After a VERY busy week in Portugal in my parents’ old house which we have decided to renovate, it is difficult to leave the whole family even for a few days, but some great consolation is that I am now in Geneva with my friends of Gli Angeli Genève. Tonight we will be performing an amazing piece that we recorded a year or so ago, Josquin’s “Missa Malheur Me Bat”. This deep and moving piece couldn’t be in starker contrast to the 2 toddlers, dog, smattering of other kids and over-worked adults that I have left behind, and despite the...
“…you’d be a fool to stage it without the eponymous tenor who can both sing and act what can sometimes seem impossible. Samuel Boden is the perfect Platée, not only in his agile, confident management of the role’s vocal twists and turns, but also in his athletic prowess, with one particularly impressive display – no chance of seeing Jonas Kaufmann doing that one!” Music OMH, 30th May 2024 ★★★★★ “Into all this tawdry glamour steps Samuel Boden as Platée, ridiculous in green bathing suit, green wig and frog flippers. It’s a hugely taxing part composed for the high, virtuoso tenor that was a...
“There were lively performances from Jeremy Carpenter (teetering on donkey hooves as Bottom), Samuel Boden (a flamboyant Theseus).” Opera, October 2023 “Samuel Boden as Theseus stands out among the gentlemen with his bright and smooth baroque tenor.” Svenska Dagbladet, 6 August 2023 “The British tenor Samuel Boden creates with finesse a crazy and beautifully singing Theseus” Epoch Times Sverige, 7 August 2023
As we gear up for the dress rehearsal tonight here are a few photos from the rehearsal period. It has been a lot of fun finding the character of Platée – I’m looking forward to sharing more on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune programme tomorrow from 5pm, and then on to opening night on Wednesday! As Platée during Garsington Opera’s Platée rehearsals @ Julian Guidera, 2024 As Platée during Garsington Opera’s Platée rehearsals @ Julian Guidera, 2024 As Platée during Garsington Opera’s Platée rehearsals @ Julian Guidera, 2024
A performance of “Que ce séjour est agréable”, an extract from Rameau’s Platée, ahead of the production run at Garsington Opera this summer. Accompanied by Christopher Bucknall. Platée @ Garsington Opera from 29 May – 30 June 2024: https://garsingtonopera.org/whats-on/…
“Platée has an exuberance in the music that is so exciting and so compelling.” Ahead of her production of Rameau’s Platée this summer, director Louisa Muller gives us some insight into this lesser-known work, with some teasers of her interpretation, her key sources of inspiration, and a whistle-stop tour of the plot! Platée runs from Wednesday 29 May – Sunday 30 June 2024: www.garsingtonopera.org/whats-on/platee
