REVIEWS
Titus l’Empéreur- Handel, (Opera Settecento, Händelfestspiele Halle)
Francis Gush, who stepped in as Titus, worked the stage well in order to present his well-fitting and beautiful countertenor voice.
– Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (Joachim Lange)
The Masque of Vengeance- Edward Lambert, (The Music Troupe)
The countertenor Francis Gush, playing the role of the Prince, delighted with his boyish charm and vocal pyrotechnics, dancing through the lyrics through cascading filigrees of notes with offhand elegance contrasted with soaring lines sung with limpid lyricism, charisma and style.
– Planet Hugill (Robert Hugill)
A&E, Muelas/Ward (Grimeborn Festival)
Francis Gush brilliantly plays the casual sex-surfer Daryl, transforming (in falsetto) into an entertaining online carousel of potential Tinder matches for Adam.
–The Stage (Edward Bhesania)
Giulio Cesare, Handel (English Touring Opera)
Gush has a finely upstanding stage presence, combined with an admirably secure technique with a lovely evenness of tone across the range. He is young, and this came across as a youthful Cesare, responding to Hurrell’s Cleopatra with engagingly youthful passion. In moments such as ‘Va tacito e nascosto’ in Act One, Gush brought an admirable sense of steel to the voice. His moment contemplating Pompey’s ashes was finely done. As a lover, Gush was delightful, mining a vein of English reticence dazzled by French style. When the plot really got going, Gush had a chance to show us his range. He brought a lovely sense of moral uprightness and entitlement.
– Opera Today (Robert Hugill)
Giulio Cesare, Handel (English Touring Opera)
Francis Gush (a vigorous Cesare) seemed to play against the formality, with gestures, expression and singing all taking on a naturalness that just seemed to well up and overflow. Bearing in mind the constraints under which ETO operates, I can’t imagine a more effective Giulio Cesare
– The Spectator (Richard Bratby)
Giulio Cesare, Handel (English Touring Opera)
The revival boasts a stunning vocal performance from countertenor Francis Gush in the lead role of Caesar
– Kent Online (Sam Lawrie)
The Power of Paternal Love- Stradella (The Barber Opera)-
Countertenor, Francis Gush manages to rise above all distractions by virtue of his rich, smokey voice and fine musicality.
– Reviewsgate (David Grey)
Steven Isserlis and Friends-Recital (Wigmore Hall) –
‘A show-stealing turn from countertenor Francis Gush – resplendent in both gown and bushy-beard, and certainly a shoo-in for the next Eurovision- hinted a the camp and Demi-mode that’s never all that far away in Proust’s Paris‘
– The Arts Desk (Boyd Tonkin)
Partenope- Handel (Hampstead Garden Opera –
‘However, in the cast I saw, there are also two blowaway performances from Francis Gush as Arsace and Anne-Sofie Soby Jensen as Eurimene/Rosmira. Gush’s countertenor voice is bell clear and beautiful, his every word beautifully sung…’
– The Stage (Tim Bano)
FRANCIS GUSH - Countertenor 