"The interaction and the musical dialogue between Chiara Skerath and Samuel Boden, who portrays the young prince is deeply moving. Samuel Boden has only one aria, but the sensitivity of his beautiful and expressive tenor is simply overwhelming."Klassikinfo.de, 10 November 2021"The master stroke is the casting of tenor Samuel Boden as Platée. With his neat physique and charming voice, he gives us a Platée who is more likeable than anyone else on stage, however entertained we may be by the rest."Culture Whisper, 31st May 2024 ★★★★"The overwhelming star of the evening is the Idamante of Samuel Boden, who only briefly survived the lily-adorned sacrificial altar, with a piano shimmer and the finest accuracy in haute-contre."Nmz online, 17 November 2021"There were lively performances from...Samuel Boden (a flamboyant Theseus)."Opera, October 2023"The sweetness and precision of Boden’s voice are coupled with a wonderful sense of acting, navigating with brio the different aspects of the character’s nymphomaniac behaviour…"The Critic, 21st July 2024
"The interaction and the musical dialogue between Chiara Skerath and Samuel Boden, who portrays the young prince is deeply moving. Samuel Boden has only one aria, but the sensitivity of his beautiful and expressive tenor is simply overwhelming."Klassikinfo.de, 10 November 2021
"The master stroke is the casting of tenor Samuel Boden as Platée. With his neat physique and charming voice, he gives us a Platée who is more likeable than anyone else on stage, however entertained we may be by the rest."Culture Whisper, 31st May 2024 ★★★★
"The overwhelming star of the evening is the Idamante of Samuel Boden, who only briefly survived the lily-adorned sacrificial altar, with a piano shimmer and the finest accuracy in haute-contre."Nmz online, 17 November 2021
"There were lively performances from...Samuel Boden (a flamboyant Theseus)."Opera, October 2023
"The sweetness and precision of Boden’s voice are coupled with a wonderful sense of acting, navigating with brio the different aspects of the character’s nymphomaniac behaviour…"The Critic, 21st July 2024