Grant Doyle - baritone
"...but the vocal honors ultimately go to baritone Grant Doyle, who dominates the stage as the tortured Starbuck. Doyle sings with line and great intelligence, easy across his entire range in what is a very demanding role." Moby-Dick/State Opera of South Australia, The Barefoot Review, August 2011
"Adelaide-born Grant Doyle as Starbuck has a finely controlled baritone, used here to great effect as the rational but devout mate. His soliloquy was touchingly sung...." Moby-Dick/State Opera of South Australia, Opera Britannia, September 2011
"....around him are some of the finest actor-singers you'll see in years. Grant Doyle as first mate Starbuck, in every moment, every gesture, communicates the depths of longing that fuel his spirit." Moby-Dick/State Opera of South Australia, Adelaide Now, August 2011
"..the secure singing of Grant Doyle as a debonair Onegin and the heartfelt Tatyana of Natash Jouhl combined to create a dymanic central couple." Eugene Onegin/Stanley Hall Opera, Opera Magazine, September 2011
"Doyle's Abraham is sympathetic and eloquent from his opening prayer to his futile imprecations" Clemency/ROH2, Independent, May 2011
"Grant Doyle led the cast as Abraham in a beautifully-judged piece of singing that brought authority without bombast to some of MacMillan's loveliest writing." Clemency/ROH2, New Statesman, May 2011
"Grant Doyle and Janis Kelly as Abraham and Sarah and Eamonn Mulhall, Andrew Tortise and baritone Adam Green as the mysterious visitors make up an ideal cast." Clemency/ROH2, The Telegraph, May 2011
"Janis Kelly and Grant Doyle give meaning to their every movement." Clemency/ROH2, Financial Times, May 2011
"Grant Doyle gave an energetic portrayal of the swaggering Showman, projecting his voice to telling effect..." Hugh the Drover, New Sussex Opera, Opera Magazine, January 2011
"Looking and sounding mature and secure [Grant Doyle] managed to create a credible, sentient being from what can be a stereotype." The Pearl Fishers/State Opera of South Australia, Opera Magazine, January 2011
"Grant Doyle's great monologue is delivered with compelling passion. Always a fine actor, he reaches a new stage of his career in this role." The Pearl Fishers/State Opera of South Australia, Adelaide Advertiser, September 2010
"This was a revival of John Cox's enchanting 2005 staging, with a fine young cast...Grant Doyle as a reliable, attractive Count." Le Nozze di Figaro/Garsington Opera, The Observer, June 2010
"Grant Doyle shades the licentious Count with plenty of dark virility." Le Nozze di Figaro/Garsington Opera, The Times, June 2010
"Grant Doyle is a rich-toned Count" Le Nozze di Figaro/Garsington Opera, The Stage, June 2010
"The baritone is actually the romantic lead, the bashful Robin Oakapple who is later revealed to be – gasp -Sir Ruthven in disguise...the shy young hero of the first half must, once his secret is out, become the cackling if cack-handed bad baronet of the second. Grant Doyle manages the balancing act perfectly; sweet, funny and warm of voice throughout it all." Ruddigore/Opera North, Gramophone March 2010
"Opera North’s cast fielded some wonderful acting talent and it is hard to imagine a more ideal Robin/Ruthven than Grant Doyle. His warm, elegant baritone was attractive in timbre and he sang with great polish and finesse throughout; making light work of the fast patter songs and getting the text across with impeccably clear and suitably posh diction. His acting and comic timing were brilliant - obviously a G&S ‘natural’, Doyle made a very affable hero in Act I and a very sympathetic villain in Act II." Ruddigore/Opera North, Opera Britannia, February 2010
"The always likeable Grant Doyle blossoms with star quality as Robin Oakapple." Ruddigore/Opera North, Telegraph, February 2010
"The singing is consistently fine: Doyle, gauchely attractive, and the glorious sounding Freston are outstanding." Ruddigore/Opera North, Guardian, February 2010
