It was a great honour for me to have been a part of the world première of Paul Carr’s setting of Thomas Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree, performed earlier this summer at Dorset Opera’s 75th festival. The role of leading man Dick Dewy was written especially for me, so this was a very special occasion.
Our production was warmly received by audiences and by critics who wrote the following comments of my performance:
“Felix Kemp as Dick Dewy, proved a well-rounded singing actor”
Opera Magazine
“Paul Carr is lucky to have such exceptional voices as baritone Felix Kemp (Dick Dewy) to send his melodic lines soaring”
The Stage
“Felix Kemp was a perfect fit for Dick Dewy who allied glorious tone to an easy blend of resolution and self-effacement”
Opera Today
“Felix Kemp as Dick Dewy has a brilliant clarity to his voice matched by an understated truthfulness to his performance”
Claire Alexander, Mark Aspen
“The soloists fulfilled their roles to perfection […] Felix Kemp as a quietly impassioned Dick Dewy”
The Article
“Strong performances from the four leads [including] Felix Kemp’s ardent Dick Dewy” Opera Now“
Please see SCHEDULE for more forthcoming performance details.