, he revealed intensely moving layers of diverse colours and emotions.”
Treffpunkt Kultur, October 2016
“…the refined, impeccably polished voice of the tenor Samuel Boden.”
Salzburger Nachrichten, 10th October 2016