Press Reviews
La Dolce Vita Opera Cruise
"...the official launch last week lived up to expectations. On a hot, sunny evening, a small group of us enjoyed a selection of arias from favourite operas..."
Nicola Lisle, Oxford Times, 19th June 2008 (full review - external link)
Arias on Ice
"The coming together of two art forms - opera singing and ice skating - looks, on paper, a wonderful idea..."
Nicola Lisle, Oxford Times, December 2007 (full review - external link)
Christmas Opera Double Bill
"Confident acting and a voice of exceptional purity and strength combine to make this a truly remarkable and memorable portrayal."
Nicola Lisle, Oxford Times, December 2007 (full review - external link)
Proms on the Pond, Sunningwell Festival 2007
"This was a wonderfully entertaining evening, with good music, a talented cast and laughs a-plenty. Superb.
Nicola Lisle, Oxford Times, August 2007 (full review)
Don Giovanni - "Just the Business"
"Some stories come up trumps, no matter what you do to them. But Don Giovanni not only survived in Opera Anywhere's re-interpretation, it actually thrived in their radical chamber staging."
Tom Walker, Opera Now Magazine, July 2007 (full review)
Don Giovanni
"The result is a refreshing and completely valid version of Mozart’s opera, following the story-line closely but reminding one that his characters are real people with real emotions involved in the sexual politics of real situations (unlike many recent productions)."
Peter Schofield, Oxford Magazine, May 2007 (full review)
"Dad, opera is really just Eastenders on stage."
Audience member review of Don Giovanni
Revd. David Fleming, May 2007 (full review)
Don Giovanni
"It is a courageous move to take a much-loved opera and drag it resolutely into the 21st century. But Opera Anywhere's updated version of Don Giovanni is bright, fresh, witty and dramatic."
Nicola Lisle, May 2007, The Oxford Times (full review)
Classical Music Magazine, Interview and Feature
"It is a brave opera company that lets in the tv cameras - as the Royal Opera discovered to its cost some years ago. But Opera Anywhere, a small company with big ambitions, has few regrets."
Nicola Lisle, April 2007, Classical Music Magazine (full review)
Arias on Ice
"All those who find pleasure in skating as a performing art should hope that the relationship between opera and skating flourishes."
Janet West , April 2007, iSKATE Magazine (full review)
Oxford Times, Interview and Feature
"In more ways than one, this is a company that is really going places."
Nicola Lisle, December 2006, The Oxford Times (full review)
Great Opera Moments
"This dazzling collection of operatic cameos, spanning several centuries
and
featuring familiar and not-so-familiar composers, adds up to a truly exciting evening"
Nicola Lisle, August 2006, The Oxford Times (full review)
Curiouser and Curioser
"Once again, this innovative company has come up with a fun evening guaranteed
to get you in the festive mood"
Nicola Lisle, Dec 2005, The Oxford Times. (full review)
Carry On Gilbert & Sullivan
"The enthusiasm and talent of this mainly Oxford based cast ensure that the pace
never falters - It all adds up to two hours of pure delight"
Nicola Lisle, The Oxford Times (full review)
Too Hot To Handel
"A show not to be missed for the opera lover and the lover of just sheer entertainment!"
The Abingdon Herald (full review)
'The Bear' and 'A Dinner Enagement' (Double Bill)
"Both pieces add up to an evening of light-hearted fun, which is well worth
catching if you can."
Oxford Times Review (full review)
Proms on the Pond
"Supremely, even sublimely English, however, was the Tales of Hoffmann
'Bar carolle' sung in a rubber dinghy rather than a gondola"
Hugh Vickers, Oxford Times, August 2005 (full review)
Audience Quotes
"A big thank you for such wonderful singing and music- I really enjoyed the evening and thought you were all wonderful" - Debbie
"Hi Mike & Vanessa, Many thanks to you both , Lyndall, Julia and Matthew for your performances on Saturday night at Frilford Heath Golf Club. It was a great success , all the members and guests seemed to enjoy the evening very much."
Peter Creasy, Frilford Heath Golf Club, May 2007
"Last Saturday, as a family, we all had a thoroughly enjoyable evening at Chipping Norton watching your performance. It was fantastic in every way and a great way for us to celebrate my wife’s birthday! It was good, clean fun and musically brilliant. It was wonderful to see such young talent being given such an opportunity – all your actors/singers did really well. Well done!" - Mark Gyde.
"Just a quick thank you for a great evenings entertainment and congratulations to
all of the Company for the performance!"
"It was a fantastically imaginative programme, wonderfully executed"
"The music was marvellous and very well sung, we were delighted with it"
"'Great Opera Moments' is outstanding - terribly funny and beautifully sung.
What a triumph! I look forward to the video..."