La Traviata | Opera North
“Musically, the chorus and orchestra of Opera North are in fine form under the electrifying conducting of Mark Shanahan, who invests the evening with a passionately urgent momentum.”
Alfred Hickling – The Guardian
Simon Boccanegra | Oper Frankfurt
“Vom Dirigentenpult aus destillierte Mark Shanahan authentische Emotion ohne wohlfeiles Vibrato und Klangkitsch, konstruierte klare dramatische Aussagen und Beziehungen.”
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Jenufa | Nantes-Angers Opera
“In the pit the great opera conductor, well known to London audiences, Mark Shanahan draws out from the Orchestre Nationale des Payes de la Loire the subtleties and primitivity which are the hallmark of Janacek.”
Jean-Charles Hoffelé – Diapason
Tosca | English National Opera
“Listen carefully: This is what it’s all about. ENO has assembled a team of astonishing chemistry. In the pit, Mark Shanahan’s unhurried, confident and expressive conducting perfectly mirrors McVicar’s generous dramatic pace.”