Guy Cutting – Rising Star of the Enlightenment
September 12, 2019
Tenor Guy Cutting has been announced as one of the Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment’s Rising Stars. He will appear with the group as part of their “Bach, the Universe and Everything” Cantatas series on October 12 in Bristol and October 13 at Kings Place, London (a.m) and Oxford (pm). Guy’s recent and forthcoming performances in Europe, the US and Far East include appearances with Collegium Vocale Gent, Netherlands Bach Society, Gabrieli Consort & Players, American Bach Soloists, Le Concert Lorrain and Real Filharmonia de Galicia.
Bradley Smith returns Innsbruck
August 23, 2019
Tenor Bradley Smith returns to the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music singing Arsete in Cesti La Dori at the Tyrolean State Theatre on August 24 & 26. The staging is by Stefano Vizioli’s with Ottavio Dantone conducting Accademia Bizantina
Guy Cutting with the OAE
June 5, 2019
Tenor Guy Cutting joins the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for a programme of Purcell Odes at the Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci on June 8 with Laurence Cummings conducting.
Tenor Samuel Boden sings the Narrator in Thomas Larcher The Hunting Gun at the Aldeburgh Festival on June 7 & 9. Next season his opera highlights include Anthony Sweeney Todd for Bergen National Opera and the title role of Monteverdi L’Orfeo with the Nederlandse Reisopera
Guy Cutting sings Monteverdi with Herreweghe
May 2, 2019
Guy Cutting joins Collegium Vocale Gent and Philippe Herreweghe for the first time touring a programme devised from Monteverdi’s Eighth book of madrigals, Un giro de begl’occhi, with performances on May 3 – Amsterdam; 4 – Aranjuez; 5 – Udeba; 7 – Luxemburg; 8 – Gent; 10 – Paris and 11 – Ludwigsburg.
On his recent performance with the American Bach Soloists the San Francisco Classical Voice commented: “… the stunning British tenor Guy Cutting … was not only the lead character in the Passion proceedings but also the absolute gem of this performance … Cutting’s subtle delivery and clear diction were a joy and a delight.”
Guy Cutting sings Gabriel Jackson on Delphian
April 8, 2019
Tenor Guy Cutting features on Delphian Records’ recently-released disc of Gabriel Jackson’s The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ with the Choir of Merton College, Oxford and the Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia under Benjamin Nicholas. “Guy Cutting sings all this intense music with terrific commitment and emotional engagement…His voice is ideal for the music, not least on account of his great clarity of tone and diction, and he communicates vividly with the listener.” MusicWeb International.
Samuel Boden Hamburg début
April 5, 2019
Tenor Samuel Boden makes his début at the Staatsoper Hamburg singing Boy and Young King in Katie Mitchell’s production of George Benjamin Lessons in Love and Violence. Opening on April 7 with further performances on April 10, 13 and 18 conducted by Kent Nagano. The production then moves to Opéra de Lyon for performance on May 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 & 26 conducted by Alexandre Bloch. “… lustrous honeyed lines in the final scenes for the high-tenor role of the Son (who becomes Edward III), beautifully delivered by Samuel Boden.” The Guardian. “Samuel Boden is inspired casting as the Boy, growing up to be King”. Financial Times
Guy Cutting Evangelises in San Francisco
March 15, 2019
Tenor Guy Cutting sings Evangelist in the St Matthew Passion with the American Bach Soloists under Jeffrey Thomas with performances on March 22, 23, 24 & 25 in the San Francisco Bay area. Details here.
Bradley Smith takes on King Kong
March 6, 2019
Tenor Bradley Smith makes his German opera début creating the role of Carl Denham in The True Story of King Kong by Jeffrey Ching for Theater Magdeburg. Performances on March 16, 24, 29, April 20, May 12 & 25. HURRY TO SKULL ISLAND. STOP. BIG PRIZE AHEAD. STOP. BRING BOMBS. DENHAM
Sam Boden in Karlsruhe & Moscow
February 15, 2019
Tenor Samuel Boden sings Oronte in James Darrah’s production of Alcina at the International Handel Festival, Karlsruhe from February 23 to March 1 with Andreas Spering conducting. Following which he will reprise the role of Orphée in Gluck Orphée et Euridice for a semi-staged performance in Moscow on March 5 with Musica Viva under the baton of Alexander Rudin.
