Opera Today - “From the pit, Alice Farnham drives the action forwards and takes the Longobrough Festival Orchestra through their paces. They play vividly and classily.'
Opera Magazine - 'Led by conductor Alice Farnham, the playing in the pit was crisply defined, nimble and had a lovely ‘bite’, the instrumental lines weaving together spiritedly and cleanly. There was a sense of spaciousness, too, in the arias, despite the general animation and vitality of the production.’