“As Armida, the bright-voiced, fearless soprano Elza van den Heever stole every scene she was in...”

"Blessed with a plush, dramatic voice capable of formidable power and dazzling high notes ..." soprano Elza van den Heever's current season includes performances in La Vestale, Wozzeck, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Fidelio and Lohengrin.

“Elza van den Heever moves us deeply, enthrals and captivates… she delighted us with her powerful and controlled voice, with a splendid midrange that does not exclude dazzling high notes. ”

"Elza van den Heever, a superb South African soprano who looks and sounds remarkably like the young Joan Sutherland, stands out from the herd as a stolid and sensible Ellen Orford, with a voice of angelic sheen and purity promising hope and redemption."

“Elza van den Heever ... whose career is rising internationally, is a vocally burnished and emotionally tempestuous Elizabeth (Elisabetta) … her voice has penetrating depth and character. She turns flights of coloratura passagework into bursts of jealousy and defiance ..."