PRESS
Opera Magazine | January 2019 Issue
Andrew Clark
"Gareth Williams' (...) willingness to tailor his own uncluttered musical language to Admiral Fallow’s ideas was the single most impressive element of Navigate the Blood."
Review: Navigate the Blood
NOISE Opera
Opera Scotland | November 2018
John Rivers
"There is a thrilling immediacy in being so close to the performers, who have nowhere to hide in James Robert Carson’s simple but effective production"
Review: Navigate the Blood
NOISE Opera
OperaWire | December 2018
Xenia Hanusiak
Best of 2018: OperaWire Staff Picks
Review: Rocking Horse Winner
Opera Saratoga
ScotchWhisky.com | 06/11/2018
Tom Bruce-Gardyne
"There is a thrilling immediacy in being so close to the performers, who have nowhere to hide in James Robert Carson’s simple but effective production"
Review: Navigate the Blood
NOISE Opera
Campbeltown Courier | 14/11/2018
Mark Davey
"a mesmerising musical feast"
Review: Navigate the Blood
NOISE Opera
The Herald | 15/10/2018
Neil Cooper
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Emanuel and Williams' trilogy honours the dead who have previously lain nameless in a way that lingers long after the music's final note has sounded"
Review: The 306: Dusk
The Stage | 15/10/2018
Thom Dibdin
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Haunting and powerful"
Review: The 306: Dusk
The Scotsman | 25/10/2018
Joyce McMillan
★ ★ ★ ★
"full of passion and pity"
Review: The 306: Dusk
Classical Voice America | 06/07/2018
Xenia Hanusiak
"a gripping and provocative experience"
Review: Rocking Horse Winner
Opera Saratoga
Ludwig Van Toronto | 27/06/2017
Michael Vincent
THE SCOOP | Rocking Horse Winner Dominates 2017 Dora Awards
Feature: Rocking Horse Winner
Tapestry Opera
Opera News | 28/05/2016
Christopher Hoile
"one cannot imagine how the story could have been better told"
Review: Rocking Horse Winner
Tapestry Opera
Herald Scotland | 07/12/2015
Keith Bruce
★ ★ ★ ★
“Tilts at contemporary Scottish opera are not exactly uncommon, but this NOISE company commission from a composing team of Chris Stout and Gareth Williams with a libretto by Sian Evans sets and meets its own high standards.”
“Stout and Williams have combined their talents in a style that sets a benchmark for traditional and classical collaboration.”
Review: HIRDA
NOISE Opera
Bachtrack | 05/12/2015
David Smythe
★ ★ ★ ★
“There is a strange magic to Hirda, a beguiling adventure across classical and folk boundaries. The haunting blend of the voices and the music is still ringing in my head.”
Review: HIRDA
NOISE Opera
The Guardian | 29/11/2015
Kate Molleson
★ ★ ★ ★
“Glasgow company NOISE aim to create nimble opera for new audiences. Hirda was as accessible as it was intended to be.”
Review: HIRDA
NOISE Opera
The Shetland Times | 27/11/2015
Alex Garrick-Wright
"Hirda is a warm, affectionate and delightful ode to Shetland that enraptured the audience, nearly brought the house down from the immense and sustained applause, and deserves a place in the cultural pantheon of the isles.”
Review: HIRDA
NOISE Opera
The Scotsman | 05/12/2015
David Kettle
★ ★ ★ ★
“this brand new opera feels like it’s got true Shetland blood pulsing fiercely through its veins”
“soaring, heartstring-pulling music, enormously powerful in conveying the opera’s intense emotions.”
Review: HIRDA
NOISE Opera
Opera Magazine | 2015
Andrew Clark
“unites Scottish folk music and Shetland dialect with the classical forces of chamber opera, making for a potent brew.”
“Hirda deserves to go places.”
