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.”
— Plays To See“He wants to ditch his wife Ottavia, the simply magnificent mezzo of Clover Kayne…”
— Ham & High