CULTURA EN paralelo

"Excellent performance by Englishman Thomas Blunt at the helm of the Philharmonic at the Colón.”(Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón) Martha Cora Eliseht

 

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the guardian

"In the right hands, here those of Thomas Blunt, the music fizzes along and the flair with which Blunt handled the give-and-take of phrase-shaping with the singers ensured an authentic Viennese feel". (Die Fledermaus, IF Opera), Rian Evans

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THE TIMES

“A fine conductor". (Rigoletto, Glyndebourne Tour), Richard Morrison

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OPERA MAGAZINE

"Thomas Blunt directed the Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra like a true Verdi veteran: the tempos were always brisk; disfiguring rallentandos and soloistic acuti were banished; the drama emerged." (Rigoletto, Glyndebourne Tour), Roger Parker

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THE TELEGRAPH

"Thomas Blunt conducts a swift, clean account of the score... [with] verve and vigour" Rigoletto, Glyndebourne Tour), Rupert Christiansen

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THE OBSERVER

"Luckily, under the baton of Thomas Blunt, there was sterling quality in the orchestra, chorus and cast". (Rigoletto,

Glyndebourne Tour), Fiona Maddocks

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CLASSICAL SOURCE

"From the Prelude on, Thomas Blunt’s conducting and the GT Orchestra made the score sound gratifyingly black and, however light and nuanced on its feet, weighed down with tragedy. The storm scene is gripping, and in general the pit drives the show". (Rigoletto, Glyndebourne Tour), Peter Reed

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THE STAGE

"Thomas Blunt balances pace and elegance, drawing colourful playing from the BCO Orchestra". (Il Mondo della Luna, Bampton Classical Opera) The Stage

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BACHTRACK

"The excellent orchestra was splendidly conducted by Thomas Blunt, whose tempi never dragged and who got good balance most of the time ... Blunt even has the knack of firing up the stop-start recitativo accompagnato music, especially that for Donna Anna. He, like his singers, could be well satisfied with their evening’s work pursuing a vile predator to his deserved damnation". (Don Giovanni, Longborough Festival Opera). Roy Westbrook

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MUSICOMH

Thomas Blunt’s conducting achieves an excellent balance between clarity, nuance and energy with the result that this interpretation of La traviata is as successful as it is innovative”. (La Traviata, Longborough Festival Opera)​

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CLASSICAL SOURCE

"Thomas Blunt conducts with an intuitive sense of the drama..." (La Traviata, Longborough Festival Opera) 

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OPEr aktuell

"…it was enough to hear such finely crafted music sounding from the pit, played by the Bern Symphony Orchestra under the sensitive direction of Thomas Blunt.]  (Ariadne auf Naxos, Konzert Theater Bern) 

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der bund

"Thomas Blunt as the new First Kapellmeister led the Bern Symphony Orchestra through the opera with verve, supreme ease in the tempo changes, and he proved to be a sensitive accompanist for chorus and soloists. A “Magic Flute” as never seen before in Bern. The conclusion after three hours is clear: a must-see.] (Die Zauberflöte, Konzert Theater Bern) 

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die neue Merker

"The musical direction was in the hands of Thomas Blunt, an expert in the best sense. With him a voluptuous Mozart sound unfolded from the Bern Symphony Orchestra.] (Die Zauberflöte, Konzert Theater Bern) Die Neue Merker

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der landbote

"…with fine-tuning, flawless intonation, subtle timbre, telling drama, and expertly-crafted solos, the Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur was headed by Thomas Blunt, who note-for-note shaped a fluid ensemble - Mozart would have been delighted.] (Die Zauberflöte, Konzert Theater Bern/Orchester Musikollegium Winterthur)  Der Landbote

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opera magazine

“Thomas Blunt drew magical sounds from the instrumental ensemble” (The Turn of the Screw, Arcola Theatre) Yehuda Shapiro

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classical source

“Thomas Blunt took us into the music to beguile and enlighten, sculpting a fiery, graceful and 

poised ‘Haffner’ Symphony (his gestures expressive rather than textbook), with dynamics finely observed and much that was stylish, not least the convincing (and occasional) use of senza vibrato: free-thinking rather than pedantic….there was a good blaze of trumpets and crisp-sounding timpani in the finale to complete an impressive and pleasing performance” 

(Mozart Haffner Symphony, LPO, Royal Festival Hall) Colin Anderson

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Opera Today 

“Thomas Blunt conducted in elegant and effective style and proved most considerate of the

singers throughout whilst keeping the tempi accurate and sound most stylish” (Handel Jephtha, WNO) 

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