| Opera Magazine – Handel Xerxes |
| a clutch of good voices, in
particular William Purefoy in the title role. From
the outset, his clear, beautifully controlled
countertenor had an appealing vibrancy |
| MusicalCriticism.com – Chandos CD
Purcell Dido and Aeneas |
| the countertenor William Purefoy
is ideal as the Spirit, his eerie delivery suiting the message he
gives to Aeneas down to the ground |
| Opera Magazine - Mozart Apollo
and Hyacinthus |
| William Purefoy’s attractively individual counter-tenor was heard to
great advantage as Apollo |
| The Stage - Mozart Apollo and
Hyacinthus |
| William Purefoy was the pure-toned, dignified Apollo |
| Opera Magazine - Mozart Ascanio
in Alba |
| a natural comic as well as a good counter-tenor with attractively
resinous tone |
| The Stage - Mozart Ascanio in
Alba |
| William Purefoy’s Ascanio graduates touchingly from gauche teenage
scholar to impassioned lover, the while deploying a strikingly pure,
finely projected countertenor |
| The Guardian - Mozart Ascanio in
Alba |
| impressive in a demanding role |
| The Times - Mozart Ascanio in
Alba |
| William Purefoy’s Ascanio was admirable too — an open-throated
counter-tenor with a nice touch of oboe-like reed in it |
| Opera Magagazine - Handel
Hercules |
| the sweet-toned William Purefoy (his vibrato is in the same
expressive league as that of David Daniels) built up to a gripping
delivery of Lychas's narration |
| Opernwelt April - Purcell Evening
Hymn |
auch wenn es nicht ganz die Souveränität des Countertenors William
Purefoy erreicht, der den Abend entscheidend bereichert: very nice
von Dr Nice
even if it doesn't completely achieve the sovereignty of
countertenor William Purefoy, who enriches the evening crucially:
very nice of Dr Nice |
| Deister-Weser-Kurier - Purcell
Evening Hymn |
Mit William Purefoy (Dr. Nice) stand ein hervorragender Countertenor
zur Verfügung
countertenor William Purefoy's performance as Dr. Nice was
outstanding |
| Süd-deutsche Zeitung - Monteverdi L'Incoronazione di Poppea |
Die Sänger sind durchwegs hörenswert. Da entscheidet William
Purefoys ungekünstelter Ottone den Wettstreit der Countertenöre
leicht für sich
The singers were definitely worth hearing. William Purefoy's
realistic Ottone easily won the battle of the countertenors |
| The Times - Triumph of Beauty and Deceit |
| William Purefoy's limpid, fluid counter-tenor shines...in an
outstanding cast. How they manage to sing so well while carrying on
as they do is occasion for unstinting praise |
| The Times - Machaut Messe de Notre Dame |
| The evening's outstanding voice |
| Opera Magazine - Handel Partenope |
| William Purefoy, as the Arsace in question, sang absolutely
beautifully throughout - we are in danger of getting over-supplied
with exceptional counter-tenors - and was quietly funny in his by
turn brazen and hangdog impersonation |
| The Times - Handel Partenope |
| William Purefoy's beautifully poised singing as Arsace would have
graced any festival in the world |
| Early Music Review - Handel Partenope |
| William Purefoy was excellent as the confused Arsace |
| The Independent - Handel Partenope |
| William Purefoy portrayed a vacillating Arsace with commitment and
considerable vocal skill |
| The Times - Handel Partenope |
| The remaining two were outstanding. The counter-tenor William
Purefoy was the two-timing Arsace, singing with beautifully pure
tone and impressive vocal dexterity, and he caught the man's
ambivalence neatly. |
The Sunday Times Culture
Hanover Band CD (ASV) Boyce Lamentation of David Over Jonathan |
| Excellent singing |
| The Times - Haydn Il Mondo Della Luna |
| A young counter-tenor to watch out for |
| City Voice, Wellington, New Zealand
- Bach B Minor Mass |
| Sublime |
| The Irish Times - Handel Messiah |
| Effortlessly clear and natural |
| The Independent - Roderick
Williams The Nativity |
| A superlatively accomplished countertenor |
| The Observer - John Harle CD (Decca Argo) Terror and
Magnificence |
| Purefoy's voice is exactly as you would expect an angel to sound |
