Samuel Boden as Boy/Young King, Barrington-Cook and Barbara Hannigan – Lessons in Love and Violence: ROH May 2018. Photo by Stephen Cummiskece “…one can only admire the valiant ensemble performance, with…tenor Samuel Boden’s pure-toned royal successor…making the most of [his] very demanding part…” Independent, 11th May 2018 “Samuel Boden makes a pivotal contribution as the Boy” What’s on Stage, 11th May 2018 “For the cast, I have nothing but praise:…Sam Boden makes his mark as the boy king with a nasty surprise up his royal sleeve.” The Telegraph, 11th May 2018 “Samuel Boden is inspired casting as the Boy, growing...
“…Samuel Boden’s sweetly eloquent ‘Audi coelum’ (with sensitive echoes from Benedict Hymas) are exceptionally beautiful.”Gramophone May 2018
Samuel Boden as Telemachus: ROH / Roundhouse, January 2018. Photo by Stephen Cummiskey “there are some unforgettable moments from a very strong cast…Samuel Boden’s sweet-toned Telemachus careering round the stage on a tandem while singing divinely.” Independent, 11th January 2018 “Samuel Boden turns in a great performance as Ulysses’s nimble son Telemachus, disaffected under headphones, obsessed with Helen of Troy.” Culture Whisper, 11th January 2018 “The headphone-toting Telemachus, Samuel Boden, was striking both visually and vocally.” Seen and Heard International, 12th January 2018 “The Telemachus here, Samuel Boden, was touching, vulnerable” What’s On Stage, 11th January 2018 “The production is...
“Samuel Boden: ‘perfect for Blow’s vivid vocal lines’.”The Observer, 8 October 2017
“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...
