Sarah-Jane Lewis | Reviews

Giovanna
2024
“…Sarah-Jane Lewis caught the ear as Giovanna…”

Martin Kettle, The Guardian
Sister Dolcina
2024
“There were also fine cameos from… Sarah-Jane Lewis as the greedy Sister Dolcina…”

Dr Adrian York, London Unattached
Sister Dolcina
2024
“…Sarah-Jane Lewis’s cake-eating comedic turn as Sister Dolcina…”

Stuart King, London Office
Performance
2021
“…sung with rich tone by Sarah-Jane Lewis…”

Zoe Anderson, The Independent
Performance
2021
“…sublimely sung live by Sarah-Jane Lewis…”

Teresa Guerriero, Culture Whisper
La Marchesa del Poggio
Un giorno di regno
2019
“There was a lovely plangency to Sarah-Jane Lewis’ tone as the Marchesa…”

Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill
Giorgetta
Il tabarro
2018
“A young British soprano who shook the very fabric of the Maltings with her tonally gorgeous and dramatically distressing assumption of Giorgetta…”

Mark Valencia, WhatsOnStage
Performance
2017
“Sung with blood-quickening passion by Sarah-Jane Lewis.”

Neil Norman, The Stage
Performance
2016
“Sarah-Jane Lewis captivated with a remarkably sumptuous yet cleanly contoured timbre and she shaped her words seductively.”

Yehuda Shapiro, Opera Magazine
Giorgetta
Il tabarro
2016
“At least as powerful a portrayal of the role I have heard… the rich-toned Giorgetta of Sarah-Jane Lewis, whose plight and character could not have done more to engage our sympathy.”

Mark Berry, Seen and Heard International
Recital
2015
“Lewis has a rich, creamy textured voice with a great warmth to it, and a lovely evenness across the range. It is potentially quite a big instrument… Though her voice has a strong operatic potential, she is clearly a gifted recitalist.”

Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill
Recital
2014
“Sarah-Jane Lewis has a warm, capacious soprano, its strength powerfully contained and focused throughout its wide register. And her wonderfully serene and assured stage presence reaches out to her audience whether in the beautifully tapered phrasing of her Debussy, the stature of her operatic Wagner or the compelling simplicity of her Frank Bridge.”

Hilary Finch, The Times
Isolde
Tristan und Isolde
2013
“Wow, she’s good! She sang with confidence, her high and long-held notes were totally certain and centred, and she really seemed involved with the story’s denouement. Sarah-Jane Lewis’s voice is glorious, and she doesn’t lack for vivid portrayal either.”

Colin Anderson, Classical Source
Young Singers to Look Out For
2012
“Astounding. In terms of tone, one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard in live performance. The sound reminds me of Jessye Norman spliced with Te Kanawa.”

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