Annual reports

‘The set pieces were especially thrilling, the high drama, the speeches and the missing Albert all given full operatic treatment’
- Bachtrack on Albert Herring

‘a charming farce’
- The Scotsman on Albert Herring

‘a whole company success’
- The Telegraph on Albert Herring

★★★★★
- The Reviews Hub on Don Pasquale

★★★★★
- Arts Review Edinburgh on Don Pasquale

★★★★★
- North West End on Don Pasquale

★★★★★
- Corr Blimey on Don Pasquale

★★★★
- A Youngish Perspective on Don Pasquale

★★★★
- Across the Arts on Don Pasquale

★★★★
- Bachtrack on Don Pasquale

★★★★
- Broadway Baby on Don Pasquale

★★★★
- ScotsGay Arts on Don Pasquale

★★★★
- The Scotsman on Don Pasquale

‘A triumph of synergy’
- VoxCarnyx on Don Pasquale

‘Barbe and Doucet’s witty production is a light-hearted delight’
- Bachtrack on Don Pasquale

‘a joy to watch and listen to’
- Seen and Heard International on Don Pasquale

‘As ever, Stuart Stratford conducted his magnificent orchestra with flair’
- North West End on Don Pasquale

★★★★
- The Herald on Opera Highlights Spring 2025

‘energetic synergy and neat choreography’
- The Scotsman on Opera Highlights Spring 2025

‘By the time the performance ended, the audience had not only been on an operatic journey through Scotland, which lifted our souls, but we also left feeling we had been to a party.’
- Shetland News on Opera Highlights Spring 2025

★★★★★
- The Guardian on The Makropulos Affair

★★★★★
- The Observer on The Makropulos Affair

★★★★★ 
- The Scotsman on The Makropulos Affair

★★★★
- The Stage on The Makropulos Affair

★★★★
- The Times on The Makropulos Affair

★★★★
- Bachtrack on The Makropulos Affair

★★★★
- The List on The Makropulos Affair

★★★★
- North West End on The Makropulos Affair

★★★★
- Broadway Baby on The Makropulos Affair

★★★★
- Arts Review Edinburgh on The Makropulos Affair

★★★★
- A Youngish Perspective on The Makropulos Affair

★★★★
- ScotsGay Arts on The Makropulos Affair

‘Boylan is magnificent, larger than life, mercilessly manipulative in a marathon vocal performance that moves inexorably to its fatalistic conclusion’
- The Scotsman on The Makropulos Affair

‘aesthetically luxuriant’
- Bachtrack on The Makropulos Affair

‘Fuchs’ production very successfully teases apart the work’s many ideas and plants them in a deeply human, very compassionate context.’
- The Stage on The Makropulos Affair

★★★★★
- North West End on The Strauss Collection

★★★★
- North West End on The Puccini Collection

★★★★
- The QR on The Puccini Collection

★★★★
- The Reviews Hub on The Strauss Collection

★★★★
- The Herald on The Strauss Collection

‘The Puccini Collection wasn’t just a concert; it was an experience, a celebration of everything that makes Puccini’s music timeless… It was impossible to leave untouched by the beauty of the evening’
- North West End on The Puccini Collection

‘the orchestra may be the MVP of the concert’
- The QR on The Puccini Collection

‘It was as much of a delight… to be able to see as well as hear the players producing the details of the fabulous orchestral score, down to the tiniest details of hand percussion and including crisp, precise playing from the brass and winds.’
- Vox Carnyx on The Strauss Collection

‘The orchestra… sounds utterly glorious’
- The Reviews Hub on The Strauss Collection