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\"Kostelnicka\"<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kostelnicka, Jenufa<\/strong><\/span>
\nLongborough Festival Opera 2016<\/strong><\/span>
\n“Gaynor Keeble gave an intelligent performance… always in control of the considerable range”
\nThe Guardian<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Marcellina,\u00a0The Marriage of Figaro<\/strong><\/span>
\nOpera North 2015<\/strong><\/span>
\n“Gaynor Keeble as housekeeper Marcellina is magnificent”
\nBachtrack.com<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Auntie, Peter Grimes (DVD), Grimes on the <\/span>Beach Film Ltd<\/strong><\/span>
\n Aldeburgh Festival (March 2014)
\n<\/strong><\/span>Gaynor Keeble\u2019s Auntie is excellent.
\nMichael Scott Rohan, BBC Music Magazine
\n<\/strong><\/em>Gaynor Keeble\u2019s Auntie and the \u2018nieces\u2019 of Alexandra Hutton and Charmian Bedford are all in excellent voice, the women\u2019s quartet \u2018From the gutter\u2019 being a vocal highlight.
\nMark Pullinger, International Record Review<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Florence Pike, Albert Herring, BBC Symphony Orchestra<\/strong><\/span>
\n Barbican Centre (November 2013)
\n<\/strong><\/span>Gaynor Keeble\u2019s vociferous Florence Pike [was] notable in a one-off cast all of whom were distinctive.
\nPaul Driver The Sunday Times<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe cast list of this performance was amazing\u2026 Gaynor Keeble as Florence, Lady Billows\u2019s doormat, earnest and possibly envious of the shocking behaviour of the town\u2019s young womenfolk.
\nMichael Tanner, The Spectator
\n<\/strong><\/em>Backing her up with rich vocals was Gaynor Keeble as between-two-worlds housekeeper Florence Pike, excelling in her Act Two harangue.
\nDavid Nice, theartsdesk.com
\n<\/strong><\/em>Miss Keeble is a very fine character actress with a firm, consistent tone throughout her range.
\nMiranda Jackson, Opera Britannia
\n<\/strong><\/em>Gaynor Keeble sang with great character, firmness and voice. She elicited great sympathy for having to work for a character like Lady Billows.
\nRobert Hugill, planethugill.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Auntie, Peter Grimes, Grimes on the Beach<\/strong><\/span>
\n Aldeburgh Festival (June 2013)
\n<\/strong><\/span>Gaynor Keeble\u2019s plush-toned Auntie is a far cry from the raddled old character mezzo usually cast in the role.
\nHugh Canning, The Sunday Times<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe other characters make a marvellous gallery, including Gaynor Keeble’s Auntie.
\nAndrew Clements, The Guardian<\/strong><\/em>
\nGaynor Keeble\u2019s rich-voiced Auntie.
\nClare Colvin, The Express<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe nieces were overseen by a sassy Auntie, sung forcefully with rich tone and feisty spirit by Gaynor Keeble.
\nOpera Today<\/strong><\/em>
\nMrs Sedly and Gaynor Keeble as Auntie, the landlady whose female staff offer more than mere alcoholic beverages to the inhabitants of the Borough\u2026both characterized their roles vividly and perceptively: these were real people we were listening to onstage, and however many times one might have seen Peter Grimes in the opera house, these performances had authenticities all of their own.
\nMike Reynolds, MusicalCriticism.com<\/strong><\/em>
\nEllen Orford\u2019s quartet with Auntie (Gaynor Keeble)\u2026is one of the highlights, a testament to the singers of course.
\nKimon Daltas, The Arts Desk<\/strong><\/em>
\nGaynor Keeble was a strong, no-nonsense landlady.
\nGareth Jones, The Ipswich Star
\n<\/strong><\/em>
\nAnnina (La Traviata),
\nRoyal Opera House, Covent Garden<\/strong><\/span>
\nNovember 2011
\n<\/strong><\/span>Gaynor Keeble\u2019s carefully observed Annina
\nThe Stage<\/strong><\/em>
\na particularly strong Annina from Gaynor Keeble
\nIntermezzo
\n<\/strong><\/em>
\nMistress Quickly (Falstaff),
\nOpera Project\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>July 2011
\n<\/strong><\/span>Gaynor Keeble gave us another of her sassy portrayals as Mistress Quickly, who is, after all, the pivot of the entire delightful farce.
\nOpera Magazine
\n<\/strong><\/em>
\nMarquise (La fille du r\u00e9giment),
\nDiva Opera, France,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>July 2011
\n<\/strong><\/span>Gaynor Keeble gives a colorful performance in the role of Marquise of Birkenfeld
\nLe Bien Public in Dijon
\n<\/strong><\/em>
\nDritte Dame, Die Zauberfl\u00f6te,
\nRoyal Opera House,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>February 2011
\n<\/strong><\/span>Gaynor Keeble [was] on wondrous form
\nMusicOMH<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe best singing of the evening came from the Three Ladies (Elizabeth Meister, Kai R\u00fc\u00fctel and Gaynor Keeble).
\nIntermezzo<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe First and Second Ladies were joined by the more experienced Gaynor Keeble to form a well-blended trio.
\nOpera Today
\n<\/strong><\/em>
\nMistress Quickly, \u00a0Falstaff,
\nMid Wales Opera,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>September 2010
\n<\/strong><\/span>Gaynor Keeble’s Mistress Quickly is a rich-toned caricature.
\nThe Guardian<\/strong><\/em>
\nGaynor Keeble is sensationally witty, perky and smart in her beautifully-vocalised Mistress Quickly
\nBirmingham Post
\n<\/strong><\/em>
\nAntonia’s Mother, Les Contes d\u2019Hoffmann,
\nRoyal Opera House,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>November 2008
\n<\/strong><\/span>Gaynor Keeble, Kostas Smoriginas and Ji-Min Park all made strong marks in smaller roles
\nThe Daily Telegraph<\/strong><\/em>
\nGaynor Keeble shines briefly as her mother\u2019s spirit
\nThe Stage<\/strong><\/em>
\nGaynor Keeble made the most of her few moments as the Spirit of Antonia\u2019s mother
\nMusic Web International<\/strong><\/em>
\nGaynor Keeble as the spirit of her mother was truly affecting, and the most memorable of the mostly well-taking smaller parts
\nIntermezzo<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u2026and the spirit of her mother, sung with lovely fruity tone by Gaynor Keeble.
\nClassical Source<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kostelnicka, Jenufa Longborough Festival Opera 2016 “Gaynor Keeble gave an intelligent performance… always in control of the considerable range” The Guardian Marcellina,\u00a0The Marriage of Figaro Opera North 2015 “Gaynor Keeble as housekeeper Marcellina is magnificent” Bachtrack.com Auntie, Peter Grimes (DVD), … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gaynor.amandalaidler.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gaynor.amandalaidler.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gaynor.amandalaidler.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gaynor.amandalaidler.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gaynor.amandalaidler.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/gaynor.amandalaidler.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113,"href":"http:\/\/gaynor.amandalaidler.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gaynor.amandalaidler.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}