Press and Reviews
Read press features, reviews and interviews of mezzo-soprano Clover Kayne, performing opera, recital and concert repertoire across the UK.
Ottavia – L’incoronazione di Poppea
“Clover Kayne, striking a dignified but tortured figure (and clutching Agrippina‘s ashes in an oversized tea caddy), wrung every drop out of Ottavia‘s text and music.”
Opera Magazine February 2026
“Ottavia was sung by Clover Kayne, a fine mezzo. Her singing had a richness and emotional intensity that lent the spurned wife and reluctant conspirator more credibility than is sometimes the case.”
“He wants to ditch his wife Ottavia, the simply magnificent mezzo of Clover Kayne…”
Hänsel – Hänsel und Gretel
“Clover Kayne and Erin O’Rourke gave superb performances, holding our attention and making us care about these two… [O’Rourke] and Kayne created their own world and drew us in. We cared about them… they made us care.”
“Clover Kayne’s Hänsel had something of a young Sarah Connolly about her.”
“The women in the cast shone especially, with fine lead performances by Clover Kayne (Hänsel) and Erin O’Rourke (Gretel).”
Ariodante – Ariodante
As Ariodante, Clover Kayne struck a heroic figure and sang with a lovely, rounded tone. ‘Scherza infida’ is long, but Kayne had the stamina, artistry and musical intelligence to hold the audience’s attention throughout, varying the emotive colouring. The festive joy of ‘Dopo notte’ was no less engaging, Kayne using her flexible, warm mezzo-soprano to convey Ariodante’s bubbling delight, but retaining a certain nobility despite the vocal fireworks.