Salieri - The School of Jealousy, Bampton Classical Opera 2017
Matthew Sprange’s Blasio dominated the cast, his richly rounded and well-focussed baritone a source of pleasure throughout the evening.
earlymusicreview.com
Matthew Sprange, as Blasio, had the measure of the role’s conversational style and his baritone was focused, the phrases having excellent musical and dramatic direction.
operatoday.com
Matthew Sprange’s handwringing, furious merchant Blasio was an essay in the Angry Husband which grew in dramatic conviction through the night.
bachtrack.com
As the jealous grain merchant, Blasio, Matthew Sprange delivers a variously comic and vociferous account of the role which reveals all the paranoia of the bourgeois class in expressing his insecurities as to the continued possession of his most important possession
classicalsource.com
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Verdi - Falstaff, Opera Project 2015
Husband Ford seems an ambiguous figure, dressed here in pantaloons big enough to hide a barrel of sack. But Matthew Sprange’s passion vanquished any ridiculous impression, his forceful baritone never less than beautiful even in moments of anger.
Gloucestershire Echo
Outstanding, too, among the men is Matthew Sprange’s resolute, sturdy Ford.
Bristol24/7.com
Ford's solo piece.... was very moving.
Bristol Post
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Mozart - Don Giovanni, Diva Opera 2014
le Leporello de Matthew Sprange ne lui cède en rien et nous distille, entre autre, un air du Catalogue de la meilleure facture.
Classic Toulouse
Matthew Sprange was a wonderful Leporello...
The Classical Source
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Gareth Williams - Last One Out, Scottish Opera & Sound Festival, November 2012
(Matthew Sprange was...) beautifully understated yet powerful. *****
The Scotsman
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William Wallace Bicentenary Gala - National Concert Hall, Dublin, October 2012
...magnificently sung by two excellent singers, Máire Flavin and Matthew Sprange. They performed with warm and endearing qualities, and provided expressive diction.
Seen and Heard International
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Puccini - La bohème, National Concert Hall, Dublin, May 2012
Marcello (was) enthusiastically sung and portrayed by Matthew Sprange...
The Irish Independent
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Puccini - La bohème, Vignette Productions, Summer 2011
A bruiser of a Marcello from Matthew Sprange, sung with great passion and bluster and very visceral in his on-off affair with Musetta. He really connected with the part and with the audience.
Classical Source
Matthew Sprange was a fine voiced and suitably macho Marcello.
The Arts Desk
Matthew Sprange... sang with dramatic force and vocal splendour.
Ceasefire Magazine
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Britten - Albert Herring, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, June 2010
Baritone Matthew Sprange made much of the role of Sid, the butcher's assistant and Albert's mate. There's a swagger about him, a confidence with the girls...
Opera Britannia
Matthew Sprange as Sid and Máire Flavin as Nancy tinge their comic roles with such touching, sweetly sung tenderness
Whats on Stage
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Donizetti - L'assedio di Calais, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, November 2009
Holding together the opera, vocally and dramatically, was Matthew Sprange as Eustachio, the Mayor of Calais, whose pleasing baritone graced a number of ensembles, making one regret that he doesn't get a proper aria... Sprange had enough weight in his voice to hold the ensembles together and the acting ability to convey the hopeless situation in which his character finds himself whilst trying to still provide leadership, especially notable when such a young singer is attempting to play a much older character.
Opera Britannia
Matthew Sprange was also in fine voice as Eustachio de Saint-Pierre, the mayor of Calais and Aurelio's father. He has a well-rounded and focused baritone, with an attractive incisive tone, and he convinced as the elder man in an impossible situation.
Classical Source
Matthew Sprange... displayed a strong baritone as Eustachio.
Opera Magazine
Matthew Sprange's sturdy Mayor of Calais... seized his opportunity.
The Times
Matthew Sprange's hangdog Mayor of Calais … gave good value.
