Orff: Carmina Burana – BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
“Tenor Samuel Boden played the comically poignant role of the strangled, roasted swan to perfection.” Nottingham Post, 14 March 2016
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Alec Roth: A Time to Dance – Ex Cathedra (Hyperion Records)
“A strong quartet of soloists move through the seasons… Samuel Bodensensuous, Brittenish summer.“Gramophone, February 2016
Berlioz Roméo et Juliette – BBC R3 Broadcast
Sir Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Berlioz’s large-scale setting of Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. Performed and recorded at the Barbican on 22nd January 2016. Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette Michèle Losier (mezzo-soprano) Samuel Boden (tenor) David Soar (bass) BBC Symphony Orchestra BBC Symphony Chorus Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Available online until 25th February 2016: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06xy9w4
Dutch Opera of the Year 2015: Orphée et Eurydice
Orphée et Eurydice has been voted Opera of the Year 2015 by the readers of Dutch magazine Place de l’Opera. The production received more than half of the hundreds of votes that were released last week. There were five productions nominated for Opera of the Year 2015, compiled on the basis of the “top 3” lists of 16 opera critics. Four of them had Orphée et Eurydice as their number one choice. Here are the final results: 1. Orphée et Eurydice (Dutch Touring Opera) 2. Lohengrin (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) 3. Dialogues des Carmelites (National Opera) 4. Benvenuto Cellini (National Opera) 5....
Rameau: Castor et Pollux – St John’s Smith Square
“As Castor, Samuel Boden sang notably communicative French, his light tenor phrasing with a near-ideal period elegance.”Financial Times, 23 November 2015
Bach – From Weimar to Leipzig – Broadcast this afternoon
This afternoon at 13.00 (14.00 French time) on France Musique will be broadcast a live recording from 20th September’s concert with Le Banquet Céleste at Le Festival d’Ambronay under Damien Guillon. Great period orchestra, 4 singers only, taking all arias, recits and choruses. The 4 Bach Cantatas: BWV 4, BWV 153, BWV 156 & BWV 159 Please click the link below for the broadcast which will be available for a month, and for further information. http://www.francemusique.fr/emission/le-concert-de-l-apres-midi/2015-2016/cantates-sacrees-de-bach-par-le-banquet-celeste-10-16-2015-14-00