 Press Reviews
- ... as Herodes in Salome by Richard Strauss
with the Vorarlberger Landestheater Bregenz - February 2006
"To the very extremes of his fingertips portrayed Brian Galliford with an intense dramatic as well as vocal presence the role of the dangerously lascivious Herodes"
Katharina von Glasenapp, Schwäbische Zeitung, 13.02.06
"... Brian Galliford delivered the embodiment of viscid lust as well as irresponsible power"
Christa Dietrich, Vorarlberger Nachrichten, 13.02.06
- ... as Piet the Pot in Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre
in concert with the ASKO & Schönberg Ensembles, Concertgebouw Amsterdam - October 2004
"Despite it being a concert performance tenor Brian Galliford acted wonderfully over the top as Piet the Pot, precisely as required in this absurdist story about a failed Apocalypse."
Jochem Valkenburg, NRC Handelsblad, 6.10.04
- ... for the role of The Rector in Britten's Peter Grimes
with the Royal Opera Covent Garden - July 2004
"There were strong newcomers, too, in ... Brian Galliford's Revd Horace Adams"
Erica Jeal, Opera Magazine, 09.04
- ... for the role of Piet vom Faß in Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre
with the Komische Oper, Berlin - June/July 2003
"With the comic and vocally outstanding Brian Galliford in the smashing role of the constantly drunk and vivacious Piet vom Faß turned out as a witty corpse robber, Kosky had the laughs on his side from the very beginning."
Eckart Schwinger, Opernwelt, August 2003
"the magnificent spieltenor Brian Galliford"
Jörg Königsdorf, Der Tagesspiegel, 24.06.03
"... Brian Galliford and Akie Amou [Venus/Gepopo] contribute to the standard of the performance with their vocal precision, meeting the virtuosic demands of the score."
Peter Uehling, Berliner Zeitung, 24.06.03
"Perfect casting is for example Brian Galliford's unscrupulous Piet vom Fass, making his debut here"
Klaus Klingbeil, Dresdener Neueste Nachrichten, 24.06.03
"the juicy character tenor: Brian Galliford"
Olaf Wilhelmer, Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung, 24.06.03
"Outstanding: Brian Galliford. Top class!"
BZ, 24.06.03
"To single out one person from the singing performances, is in principle not fair, but as first among equals we have pulled out BG in the role of Piet vom Fass. His simply acrobatic vocal control with breakless transitions from baritonal depths to falsetto heights competes with a comedy talent, that probably knows no equal in Berlin."
Friedemann Kluge, Neues Deutschland, 25.06.03
"Barrie Kosky ... had an ensemble of magnificent singing actors at his disposal, above all BG in the role of the wine taster and grave digger Piet vom Faß, who is called up as servant to Nekrotzar - akin to Sancho Pansa. Galliford is a magnificent comic, a desperately funny actor, who right at the outset with laughter bordering on madness undresses a corpse, a sort of wise fool, who does not for one moment take his new Lord really seriously."
"In the first instant the terrific vocal achievements of all singers yesterday must be admired. How BG constantly switches between chest voice and falsetto, combined with an innumerable variety of laughs, shouts and muc more aside ... deserves admiration."
Andreas GÖbel, RBB Radio 3, 23.06.03
- ... for the role of Piet vom Faß in Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre
with the Flemish Opera - November/December 2000
"Piet the Pot ... was splendidly sung by British tenor Brian Galliford, who negotiated the very high
tessitura with ease."
Elizabeth Forbes - Opera Now, March/April 2001
"A number of singers from the Reisopera production also took part in Antwerp ... with above all the
sublime Brian Galliford as Piet vom Faß."
Peter van der Lint - Trouw, 11/11
"As the music starts a pack of dogs charge through the audience and from inside a rubbish bin the
drunken singing of Piet vom Faß, professional wine taster; a brilliant role, just perfect for Brian
Galliford."
Jeanette Vergouwen - De Stem, 9/11
"... Brian Galliford is an irresistibly comical Piet van Faß ..."
Aad van der Ven - Haagsche/Goudsche Courant, 13/11
"Brian Galliford (Piet vom Faß) came over the strongest ..."
Maarten Beirens - De Standaard, 9/11
"... the often falsetto singing Falstaff blend of Piet vom Faß (excellent Brian Galliford) ..."
Stefan Keim - Die Welt, 16/11
"In the generally very good cast the British tenor Brian Galliford, the German Caroline Stein and our Mireille Capelle were most notable."
Mirek Cerny - Nieuwsblad de Gentenar, 9/11
"The cast is excellent, with a special mention ... for the verve of Brian Galliford's Piet ..."
Nicolas Blanmont - Libre Belgique, 10/11
- ... for Beethoven 9th Symphony in Eton - July 2000
"... tenor Brian Galliford thrilled the audience with his delivery of the alla marcia section ..."
George Allan - Middlesex Chronicle
- ... for the role of Bob Boles in Britten's Peter Grimes
with the Dutch Nationale Reisopera - April/May 2000
"... Brian Galliford (Bob Boles), Richard Suart (Swallow), Marcel Boone (Ned Keene) and
Henk Smit (Balstrode) all gave performances worthy of any stage."
Matthew Peacock - Opera Now, July/August 2000
"... Amongst the many supporting roles, the tenor Brian Galliford was especially remarkable as Bob Boles."
Willem Bruls - Opern Welt, July 2000
In the Opern Welt Yearbook for 2000, Willem Bruls nominated Brian Galliford as noteworthy "Nachwuchskünstler" (up-and-coming artist) for his portrayal of Bob Boles in this production.
- ... for the role of Monostatos in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte
with the Dutch Nationale Reisopera - August/September 1999
"... Galliford acts excellently ... is an old hand who gratefully takes advantage of all the possibilities offered by the director."
Roeland Hazendonk - Telegraaf, August 1999
"... the sublime acting and singing Brian Galliford as Monostatos ..."
Doron Nagan - Algemeen Dagblad, August 1999
- ... for the role of Piet vom Faß in Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre with the Dutch Nationale Reisopera - May 1998
"Brian Galliford climbs further and further into the role and delivers a splendid performance both as singer and as actor."
Bernd Feuchtner - Opern Welt, July 1998
"... Brian Galliford sings an excellent Piet vom Faß."
Roeland Hazendonk - Telegraaf, May 1998
"... the soloists are all of a high quality. Brian Galliford is as Piet vom Faß a charming and exceedingly comical Pierrot."
Henk Krol - GayKrant, May 1998
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