Samuel Boden as Telemachus: ROH / Roundhouse, January 2018. Photo by Stephen Cummiskey “there are some unforgettable moments from a very strong cast…Samuel Boden’s sweet-toned Telemachus careering round the stage on a tandem while singing divinely.” Independent, 11th January 2018 “Samuel Boden turns in a great performance as Ulysses’s nimble son Telemachus, disaffected under headphones, obsessed with Helen of Troy.” Culture Whisper, 11th January 2018 “The headphone-toting Telemachus, Samuel Boden, was striking both visually and vocally.” Seen and Heard International, 12th January 2018 “The Telemachus here, Samuel Boden, was touching, vulnerable” What’s On Stage, 11th January 2018 “The production is...
“Samuel Boden: ‘perfect for Blow’s vivid vocal lines’.”The Observer, 8 October 2017
“His youngish soloists are equally fine, French mezzo Michele Losier sweetly appealing, Samuel Boden impishly fluent.”ClassicalMusic.com, 28 September 2017 “[Boden] …despatched his promise of Mab, queen of dreams, in a spot-on flash “The Arts Desk, 23 January 2016
“Displaying elegant phrasing and good dynamic control, [Samuel Boden] captured the slow-burning intensity of Pigmalion’s love for his creation.”The Australian, 19 June 2017 “Samuel Boden looks like a fairy tale prince and has a limpid, languishing aria at the beginning bemoaning his love for the inanimate sculpture he has created. His voice is perhaps light but it is a performance of great virtuosity”Performing Arts Hub, 19 June 2017 “Tenor Samuel Boden is Pigmalion, the sculptor who creates a statue so beautiful he falls in love with it, only to have it come to life. He brings an exquisitely crafted, nuanced sound to the role, offset...
“Best of all, Samuel Boden’s classic, appealing tenor finally shone out in Qui tollis peccata mundi, with perfect projection and diction enabled by supple strength right through his range, in an account at once sincere and affecting: a talent to watch.” Bachtrack, 11th April 2017
“…the tenderly announced message of “Comfort ye”, delivered with exquisite technique by tenor Samuel Boden” ★★★★☆ Bachtrack, 19 December 2016
