Bartók - Bluebeard’s Castle, Green Opera, Grimeborn 2022

“But almost the greatest treat of the evening is to hear the score played with such power and passion […] All credit to John Paul Jennings for managing and unleashing this fine team of players and conjuring up the blood-soaked aura that the opera needs.”

— Plays to See

“Given its starring role in the story, we have to say something in detail about the orchestral forces. John Paul Jennings coordinated matters with flair and care – in the showy moments he let his superb roster of players have their collective heads, but he also shaded and graded the sound expertly to showcase and support the voices where they needed priority.”

— BritishTheatre.com

“The music is sensational - Bartók's disturbing, disorienting score played brilliantly […] under the baton of John Paul Jennings, the Arcola's unforgiving space mastered. It really was an example of an opera in which you could confidently take your eyes away from the scrolling text for five minutes or more and let the music carry the emotions.”

— BroadwayWorld.com

Strauss: Die Ägyptische Helena, Fulham Opera

“Conductor John Paul Jennings displayed an admirable feeling for the work, allowing the complex music to unfold yet keeping things moving. This is a complex score, with lots of moving parts and it was to Jennings and the performers’ credit that the results were so musically satisfying.”

— Opera Today