CliveBayley

Press

• Peter Grimes (Swallow)

  English National Opera

  Sep 2023 - Oct 2023

  • Simon Bailey’s Balstrode, Clive Bayley’s Swallow and John Findon’s Bob Boles provide huge vocal power and are, in the latter cases, unforgettably repellent.

    • Flora Willson, The Guardian
    • 22 September 2023

  • bass Clive Bayley was outstanding as Swallow

    • Stephen Pritchard, bachtrack
    • 22 September 2023

  • Clive Bayley is authoritative as the lawyer Swallow

    • Richard Fairman, Financial Times
    • 25 September 2023

  • Clive Bayley, with impeccable diction

    • Nicholas Kenyon, The Telegraph
    • 22 September 2023

• Hamlet (Spectre du roi défunt)

  Opéra national de Paris

  Mar 2023 - Apr 2023

  • Clive Bayley heard recently in Peter Grimes at Garnier is remarkable in Spectre of the deceased King

    • Francois Lesueur, ConcertClassic
    • 14 March 2023

  • Clive Bayley was very convincing in the short but dramatically important role of “the spectre of the king.

    • Mauricio Villa, OperaWire
    • 16 March 2023

  • The work of the veteran Clive Bayley as the ghost of the deceased king is impeccable, a part especially considered here in Warlikowski's production

    • Alexander Martinez, Platea
    • 29 March 2023

• Peter Grimes (Swallow)

  Opéra national de Paris

  Jan 2023 - Feb 2023

  • Clive Bayley shows himself to be authoritarian at first, with his well-emitted voice, limpid in the treble and voluptuous in the bass, with a round vibrato. As a good lawyer, he has a precise and rhythmic elocution

    • Damien Dutilleul, Olyrix
    • 27 January 2023

  • Clive Bayley offering a judge Swallow overtaken by the midday demon, with a smooth voice and always impressive bass.

    • Laurent Bury, ConcertClassic
    • 28 January 2023

  • Clive Bayley’s Swallow also was a showcase of both good singing and great acting. He is a pathetic man teased by  the nieces, but also an abuser. His confrontation with Peter Grimes in the first scene showcased his voice and capacity of speech-delivery quite well.

    • Joao Marcos Copertino, OperaWire
    • 03 February 2023

• Battistelli's Julius Caesar (title role)

  Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

  Nov 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Bass Clive Bayley produced an excellent performance in the role of Julius Caesar, in which he captured his vanity, courage, and heroic demeanor. His singing was detailed, clearly articulated, and expressive.

    • Alan Neilson, Operawire
    • 15 December 2021