The tenor Guy Cutting was startlingly impressive in his dramatic aria ‘Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben’ (Thy name I live to praise and honour), a real display piece that had all the intensity of a rage aria and was here despatched with tremendous virtuosity.

Finally, what more can be said about the luminous but nevertheless virile tenor Guy Cutting, other than that, admirable in the arias, sensitive “sayer” in the recitatives, gifted in addition with a limpid diction and an acute sense of the narrative, he embodies an Evangelist clear of spirituality?

Cutting is an evangelist whose beautiful voice, wonderful phrasing and perfect diction are reminiscent of the great Bach interpreters Ernst Haefliger, Peter Schreier and Daniel Behle. His noble tenor was a blessing…

… tenor Guy Cutting consistently makes this music live, breathe, and move – dramatically alert at every stage, full of emotional nuance in his recitatives, and impassioned … in showpiece arias ..

Guy Cutting , an excellent tenor who sings Acis,

the singer excels in finding the right tone for each situation, while remaining perfectly in style.

And among a superlative sextet of soloists, tenor Guy Cutting excels in the central setting of In Memoriam Dylan Thomas

I have seldom heard an Evangelist who shaped the role with such intensity as Guy Cutting. … This outstanding singer embodies every word he speaks: mysterious, solemn, expressive, and always closely attuned to the text. Never intrusive, but restrained, with a flowing, clear, tenor radiance.

… what a narrator! Guy Cutting … The English tenor embodies a classical, exemplary Evangelist with impeccable diction.

the magnificent tenor Guy Cutting … He fulfilled all of this with impeccable diction, with a measured, restrained delivery, and without ever seeking the spotlight. He blended intelligently with the continuo in an exercise of outstanding poise, and he was also capable of conveying intense emotion in passages such as the crucifixion

Among the soloists, the prize goes to British tenor Guy Cutting in the role of the Evangelist. His supple voice allows for the finest nuances of tone, and his rhetorical shaping of the Gospel text at certain moments blossoms into real poignancy.

the excellent Guy Cutting, who, as narrator, was capable of many nuances

The English tenor Guy Cutting offered one of the finest interpretations of the Evangelist that I’ve ever heard. A beautiful voice, well coloured, with secure projection, ample range

and more than sufficient presence. He commands an exceptionally wide dynamic palette, and his Evangelist had both drama and deep emotion. Sensational.

Guy Cutting’s lucid, lyrical tenor voice sang exquisitely of the peace and joy of paradise

Cutting, who was making his company debut, showed off a handsome and auburn-hued tenor, energetic in solos and an excellent middle voice during the chorales.