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 2019The son, gracefully sung by tenor Samuel Boden, is clearly intended to be Edward III but is here named “Boy/Young King,"Opera News, 10th October 2018The Telemachus here, Samuel Boden, was touching, vulnerablewhatsonstage.com, 11 January 2018The tenor Samuel Boden embodies with accuracy and talent, the flexibility and vivacity of his acting, with clear top notes and excellent projection, the character of the Boy, then the Young KingForum Opéra, 20 May 2019The tenor Samuel Boden is the young boy, with a soft and clear voice, deliberately innocent and naive, nevertheless sufficiently projected, then gaining confidence in the final scene, where he became a Young King avenging his father and making up for his mistakes by banishing music, while keeping his youthful freshness.Olyrix, 15 May 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
The son, gracefully sung by tenor Samuel Boden, is clearly intended to be Edward III but is here named “Boy/Young King,"Opera News, 10th October 2018
The Telemachus here, Samuel Boden, was touching, vulnerablewhatsonstage.com, 11 January 2018
The tenor Samuel Boden embodies with accuracy and talent, the flexibility and vivacity of his acting, with clear top notes and excellent projection, the character of the Boy, then the Young KingForum Opéra, 20 May 2019
The tenor Samuel Boden is the young boy, with a soft and clear voice, deliberately innocent and naive, nevertheless sufficiently projected, then gaining confidence in the final scene, where he became a Young King avenging his father and making up for his mistakes by banishing music, while keeping his youthful freshness.Olyrix, 15 May 2019