"This is such an enjoyable production of Mozart's Turkish opera ... First of all, three cheers for David McVicar, who by including most of the dialogue has restored the proper balance between speech and music ... The visual aspect is gorgeous, Vicki Mortimer's set, with its many scene changes, evoking a romantic view of the Orient ... In the pit, Robin Ticciati conducts the heroes of the OAE in a fleet account of the score ... Edgara Montvidas's ... Belmonte is ardent, impatient and, at the end, utterly chastened ... Sally Matthews sings superbly ... Ticciati/McVicar is a delight".