"Donald Maxwell and Grant Doyle contribute attractive vignettes." The Adventures of Mr Broucek/Opera North, Financial Times, October 2009
"...Grant Doyle a bright-voiced, outgoing Marcello..." La Boheme/Opera Holland Park, Opera Magazine, August 2009
"Grant Doyle and Bibi Heal are vocally weightier but no less engaging as mooning newlyweds whose dream is to one day live together." Paradise Moscow/Opera North, Guardian, April 2009
"The role of the Christus finds Grant Doyle both dignified and detached." St John Passion/Irish Chamber Orchestra, Irish Independent, March 2008
"Some of the gems of this jewel-laden performance were......Doyle's authority facing Pilate.." St John Passion/Irish Chamber Orchestra, Irish Examiner, March 2008
"It is a mesmerising, beautifully filmed work, and baritone Grant Doyle turns in a heartbreakingly good performance as (Arthur) Stace..." The Eternity Man/Channel 4, The Observer, January 2008
"Grant Doyle is passionate and peevish as Philip II..." Don John of Austria/Sydney Symphony, Sydney Morning Herald, October 2007
"...baritone Grant Doyle sang with resounding, full-voiced power as King Philip II..." Don John of Austria/Sydney Symphony, The Australian, October 2007
“Equally as impressive was the carefully phrased and thoughtfully acted Frederic of Grant Doyle.” Lakmé, Opera Holland Park, Opera Magazine, August 2007
“….there are impressive performances from Grant Doyle as Gerald’s fellow soldier Frederic…” Lakmé/Opera Holland Park, The Stage, July 2007
"...solo baritone Grant Doyle, whose strong and malleable voice moulded phrases of great dramatic potency throughout." A Child of Our Time/Barbican, musicOMH.com, January 2007
“…Grant Doyle was outstanding as the coachman Cirillo..”
Fedora, Opera Holland Park, Opera Magazine, August 2006
“…all four young lovers acted with as much sparkle as they sang in the unsparing intimacy of the studio theatre.” A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Royal Opera House The Observer, December 2005
“The lovers too are a pleasing group vocally… the twists and turns of their amorous engagements and disengagements need the clearest exposition, and here only Grant Doyle's Demetrius makes a consistently full-on impression…” A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Royal Opera House Independent, December 2005
“Grant Doyle and Katie Van Kooten vividly register Demetrius and Helena's confusion and pain.”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Royal Opera House The Guardian November 2005
“From an otherwise outstanding cast, highlights are … Grant Doyle’s golden-voiced Demetrius...”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Royal Opera House The Stage November 2005
“Grant Doyle’s Harlequin is distinguished….”
Ariadne auf Naxos, Royal Opera House The Stage July 2004
“…the baritone Grant Doyle singing with virile tone and purposeful delivery…”
Glagolitic Mass, Brighton Festival Telegraph May 2004
“I also liked the forthright and passionate Marcello of Grant Doyle, who made the most of his stormy love affair with Musetta…” La Bohème, Royal Albert Hall
Sunday Telegraph February 2004
“..Grant Doyle is a handsome Marcello, less impudent, more vulnerable than most.” La Bohème, Royal Albert Hall The Guardian February 2004
“…and Grant Doyle was a fine Rolla.” I Masdinieri, Royal Opera House
Opera December 2002
“A mention must be made of the Marullo of Grant Doyle, who discovered a great deal in a vital yet often overlooked minor role.” Rigoletto, Royal Opera House Opera December 2002
“…Grant Doyle, new as Marullo, also impressed.” Rigoletto, Royal Opera House
Opera /November 2002
“Charm in abundance dripped from Grant Doyle’s Rafaele, whose soap-star looks combined with an even lyric baritone to make him an irresistable villain” Opera Now July/August 2000
“The Owen Wingrave was outstanding: Australian baritone Grant Doyle with a striking presence and a dark-gold vocal beauty that should see him into a significant career.” Independent on Sunday, UK July 4 1999