News & Reviews

'Alice Farnham is one to watch'  BBC Music Magazine (Editor's Choice)

 

NEWS  Alice has recently been appointed Music Director of Welsh National Youth Opera for their 2013 production of Britten's Paul Bunyan.

 

 

'Conductor Alice Farnham brought out the best of the Singapore Lyric Opera Orchestra.'                                                                                                                  

The Magic Flute - Singapore  Chang Tou Liang - The Straits Times

'The orchestra's playing, under the baton of Alice Farnham, was some of the best I have heard in an SLO performance...  A degree of ensemble was achieved, with rich orchestral sound especially in the nicely articulated winds, that I have not heard before.  Throughout she gave firm support without being entirely inflexible.'            

The Magic Flute - Singapore  Derek Lim - The Flying Inkpot 

 

'What was apparent from the opening bars of the Overture, was that the London Mozart Players were on fine form, under the baton of Alice Farnham....Throughout, the ensemble between orchestra and singers was superb.'                                         

Haydn Le Pescatrice, St. John's Smith Square  Claire Seymour - Opera Today

 

'The Aalborg Symphony Orchestra - the Royal Danish Theatre's resident orchestra in the province - is under the strong direction of conductor Alice Farnham. There is an ambition and an ability to colour the tone and time the music according to how high the dancers jump - especially the soloists - and luckily this is practiced with verve and energy, which is a musical advantage rather than a loss.                                                                                                                                                     

Giselle Royal Danish Ballet, Jutland Tour  -  Anne Mette Busch - Nordjyske 

 

'Alice Farnham, conducting, held all together with spirited aplomb.'                    

Haydn Le Pescatrice, Bampton Classical Opera   Fiona Maddocks - Opera

 

'There's no denying the continuing appeal of Simon Jeffes' global-fusion score, played with elan by the Birmingham Royal Ballet Sinfonia under Alice Farnham'                

Birmingham Royal Ballet, Coliseum Triple Bill  Jennie Gilbert - The Independent

 

'A fine performance by Robert Clark (piano) and the South Bank Sinfonia under Alice Farnham'                                                                                                                   

Royal Ballet Covent Garden in New Works in the Linbury  David Dougill - The Times

 

'Sympathetically conducted by Alice Farnham'                                                              

Pimlico Opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi   Rupert Christiansen  - The Telegraph

 

'Alice Farnham conducted the Bampton Opera Orchestra with impeccable timing and control'                                                                                                                   

Bampton Classical Opera  Haydn Le Pescatrice  Nicola Lisle - The Oxford Times