Following the ROH announcement about its forthcoming production of George Benjamin’s Lessons in Love and Violence, which will have its world premiere on 10 May 2018, I am delighted to say that I will be involved. Full details can be found in this article on the Royal Opera House website.
“…the tenderly announced message of “Comfort ye”, delivered with exquisite technique by tenor Samuel Boden” ★★★★☆ Bachtrack, 19 December 2016
This December I will be performing with Les Arts Florissants for their Messiah tour 2016. The tour visits Germany, France, Spain, Hungary and the UK. Home turf supporters can see this Christmas classic in the Concert Hall at the Barbican on 19th December – visit barbican.org.uk for more information and tickets. For more exotic destinations please see the Les Arts Florissants website for full details of the tour or check out my Performance Diary.
“Samuel Boden is a strong and even-voiced singer with as good a command of the language as one could wish.” MusicWeb-International.com, 19 October 2016
“As a native speaker and brilliant interpreter of texts, Boden is uniquely qualified to convey these complex and evocative lyrics. Beyond the merely comprehensible diction which is signature of most English singers, he revealed intensely moving layers of diverse colours and emotions.” Treffpunkt Kultur, October 2016 “…the refined, impeccably polished voice of the tenor Samuel Boden.” Salzburger Nachrichten, 10th October 2016
“Samuel Boden’s tenor was shown to its best in the following aria, “I see she flies me”, where the more melancholic and austere moments let the creaminess of his voice take on a more reflective colour.” “The comedy that these two singers created, particularly Boden, spectacular in drag and crying “no Kissing at all” was terrific fun and dispatched with impressive speed and precision – Boden’s vocal inflections were highly enjoyable.” ★★★★☆ Backtrack, 14th August 2016
