"Each of the singers had their own unique sound, but two or three stood out - notably Sean Clayton, possessor of one of the most delicately expressive tenor voices I have ever heard."
Monteverdi: Sixth Book of Madrigals / Les Arts Florissants / The Independent

“His flawless virtuoso delivery of Handel’s “The trumpet’s loud clamour” very much confirmed that this young singer is destined for great things.”
Christmas Concert / Sherwell Chamber Orchestra / Plymouth Evening Herald

“Sean Clayton’s busy tenor arias were delivered with expressive poise.”
St John Passion / The Forum, Bath / Bath Chronicle

"Sean Clayton made an enthusiastic juvenile of Little Bat McClean..."
Little Bat: Susannah / English Touring Opera / The Independent

"Donna Bateman seizes all opportunities in the title role, and Sean Clayton makes much of her oddball friend, Little Bat."
Little Bat: Susannah / English Touring Opera The Stage

"Todd Wilander and Sean Clayton are good in the contrasting tenor roles of Sam Polk and Little Bat McLean, Susannah’s vengeful brother and bashful best friend."
Little Bat: Susannah / English Touring Opera / The Sunday Times

"The soloists sang with heart and style. The voice of the tenor, Sean Clayton, suited Baroque Music especially well..."
Messiah / Gåvle Symphony Orchestra / Arbeiderbladet

“All three (Sean Clayton, Paul Carey Jones and Andrew Slater) demonstrate that they are singer-actors of the highest stature and masters of diction: in short, first-rate artists.“
Sandy: The Lighthouse / Montepulciano Festival / Drammaturgia

“From every point of view, the performance was quite faultless, and the three soloists, Sean Clayton (Sandy), Paul Carey Jones (Blazes) and Andrew Slater (Arthur) were superb."
Sandy: The Lighthouse / Montepulciano Festival / Opera

“…Sean Clayton, having also played a silent stage–hand to start, gets to sing — and a very pleasing tenor voice he has too.”
Rupert Burns: The Impresario / Second Movement / www.classialsource.com

“…there is a silent role, brilliantly taken by Sean Clayton…”
Toby: The Medium / Second Movement / The Spectator

"Three tenors in one production could be asking for it, but Sean Clayton sang a secure and admirable brother."
Brother: Orfeo / English Touring Opera / Opera Now

“…good fun was had…from Sean Clayton’s ditzy tenor…”
Rupert Burns: The Impresario / Second Movement / Opera Now

“…sweetly wooed by the youthful tenor of Sean Clayton as Fenton.”
Fenton: The Merry Wives of Windsor / Opera South / Opera

“William Christie is particularly encouraging towards younger singers and it was tenor, Sean Clayton, from his ensemble Les Hardin des Voix, who particularly stood out…”
Summer: The Fairy Queen / BBC Proms / Musical Criticism

“They were splendidly supported by their guests, Lindley Junior School Choir, and soloists — soprano Patrizia Rozario, whose Dulcissime at the close was inspiring; tenor Sean Clayton, excellent in the small part as the roasted swan; and Glenville Hargreaves making a superb contribution at short notice to carry the major role.”
Carmina Burana / Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir / Yorkshire Post

“…Sean Clayton achieving a particular triumph in the high–lying haute–contre role of Pygmalion…”
Pygmalion / Crescent Theatre, Birmingham / Birmingham Post

“…honourable mentions also go to (inter alia) clear–voiced newcomer, British tenor Sean Clayton as Cavalier Belfiore.”
Belfiore: Il viaggio a Reims / Wexford Festival Scenes / Irish Times

“Sean Clayton, a tenor, has a lovely sound and a lively, flexible acting style that helped him move easily from a soulful account of “Vi ricorda o boschi ombrosi” from Monteverdi’s “Orfeo” to a more comic turn in Campra’s “Fêtes Vénitiennes.”
Le Jardin des Voix / Alice Tully Hall / New York Times