“Samuel Boden’s contribution was delightfully perky.”
Planet Hugill – 28 September 2023
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2020 Aldeburgh Festival Cancelled
From the Snape Maltings website I can share the news that in the light of the ongoing Coronavirus situation they have sadly had to cancel the 2020 Aldeburgh Festival.
Please visit their website for further information.
Gesualdo “Dolcissima mia vita” Tour Cancelled – May 2020
Unfortunately due to the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic the forthcoming tour performing Gesualdo “Dolcissima mis vita” with Collegium Vocale Gent has been cancelled.
Please visit their website for further information.
L’Orfeo – Monteverdi – Nederlandse Reisopera
“The story of Orpheus in the underworld is about us all. We all have something of Orpheus in us. Who would not want to turn back the clock every now and then and stick to the happiness of the past? That is why the Orpheus story has always inspired artists of all times.
For this staging, director Monique Wagemakers, choreographer Nanine Linning, designer Lonneke Gordijn from Studio Drift and fashion designer Marlou Breuls created L’ORFEO for the Nederlandse Reisopera. Their vision is that of a Gesamtkunstwerk; stage direction, choreography, sculpture, costume and music are completely merged together.
Nanine Linning and Monique Wagemakers forged the ten singers and ten dancers into one homogeneous group that is permanently on stage. Together with the moving installation “Ego” by artist Lonneke Gordijn (Studio DRIFT) they form a living organism and ever-changing stage image in dialogue with the fantastic music of Claudio Monteverdi.
The tight-fitting mesh costumes by designer Marlou Breuls form a line play with the projections and with the light design by Thomas Hase. The musical direction is in the hands of conductor Hernán Schvartzman (OPERA2DAY) and the opera is accompanied by baroque ensemble La Sfera Armoniosa.”
Monteverdi: L’Orfeo – Nederlandse Reisopera
“Tenor Boden vigorously expresses his human recklessness.”
Theaterkrant, 26th January 2020
“Tenor Samuel Boden is an intimate, convincing Orfeo…★★★★”
NRC.nl, 26th January 2020
“The demanding title role was excellently played by tenor Samuel Boden. Assisted by Ego, he managed to put his changing moods in the spotlight. Beautifully sung, well acted.”
Place de l’Opera, 27th January 2020
“The tenor Samuel Boden has a well-kept dictation and effortlessly sings the sometimes difficult twists that Monteverdi puts into his mouth. – Even when the choir lifts [him] up and carries [him] across the stage.”
Cultureelpers Bureau, 27th January 2020
“Samuel Boden (Orfeo) makes a big impression”
Trouw, 27th January 2020
“With his flexible tenor and athletic posture, Samuel Boden proved a perfect fit for the role of Orfeo, offering unfailingly stylish singing in the midst of the demanding choreographed moves. His honeyed timbre and the way he audibly relished the text made the plaintive lyricism of the role most moving…★★★★★”
Bachtrack, 11th February 2020
★★★★
de Volkskrant, 27th January 2020
Larcher: The Hunting Gun – Aldeburgh Festival 2019
“As the Poet, Samuel Boden channels the quartet’s agonies while standing apart from the action, and his tenor is heard at its most eloquent.”
ClassicalSource.com, 7th June 2019
“Samuel Boden gave a solid interpretation of the Poet.”
Financial Times, 11 June 2019
“The opera was extremely well cast and acted in a slow and minimalist sort of way. Samuel Boden (Poet) looked the part from head to toe not only by his style and dress but also by his actions.”
Planet Hugill, 13th June 2019
“Samuel Boden …[was] in all respects first class …”
The Observer, 15 June 2019