PRESS
"Meriel Cunningham's dreamy Iolanthe is especially moving"
THE STAGE
“Cunningham is mesmerising - an excellent actor, she has a flexible mezzo capable of conveying the power and the allure of this complex woman…”
THE STAGE / Amanda Holloway
CARMEN / Becoming Carmen
Prologue Opera / 2022
LADY ANGELA / Patience
Charles Court Opera / 2022
“A cast on fire… and the marvellous Meriel Cunningham were prime inter pares.”
OPERA NOW / Robert Thicknesse
“Patience (Catriona Hewitson) and Angela (Meriel Cunningham) were also memorable for their singing … the two voices blending beautifully.”
SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL / Raymond Walker
“Our three Bunthorne groupies were perfect, too: Meriel Cunningham's Lady Angela and Jennie Jacobs' Lady Saphir glamorous in their get-up, razor-sharp funny in their delivery”
THE ARTS DESK / David Nice
“But it is the performers who really steal the show. Each and every one of them is infused with brilliant comedic timing, pulling off each joke superbly.”
BROADWAY WORLD / Michael Higs
"Stand-outs among the principals for me were… Meriel Cunningham (Iolanthe), who has a rich mezzo-soprano tone and real clarity.”
THEATRE REVIEWS NORTH / Robert Beale
IOLANTHE / Iolanthe
National G&S Opera Co / 2022
PRINCESS KALYBA / Utopia Ltd
National G&S Opera Co / 2022
“Rachel Speirs and Meriel Cunningham are winningly mercurial and mischievous as Zara’s younger sisters, Nekaya and Kalyba”
CLASSICAL SOURCE / Curtis Rogers
“The comic duets between Raina’s maid Louka (Meriel Cunningham) and her betrothed Sergius (Robin Bailey) winningly pitted coyness and calculation”
OPERA / Claire Seymour
LOUKA / The Chocolate Soldier
Opera della Luna / 2022
REGINA / The Princess of Trebizonde
New Sussex Opera / 2021
“Flaum and Cunningham brought a great sense of style and engagement with their characters, making their presence on stage always a delight.”
PLANET HUGILL
“Not to be outdone, Meriel Cunningham as her mezzo sister Regina matched tangy tone with skill in doing the splits”
OPERA / Yehuda Shapiro
“Standouts include… Meriel Cunningham’s Regina”
THE STAGE / George Hall
“Meriel Cunningham’s dreamy Iolanthe is especially moving in her entreaty to the Lord Chancellor... Cunningham holds her own alongside G&S veteran Richard Suart…”
THE STAGE / Edward Bhesania
“Meriel Cunningham and Natalie Davies are lush casting as the errant Iolanthe and commanding Queen of the Fairies”
THE SUNDAY TIMES / Hugh Canning
