"Samuel Boden plays Orphée… my how he can act. His anguish at the death of Euridice is palpable; his disconsolation is abject as her body is carried off … Musically, the role of Orphée is demanding. Charpentier calls for an haut-contre voice … Boden rises magnificently to this challenge, taking his tenor high without the slightest hint of strain yet with great strength, a timbre that has an enthralling and stirring effect."Mark Aspen, 4 September 2022"Samuel Boden sings Idamante with an unshakable tenderness that makes his lot seem all the more cruel."Tagesspiel, 6 November 2021"Samuel Boden was a tender Idamante"Opera, December 2021"Samuel Boden was impressively flexible in “I call you all to Woden’s Hall”, and in the trio “For folded flocks” – a pastoral version of exceptionalism this time (“Though Jason’s fleece was fam’d of old/British wool is growing gold”)."Bachtrack, 28 September 2023"Samuel Boden’s Idamante is sensitive and in his inner turmoil, a tragic figure."Kieler Nachrichten Online, 7 November 2021
"Samuel Boden plays Orphée… my how he can act. His anguish at the death of Euridice is palpable; his disconsolation is abject as her body is carried off … Musically, the role of Orphée is demanding. Charpentier calls for an haut-contre voice … Boden rises magnificently to this challenge, taking his tenor high without the slightest hint of strain yet with great strength, a timbre that has an enthralling and stirring effect."Mark Aspen, 4 September 2022
"Samuel Boden sings Idamante with an unshakable tenderness that makes his lot seem all the more cruel."Tagesspiel, 6 November 2021
"Samuel Boden was a tender Idamante"Opera, December 2021
"Samuel Boden was impressively flexible in “I call you all to Woden’s Hall”, and in the trio “For folded flocks” – a pastoral version of exceptionalism this time (“Though Jason’s fleece was fam’d of old/British wool is growing gold”)."Bachtrack, 28 September 2023
"Samuel Boden’s Idamante is sensitive and in his inner turmoil, a tragic figure."Kieler Nachrichten Online, 7 November 2021