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
Following the release of Arcangelo’s latest CD ‘John Blow (1649-1708) – An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell & other works‘ it has been featured as Disc of the Week on Andrew McGregor’s Record Review programme on BBC Radio 3. The original broadcast took place on 21st October 2017 but is available on iPlayer until 30th December 2017.
Following a busy year of touring I am looking forward to working on a few projects in London: Early Opera Company | Wigmore Hall | 8th December 2017 A festive concert featuring three of Charpentier’s most popular works. Tickets on sale via the Wigmore Hall website. Arcangelo | Wigmore Hall | 31st December 2017 Marking the countdown to the New Year with celebratory odes for St Cecilia’s Day – Henry Purcell’s Welcome to all the Pleasures of 1683 and John Blow’s Begin the Song of 1684 – and two rousing Gloria settings. Tickets on sale via the Wigmore Hall website. The...
“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
I am pleased to share the release date of a new Arcangelo CD recording to which I contributed: John Blow (1649-1708) – An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell & other works. It is one of the few occasions when the Ode has been recorded with two high tenors, as Purcell had originally intended, rather than with countertenors, as is more common today. We performed this wonderful and unique piece as part of the Les Arts Florissants’ “Dans Les Jardins de William Christie” festival in Thiré, France in 2014. Directed by Jonathan Cohen, with Thomas Walker and myself...
