“ … she quickly made a strong impression with her perfectly projected, velvety soprano. Her high notes were both powerful and assured, and by the third act, she unleashed the full force of her voice in a breathtaking performance, capturing the desperation of a mother fighting to save her unborn child.”
Bachtrack
“Elza van den Heever, the French-South African soprano making her house debut, was a rapturous and devastatingly sorrowful Sieglinde.”
“[Elza van den Heever] managed to convey Sieglinde’s misery even before she sang. Her bright soprano is sensual, capable of conveying her rapture in her Act I duet with Siegmund. Her voice contrasted beautifully with Nylund’s in their scenes together.
“Elza van den Heever, che debuttava nel ruolo di Sieglinde, una vera rivelazione.”
“Pour ses débuts dans le rôle, Elza van den Heever choisit d’offrir une Sieglinde victime expiatoire de bout en bout. Son chant sait superbement exprimer cette longue souffrance. Actuellement dans la plénitude de ses moyens, le soprano remplit l’auditorium de sa voix percutante, homogène sur toute la tessiture.”
Forum Opéra