Boden showing a mellifluous lyric tenor voice and excelling at the elaborate ornamentation of the songsPlanet Hugill, 25 January 2015Both human morals and musical hues sink low, which only serves to emphasise the glistening lustre of Barbara Hannigan who, as Isabel, soars with stunning sumptuousness and sheen. Similarly, the high-lying lucidness of tenor Samuel Boden Boy/Young King evinces a penetrative purity and vision which is woefully absent elsewhere in this poisonous court.Opera Today, 12 May 2018British tenor Samuel Boden is perfectly cast as Orpheus: not only does he have a wonderful timbre, but he also conveys with great conviction the changing moods of the title heroTranslated from the Cultural Press Agency, 2 May 2015British tenor Samuel Boden…achieves a personal triumph thanks to his clear, bright timbre, stylistic intelligence, his admirable clarity of diction and his flawless virtuosity.Opera Online, 21 July 2014Displaying 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
Boden showing a mellifluous lyric tenor voice and excelling at the elaborate ornamentation of the songsPlanet Hugill, 25 January 2015
Both human morals and musical hues sink low, which only serves to emphasise the glistening lustre of Barbara Hannigan who, as Isabel, soars with stunning sumptuousness and sheen. Similarly, the high-lying lucidness of tenor Samuel Boden Boy/Young King evinces a penetrative purity and vision which is woefully absent elsewhere in this poisonous court.Opera Today, 12 May 2018
British tenor Samuel Boden is perfectly cast as Orpheus: not only does he have a wonderful timbre, but he also conveys with great conviction the changing moods of the title heroTranslated from the Cultural Press Agency, 2 May 2015
British tenor Samuel Boden…achieves a personal triumph thanks to his clear, bright timbre, stylistic intelligence, his admirable clarity of diction and his flawless virtuosity.Opera Online, 21 July 2014
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