“This was also the moment for the magnificent Steffan Lloyd Owen in the title role – what a multifaceted, supremely agile singer and performer this promising young Welsh baritone is.“
Opera Aktuell

“Steffan Lloyd Owen, with his distinctive and theatrically rich baritone, portrays a commanding Schicchi”
Rocco Sound - Herbert Büttiker

“Last but not least, Steffan Lloyd Owen’s Gianni Schicchi was a charismatic lead with gravitas and wit”
Seen and Heard - Michael Fischer

Equally convincing is Steffan Lloyd Owen, who makes a muscular sailor, both vocally and visually
Rauchszeichen

“Steffan Lloyd Owen sings a vocally muscular Silvano in the Ulrica picture”
Oper-aktuell

“The supporting roles were all strongly cast, with Steffan Lloyd Owen as Silvano”
Opera Gazet

“then the arrival of Silvano the sailor (a big man in a sailor suit, deck trousers and a docker's hat, with a truculent vocal performance by Steffan Lloyd Owen)”
ForumOpera

“Steffan Lloyd Owen as Silvano.... completes the stupendous ensemble.”
OnlineMerker

“The smaller but very important parts of Marullo (very strong vocally and in terms of stage presence: Steffan Lloyd Owen)”
Oper Aktuell

“We wholeheartedly agree with the jury's decision to award first prize to Steffan Lloyd Owen: with his sumptuous legato and impeccable diction, he literally radiated beauty in Massenet's aria "Vision fugitive" from Hérodiade. The young Welsh baritone was equally convincing in the Nemorino/Belcore duet from L'Elisir d'amore, where his vocal and stage presence asserted itself with remarkable ease.”
Forum Opera

“By crowning Steffan Lloyd Owen, the jury confirmed the rise of a powerful and expressive voice, already acclaimed on European stages. The young Welsh baritone is now one of the artists to watch closely over the coming opera seasons….. A Welsh baritone already well established on the major stages”
Vivace Radio

“Wales seems to have found a worthy successor to its famous bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel in Steffan Lloyd Owen. The young Welsh singer won on Tuesday after the final rounds of the Paris Opera Competition, which took place this year at the Théâtre Marigny in Paris.”
Radio Classique

“Always an audience favourite the Welsh baritone gave a rousing rendition of Escamillo’s ‘Toreador’s Song’
Seen and Heard

“Steffan Lloyd Owen had all the swaggering pride of the Toreador”
NationalWorld

“..a striking, unusually self-doubting Escamillo from Steffan Lloyd Owen”
The Times