La fille du régiment | Wexford Festival Opera 2023
“Musical director and pianist Rebecca Warren’s accompaniment was rhythmically pleasing and sensitively attuned to the onstage drama. The good-humored chattering from the audience as they left the theatre said it all. This was comedy opera at its best. It was more than just the occasional laugh and amused smile; it was pure, concentrated fun.”
Alan Neilson, Opera Wire
La fille du régiment | Wexford Festival Opera 2023
“The piano needed for Marie’s music lesson was already in place down left and was being played with stylistic acumen throughout the show by the accomplished Music Director, Rebecca Warren. Judging by the size of the packed audiences, and hearing the boisterous responses, it looks like the Wexford crowd was not only ready for a good time, but also pleased to sample some standard operatic repertoire.”
James Sohre, Opera Today
La fille du régiment | Wexford Festival Opera 2023
“Donizetti’s La fille du régiment had been perfectly adapted by director Heather Hadrill, combining numbers in French and dialogue in English, to fit into 90 minutes, and rather more stylish to look at in Lisa Krugel’s designs for the smaller of the two National Opera House spaces than Suor Angelica; besides, who really needs an orchestra in Donizetti when you have a pianist as supportive as Rebecca Warren.”
David Nice, The Arts Desk
Russian Double Bill | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 2023
“The instrumental performance was characterful and elegantly nuanced”
Donal Hurley, Edinburgh Music Review