“The real discovery was Brady, focused, perfect diction, lyrical, lusciously toned and impeccably stylish”
Seen and Heard International 

“Extremely convincing as the Novice, with a clear, youthful, yet powerful voice and nuanced singing.”
Forum Opera, ‘The Story of Billy Budd Sailor’, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2025

“Silken but robust tenor matched by a host of effective dramatic touches that fleshed out the role” The Arts Desk 

"Brady gave us admirable clarity of phase and words allied to beauty of tone create some fine story telling. [...] Brady really leaned into the story-telling aspect of the piece and brought out the lyric beauty of the haunting final lines of each verse where time seemed to stand still.[...] showed his firmness of line and expressive tone, yet we had a relish for words and storytelling. [...] Brady's rhapsodic vocal line [...] lyric beauty and seriousness of intent."

Planet Hugill, Oxford International Song Festival 2025

“Brady’s voice was laudably strong throughout his registers. This is no easy aria, with wide leaps and much mobility; Brady took it all in his stride, and more.”
Seen and Heard International 

A charming Novice, tormented but also responsible for one of the most beautiful scenic moments of the opera. The beauty of Brady’s kiss is fully linked to the beauty of his vocal composition: a character who could be pure and moral, but who later disappoints us with his frailty. His attempt to betray Budd had, in his voice, that kind of shame — heard in the withheld vibrato, the hesitancy in the attacks — that was everything we needed. OperaWire