Reviews

The Adventures of Pinocchio - Opera North (2010)

"The opera is unimaginable without Victoria Simmonds in the title role... Simmonds is funny, touching and utterly compelling." - Tim Ashley, The Guardian

 

Idomeneo (Strauss/Mozart) - Buxton (July 2010)

"the superb Victoria Simmonds was Idamante" - Michael Kennedy, Opera

 

A Gala Evening of Music - Garsington Opera (July 2010)

"Victoria Simmonds.. gave us a delightfully vixenish reading of Rosina's 'Una voce poco fa'" - Richard Osborne, Opera

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La Damnation de Faust - Canterbury Cathedral
“Victoria Simmonds, as Marguerita, offered drama in her subtle but unmistakeable body language, giving added depth to her immaculate singing.” Elaine Godden – Kentish Gazette
Le Comte Ory – Garsington
“The finest singing comes from the Cherubino-style page of Victoria Simmonds” - Anthony Holden, The Observer
“and above all, as the enamoured page who gets the gal, the dizzyingly beautiful mezzo Victoria Simmonds, whose every note suffused the Oxfordshire evening air with a scrumptious warm glow.” Roderick Dunnett, The Independent
“Victoria Simmonds was a real find as Isolier, a convincing young man as well as a fine Rossinian voice.” Brian Hick, The Organ
“Victoria Simmonds brings sophisticated, almost understated, dramatic coherence to the role of Isolier, as well as ample vocal flexibility.” Edward Bhesania, The Stage

La Damnation de Faust - Canterbury Cathedral“

Victoria Simmonds, as Marguerita, offered drama in her subtle but unmistakeable body language, giving added depth to her immaculate singing.” Elaine Godden – Kentish Gazette

Le Comte Ory – Garsington“

The finest singing comes from the Cherubino-style page of Victoria Simmonds” - Anthony Holden, The Observer


“and above all, as the enamoured page who gets the gal, the dizzyingly beautiful mezzo Victoria Simmonds, whose every note suffused the Oxfordshire evening air with a scrumptious warm glow.” Roderick Dunnett, The Independent

 
“Victoria Simmonds was a real find as Isolier, a convincing young man as well as a fine Rossinian voice.” Brian Hick, The Organ
“Victoria Simmonds brings sophisticated, almost understated, dramatic coherence to the role of Isolier, as well as ample vocal flexibility.” Edward Bhesania, The Stage

 

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Pinocchio – Opera North
“Victoria Simmonds's supremely winning Pinocchio” -Alfred Hickling, The Guardian
“wonderfully played and sung by Victoria Simmonds” Hugh Canning, Sunday Times
“Victoria Simmonds is Pinocchio, complete with superbly sculptured kneecaps and elbows and a glorious, growing nose. She is outstanding.” Kevin Berry, The Stage
“the superb Victoria Simmonds” Richard Morrison, The Times
Rosina – English National Opera
“Victoria Simmonds is a voluptuously feisty Rosina” Tim Ashley – The Guardian
“His is not the only exciting debut. Victoria Simmonds, last seen as an outrageously sexy Cherubino in Steven Stead's sci-fi Figaro, is an enchanting Rosina, all glittery top-notes, bubbling fioritura, flirty baby-blues and swishy hips.” Anna Picard, The Independent
“…and especially Victoria Simmonds as a beautiful and determined Rosina, are all wonderful, singing with conviction and accuracy and acting as if they were thoroughly enjoying themselves.” AC Grayling, Online Review

Pinocchio – Opera North (2007/8)

"Victoria Simmonds's supremely winning Pinocchio” -Alfred Hickling, The Guardian


“wonderfully played and sung by Victoria Simmonds” Hugh Canning, Sunday Times


“Victoria Simmonds is Pinocchio, complete with superbly sculptured kneecaps and elbows and a glorious, growing nose. She is outstanding.” Kevin Berry, The Stage


“the superb Victoria Simmonds” Richard Morrison, The Times

 

Rosina – English National Opera

“Victoria Simmonds is a voluptuously feisty Rosina” Tim Ashley – The Guardian


“His is not the only exciting debut. Victoria Simmonds, last seen as an outrageously sexy Cherubino in Steven Stead's sci-fi Figaro, is an enchanting Rosina, all glittery top-notes, bubbling fioritura, flirty baby-blues and swishy hips.” Anna Picard, The Independent


“…and especially Victoria Simmonds as a beautiful and determined Rosina, are all wonderful, singing with conviction and accuracy and acting as if they were thoroughly enjoying themselves.” AC Grayling, Online Review

 

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Cherubino – English National Opera
“As teenage sweethearts Cherubino and Barbarina, Victoria Simmonds and Claire Ormshaw excel. Simmonds is quite the sexiest Cherubino I've seen.” Anna Picard, The Independent
“Which leads me to perhaps the star of this show, Cherubino. Victoria Simmonds is absolutely charming (and totally believable) as the petulant teenager, both acting and singing superbly.” Helen Wright, Music OMH
“There's a plucky, sexy, scene-stealing Cherubino from Victoria Simmonds.” Edward Seckerson, The Independent
Varvara – Katya Kabanova for Chandos Records
“The young lovers Kudrash and Varavara are splendidly portrayed by Peter Wedd and Victoria Simmonds.” The Sunday Telegraph

Cherubino – English National Opera

"As teenage sweethearts Cherubino and Barbarina, Victoria Simmonds and Claire Ormshaw excel. Simmonds is quite the sexiest Cherubino I've seen.” Anna Picard, The Independent


“Which leads me to perhaps the star of this show, Cherubino. Victoria Simmonds is absolutely charming (and totally believable) as the petulant teenager, both acting and singing superbly.” Helen Wright, Music OMH


“There's a plucky, sexy, scene-stealing Cherubino from Victoria Simmonds.” Edward Seckerson, The Independent


Varvara – Katya Kabanova for Chandos Records

“The young lovers Kudrash and Varavara are splendidly portrayed by Peter Wedd and Victoria Simmonds.” The Sunday Telegraph

 

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