Rigoletto - Royal Opera, Covent Garden

11 October 2002

by George Hall
Rigoletto - Royal Opera, Covent Garden Sept 27 2002

"Among the small roles Grant Doyle connects finely with the courtier Marullo."

Rigoletto - Royal Opera, Covent Garden

9 September 2002

"Mantua courtiers in love romp shock" by Richard Fairman
Rigoletto - Royal Opera, Covent Garden

"Among the small roles Grant Doyle's Marullo (was) well in the picture."

Vilar Young Artists Showcase

17 July 2002

"Disappointing apprentices" by Rupert Christiansen
Vilar Young Artists Showcase

"Grant Doyle, a resourceful and intelligent Australian baritone with strong stage prescence, missed the point of Harlequin's song from Strauss's Ariadne."

Vilar Young Artists Showcase

16 July 2002

by Martin Kettle
Vilar Young Artists Showcase

"Grant Doyle made an immediately favourable impression as Don Giovanni and Strauss's (Olivier). "

Il campanello di notte - Opera Azuriales

2 September 2001

"A Gallic Glyndebourne" by David Fingleton
Il campanello di notte - Opera Azuriales

"....there were strong performances...above all Grant Doyle, superb as the bride's wicked cousin..."

Barber of Seville - Clonter Opera Farm

6 May 2001

"Clonter Opera's Barber of Seville" by Michael Kennedy

"....Grant Doyle's Figaro, also protected by the producer from hyperactivity, was another assured performance....."

Barber of Seville - Clonter Opera Farm

May 2001

"The Barber of Seville" by Natalie Anglesey
The Barber of Seville - Clonter Opera

".....the whole success of this production depends on the pivotal role of Figaro and Grant Doyle is in complete control vocally and physically, bringing an easy charm to enhance this sparkling production. Definitely a name to watch."

Barber of Seville - Clonter Opera Farm

28 April 2001

"The Barber of Seville, Clonter Farm, Congleton"
by Eric Snape

".....Star of the show was Grant Doyle as Figaro. From the moment he entered the action with his voice echoing all around the auditorium he was the very model of the Factotum: witty and sly, with body language to match his forthright singing....."

Jewels of the Madonna - University College Opera

July/August 2000

"Crime Scene" by George Hall
The Jewels of the Madonna - University College Opera

".....Charm in abundance dripped from Grant Doyle's Rafaele, whose soap-star looks combined with an even, lyric baritone (excellent lower register) to make him an irresistable villain....."

Jewels of the Madonna - University College Opera

June 2000

"The Jewels of the Madonna" by Margaret Davies
University College London Opera - Bloomsbury Theatre

".....Grant Doyle displayed a well-schooled baritone and arresting stage presence as Rafaele and rendered his serenade with brio....."

Cosi fan tutte - Clonter Opera Farm

7 May 2000

"Oh, don't stop the carnival" by Michael Kennedy
Cosi fan tutte - Clonter Opera Farm

".....The best singing came from the baritone Grant Doyle's up-front Guglielmo....."

The Mikado - Festival Theatre, Adelaide

21 August 1999

"The Mikado makes its mark" by Ewart Shaw
The Mikado - Festival theatre

".....Some of the finest singing of the night comes from Grant Doyle as the venal Pooh-Bah....."

Owen Wingrave - Britten Theatre

9 July 1999

"Downed by a spook" by Andrew Porter
Owen Wingrave - Britten Theatre

".....there were able performers, and Grant Doyle's Owen was notable. He sang the words clearly, sounded the notes truly, firmly, made sense of all that he said, and acted the role well. (Henry) James and Britten would have recognized their brave Owen....."

Owen Wingrave - Britten Theatre

4 July 1999

"Owen Wingrave" by Michael White
Owen Wingrave - Britten Theatre

".....the Owen is outstanding: an Australian baritone called Grant Doyle with a striking presence and a dark-gold vocal beauty that should see him into a significant career....."

Owen Wingrave - Britten Theatre

July 1999

"Owen Wingrave" by David Blewitt
Owen Wingrave - Britten Theatre

".....I was bowled over by Grant Doyle's Owen, an admirable portrait of genuine integrity. He fields a dark, flexible baritone of wide range and power, which he used with a sure command of nuance and tone, singing off words with youthful ardour and committment. Here is a potentially great Billy Budd....."

Le nozze di Figaro - Sir Colin Davis - Duke's Hall

April 1999

"Two heads are better than one" by Gerhard Persche
Le nozze di Figaro - Sir Colin Davis - Duke's Hall

"....Among the singers, more than one is destined to reach international fame very shortly: Australian Grant Doyle, for example, a Count with a brilliant voice who recreated the acute arrogance of the ancien regime in a way that is rarely seen....."

Le nozze di Figaro - Sir Colin Davis - Duke's Hall

23 February 1999

"Good PR for proportional representation" by John Higgins
Le nozze di Figaro - Sir Colin Davis - Duke's Hall

"....The pace-setter and ultimate winner of the evening was an Australian baritone, Grant Doyle, who turned the Count into a figure of menace, poutingly sensuous....."