Praise for Jessica’s portrayal of Bobbie in Mark-Anthony Turnage’s The Railway Children for Glyndebourne Opera
“Jessica Cale was exceptional as the eldest child, Bobbie, torn between feeling responsible for her younger siblings and the need to support her mother, and she communicated her growing strength well through the mixture of narrative and interaction with other characters, her bright soprano similarly increasing in strength of conviction” Bachtrack
“…beautifully conveyed by three fine young singers, Henna Mun, Matthew McKinney and especially Jessica Cale as Bobbie, the oldest sibling, who delivers Nesbit’s immortal final line “Daddy, my daddy!” as an unaccompanied cry just before the final blackout” The Times
“The three children are sung by young adults – Jessica Cale, Matthew McKinney and Henna Mun, two of them bigger than their mum – who light up the show.“ Financial Times
“However, the three children, Jessica Cale as Bobbie, Matthew McKinney as Peter and Henna Mun as Phyllis are splendidly characterised in Stephen Langridge’s skilful production and effortlessly steal the show from the cloudier characters around them.” The Telegraph
“The focus of the story is always the three children and all three demonstrate really confident singing and acting. Jessica Cale has a lovely, soft soprano as Bobbie, burdened with her feelings of responsibilities as the eldest.” Broadway World
“The cast is strong all round, especially Jessica Cale, Matthew McKinney and Henna Mun who are entirely believable as the three children. With her soft-grained soprano, Cale conveys Bobbie’s awakening sense of responsibility as well as her mounting adolescent angst.” The Guardian
“Jessica Cale was exceptional as the eldest child, Bobbie, torn between feeling responsible for her younger siblings and the need to support her mother, and she communicated her growing strength well through the mixture of narrative and interaction with other characters, her bright soprano similarly increasing in strength of conviction” Bachtrack
“…beautifully conveyed by three fine young singers, Henna Mun, Matthew McKinney and especially Jessica Cale as Bobbie, the oldest sibling, who delivers Nesbit’s immortal final line “Daddy, my daddy!” as an unaccompanied cry just before the final blackout” The Times
“The three children are sung by young adults – Jessica Cale, Matthew McKinney and Henna Mun, two of them bigger than their mum – who light up the show.“ Financial Times
“However, the three children, Jessica Cale as Bobbie, Matthew McKinney as Peter and Henna Mun as Phyllis are splendidly characterised in Stephen Langridge’s skilful production and effortlessly steal the show from the cloudier characters around them.” The Telegraph
“The focus of the story is always the three children and all three demonstrate really confident singing and acting. Jessica Cale has a lovely, soft soprano as Bobbie, burdened with her feelings of responsibilities as the eldest.” Broadway World
“The cast is strong all round, especially Jessica Cale, Matthew McKinney and Henna Mun who are entirely believable as the three children. With her soft-grained soprano, Cale conveys Bobbie’s awakening sense of responsibility as well as her mounting adolescent angst.” The Guardian