Our thanks to TJ for the following, received by email:
To: enquiries@operabox.co.uk
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:37 AM
Subject: The Elixir of Love

Hello,
Yesterday my wife and I saw Opera Box perform ‘The Elixir of Love’ ( L'Elisir d'Amore) in Ludlow Church, and I would just like to record how delighted we were with the whole production and performance. All the voices were very good, especially Simon Masterton-Smith, but I would include all the cast in this commendation! The small chorus did a marvellous job, sounding as good as a much larger ensemble. The acting was also excellent, and I must also add a particular commendation to the musical sextet who did a remarkably good performance of Donizetti’s attractive music.
I would add that usually we usually see Welsh National Opera, English Touring Opera and the Royal Opera House so our tastes are fairly upmarket!
Do you by any chance have a photograph of this cast in the opera as I do collect souvenirs of special performances, and this was certainly one of those!
Best wishes to everyone involved in this production

Our thanks to DE for the following, received by email:

To: enquiries@operabox.co.uk
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 6:42 AM
Subject: La Boheme 1st July

My parents loved the Opera which you staged last Sunday for their wedding anniversary. They may have been expecting a number of things – but they’d have never guessed on an Opera so it was a lovely surprise for them. We even seemed to have the only 2 hours when it hasn’t been raining in the last two months.

My sincere thanks for all of the work which you, the artists, the musicians and crew put into the production which made it run so well. The Opera was brilliant !

Kind regards
DE

Our thanks to HK for the following, received by email:

To: enquiries@operabox.co.uk
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 7:48 AM
Subject: A Viennese Whirl in Barry

I feel I must write to say how much I enjoyed the evening of beautiful music and singing at Barry Memorial Hall.
I have always been a lover of Strauss and Lehar and the programme covered all my favourites.
The compere Brendan Wheatley made it so interesting, particularly for those who may not be so familiar with the history of the composers.
Thank you for continuing to bring this wonderful music to the people.
HK

Our thanks to Eunan for the following, received by email:

To: enquiries@operabox.co.uk
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 11:12 PM
Subject: Mozartissimo 06/02/08

Dear All,
I have just returned from an evening at The Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage having watched your presentation of Mozartissimo. May I say I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it highly entertaining and done with excellent humour. Brendan as “lead” was brilliant with his performance, along with Alison who sang exceptionally well (especially considering she has had a bad cold etc,) and all three Musicians, who played a lot more of the music than they should have done (i.e without the rest of the orchestra there) considering there was only the three ladies, Helen, Shelly, & Gillian.

A thought struck me watching the show, in that, this type of show with the explanations of the makeup /story of the opera would go well in to schools/ colleges etc, to perhaps get more people understanding it, when it is explained the way you do it. I’m sure if more people saw it they would like it. I thought It was a shame the theatre wasn’t full I guess there was about 80 -100 odd people there, and that must make it harder to muster up the enthusiasm for the show for the cast, but muster they did, & it was very good, so I felt compelled to let you & them know. I shall be looking at where you are in other venues round the country, as I spend time away from home as well, so if I am near a town where you are I would love to see more.
Please pass on my thanks to them all for a most enjoyable evening.
With Best Regards,
Eunan