Roderic Dunnett, Opera, October 2005
"Jeremy Gray’s productions at Bampton Classical Opera, the cheapest and most cheerful of open-air summer venues, have always indulged his weakness for the surreal, and Seville here was replaced by an English seaside holiday camp of timeless ghastliness.
"Bartolo, sung by Paul Carey Jones with the pressure-cooker madness of a Basil Fawlty, keeps Rosina locked in a caravan. What follows is a madcap comedy done with the usual ensemble pizzazz that this little company musters."
Robert Thicknesse, The Times, 21st July 2005
"Paul Carey Jones enjoys being a Basil Fawlty-style Bartolo... Bampton is a lively company, using young singers and not short on entertainment."
Robert Beale, The Manchester Evening News, 20th July 2005
"It sparkled brightly and brilliantly... A cluster of promising young singers coped well with the demands of singing out of doors... The ensembles were particularly enticing, sung with great eloquence and joy. Paul Carey Jones turned in a fine comic performance as Bartolo."
Nicola Lisle, The Oxford Times, 22nd July 2005
Rosina (Rebecca Bottone), Almaviva (Adrian Dwyer) and Bartolo (Paul Carey Jones)