The Guardian
Matthew Sprange sang in a steady, rounded baritone as the trouble-laden Eustachio
Opera Now
Matthew Sprange’s Blasio dominated the cast, his richly rounded and well-focussed baritone a source of pleasure throughout the evening.
earlymusicreview.com
Matthew Sprange, as Blasio, had the measure of the role’s conversational style and his baritone was focused, the phrases having excellent musical and dramatic direction.
operatoday.com
Matthew Sprange’s handwringing, furious merchant Blasio was an essay in the Angry Husband which grew in dramatic conviction through the night.
bachtrack.com
As the jealous grain merchant, Blasio, Matthew Sprange delivers a variously comic and vociferous account of the role which reveals all the paranoia of the bourgeois class in expressing his insecurities as to the continued possession of his most important possession
classicalsource.com
~~~
Verdi - Falstaff, Opera Project 2015
Husband Ford seems an ambiguous figure, dressed here in pantaloons big enough to hide a barrel of sack. But Matthew Sprange’s passion vanquished any ridiculous impression, his forceful baritone never less than beautiful even in moments of anger.
Gloucestershire Echo
Outstanding, too, among the men is Matthew Sprange’s resolute, sturdy Ford.
Bristol24/7.com
Ford's solo piece.... was very moving.
Bristol Post
~~~
Mozart - Don Giovanni, Diva Opera 2014
le Leporello de Matthew Sprange ne lui cède en rien et nous distille, entre autre, un air du Catalogue de la meilleure facture.
Classic Toulouse
Matthew Sprange was a wonderful Leporello...
The Classical Source
~~~
Gareth Williams - Last One Out, Scottish Opera & Sound Festival, November 2012
(Matthew Sprange was...) beautifully understated yet powerful. *****
The Scotsman
~~~
William Wallace Bicentenary Gala - National Concert Hall, Dublin, October 2012
...magnificently sung by two excellent singers, Máire Flavin and Matthew Sprange. They performed with warm and endearing qualities, and provided expressive diction.
Seen and Heard International
~~~
Puccini - La bohème, National Concert Hall, Dublin, May 2012
Marcello (was) enthusiastically sung and portrayed by Matthew Sprange...
The Irish Independent
~~~
Puccini - La bohème, Vignette Productions, Summer 2011
A bruiser of a Marcello from Matthew Sprange, sung with great passion and bluster and very visceral in his on-off affair with Musetta. He really connected with the part and with the audience.
Classical Source
Matthew Sprange was a fine voiced and suitably macho Marcello.
The Arts Desk
Matthew Sprange... sang with dramatic force and vocal splendour.
Ceasefire Magazine
~~~
Britten - Albert Herring, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, June 2010
Baritone Matthew Sprange made much of the role of Sid, the butcher's assistant and Albert's mate. There's a swagger about him, a confidence with the girls...
Opera Britannia
Matthew Sprange as Sid and Máire Flavin as Nancy tinge their comic roles with such touching, sweetly sung tenderness
Whats on Stage
~~~
Donizetti - L'assedio di Calais, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, November 2009
Holding together the opera, vocally and dramatically, was Matthew Sprange as Eustachio, the Mayor of Calais, whose pleasing baritone graced a number of ensembles, making one regret that he doesn't get a proper aria... Sprange had enough weight in his voice to hold the ensembles together and the acting ability to convey the hopeless situation in which his character finds himself whilst trying to still provide leadership, especially notable when such a young singer is attempting to play a much older character.
Opera Britannia
Matthew Sprange was also in fine voice as Eustachio de Saint-Pierre, the mayor of Calais and Aurelio's father. He has a well-rounded and focused baritone, with an attractive incisive tone, and he convinced as the elder man in an impossible situation.
Classical Source
Matthew Sprange... displayed a strong baritone as Eustachio.
Opera Magazine
Matthew Sprange's sturdy Mayor of Calais... seized his opportunity.
The Times
Matthew Sprange's hangdog Mayor of Calais … gave good value.
The Guardian
Matthew Sprange sang in a steady, rounded baritone as the trouble-laden Eustachio
Opera Now