“The star of the show was undoubtedly Hannah Mason, singing the coloratura role of Cinderella. It’s always a bonus when a singer in opera can act and, within a few minutes of her appearance, you knew this was one scullery maid who wild horses would not keep away from her prince. Her defiance to her stepfather belied her girlish features and humble costume. There was steel in her agile voice as she easily mastered the trills and thrills of this demanding part. This was Hannah Mason’s first coloratura role and she pulled it off with aplomb”

“Hannah Mason as Cinderella herself had the honey of a voice which sent shivers up the spine in whichever range she was currently engaged. Her coloratura was thrilling, trilling with a clarity that was as rare as it was pure”

“Star turn was Hannah Mason who really was Dido with her brunette locks and symbolic blood red dress. Her performance of the lament “When I am Laid in Earth” was magnetic”

“Hannah Mason was an excellent Suzuki”

“Hannah Mason’s characterful singing proving undefeatable in a part whose range went significantly beyond the normal call of duty for a mezzo”.

"Robert Winslade Anderson, Paul Nilon, Stephanie Corley and Hannah Mason all gave strong support."

"Hannah Mason's mezzo soprano was a true delight and she showed control and emotion throughout"

“Hannah Mason as step-daughter-cum-maidservant displayed a fine appreciation of the diverse demands of the character, allied to a soaring contralto”

“Hannah Mason was particularly moving in the impassioned and tragic role of Dido, Queen of Carthage”

“In Alison Guill’s Fiordiligi and Hannah Mason’s Dorabella, the production has two ladies who look good and could well be sisters and they both sing like angels”

"Hannah Mason's vibrantly sung, boyish Hansel"