The tenor Samuel Boden sang the Prologue and the role of Peter Quint with finesse - beautiful legato lines, clear diction and a gorgeous tone. His acting was also impressive, implying the hidden depravity and power of Quint.Opera, January 2012The tireless Samuel Boden was totally convincing as the shell-shocked Orpheus...with a honey-toned, easy upper range.Backtrack.com, 13 May 2015The tireless Samuel Boden was totally convincing as the shell-shocked Orpheus. His voice is modest in size, but, crucial for this role, with a honey-toned, easy upper range. Although plaintive lyricism brought out the best in his voice, he could also handle the coloratura showpiece “L’espoir renaît dans mon âme”, and this while carrying Cupid on his shoulders.Bachtrack, 13 May 2015They also sing wonderfully, most notably…the haute-contre Samuel BodenThe Independent, 26 March 2014the Young Boy, then the young King, are superbly incarnated by the tenor Samuel Boden, whose voice, always at ease in the crystalline high notes and excellently projected, is an object of permanent delight.Classique News, 25 May 2019
The tenor Samuel Boden sang the Prologue and the role of Peter Quint with finesse - beautiful legato lines, clear diction and a gorgeous tone. His acting was also impressive, implying the hidden depravity and power of Quint.Opera, January 2012
The tireless Samuel Boden was totally convincing as the shell-shocked Orpheus...with a honey-toned, easy upper range.Backtrack.com, 13 May 2015
The tireless Samuel Boden was totally convincing as the shell-shocked Orpheus. His voice is modest in size, but, crucial for this role, with a honey-toned, easy upper range. Although plaintive lyricism brought out the best in his voice, he could also handle the coloratura showpiece “L’espoir renaît dans mon âme”, and this while carrying Cupid on his shoulders.Bachtrack, 13 May 2015
They also sing wonderfully, most notably…the haute-contre Samuel BodenThe Independent, 26 March 2014
the Young Boy, then the young King, are superbly incarnated by the tenor Samuel Boden, whose voice, always at ease in the crystalline high notes and excellently projected, is an object of permanent delight.Classique News, 25 May 2019