Tenor Samuel Boden played the comically poignant role of the strangled, roasted swan to perfection.Nottingham Post, 14 March 2016The boy (Edward III – though no historical names are used) is the most memorable performer in the opera and a real achievement by Samuel Boden.Critics Circle, 23 May 2018The choice of the young British tenor Samuel Boden as Orphée is excellentOpera Magazine nl, 4 May 2015The impotence of the king’s son is aptly diffused through the clear timbre of Samuel Boden.Resmusica, 30 May 2019The 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
Tenor Samuel Boden played the comically poignant role of the strangled, roasted swan to perfection.Nottingham Post, 14 March 2016
The boy (Edward III – though no historical names are used) is the most memorable performer in the opera and a real achievement by Samuel Boden.Critics Circle, 23 May 2018
The choice of the young British tenor Samuel Boden as Orphée is excellentOpera Magazine nl, 4 May 2015
The impotence of the king’s son is aptly diffused through the clear timbre of Samuel Boden.Resmusica, 30 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