“A fine, startling achievement that confirms Northern Ireland Opera’s growing status as a force to be reckoned with, and marks out Belfast itself as a place to be for cutting-edge music theatre” – ★★★★
The Guardian
“A fine company achievement, astounding for Northern Ireland Opera in its short career”
The Sunday Times
“Another bold achievement by Northern Ireland Opera”– ★★★★
The Times
“Northern Ireland Opera has built a considerable reputation in recent years for sparky, edgy work that engages with native musicians and creates a bit of a splash”– ★★★★
The Telegraph
“It’s hard to praise Giselle Allen enough”
Opera Now
“One of the bravest operatic start-ups ever to work in Ireland”
The Irish Times
“Northern Ireland Opera’s production by Oliver Mears missed nothing in presenting the stark, often disturbing and unsettling nature of this opera”– ★★★★★
Belfast Telegraph
“As usual Northern Ireland Opera have found a way to make an often stuffy, yawn-inducing and elitist art form sexy, dangerous and accessible”
Culture Northern Ireland