The South African soprano Elza van den Heever has made a name for herself in the international opera world with her intense role portrayals. Elza van den Heever starts the season 2020/21 as Senta in Flying Dutchman at the Nederlandse Opera Amsterdam with Joana Mallwitz conducting. At the MET she will make her scenic role debut as Empress in Die Frau ohne Schatten under Yannick Nézet-Séguin. She will return to the Bavarian State Opera as Giorghetta in Puccini’s Il Trittico under the baton of Bertrand de Billy. Elza van den Heever ends the season as Senta at the Frankfurt Opera. Last season Elza van den Heever caused a sensation in presenting three important role debuts: Julia in La Vestale at the Theater an der Wien under the baton of Bertrand de Billy, Wozzeck-Marie with Yannick Nézet-Sé
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Kirill Petrenko dirigiert Straussʼ "Elektra", Strauss
Berliner PhilharmonikerChrysothemis
View cast and crewDie Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow), Strauss
Wiener StaatsoperDie Kaiserin (The Empress)
View cast and crewDer fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), Wagner, Richard
Santa Fe OperaSenta
View cast and crewDer fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), Wagner, Richard
Santa Fe OperaSenta
View cast and crewKirill Petrenko dirigiert Straussʼ "Elektra", Strauss
Berliner PhilharmonikerChrysothemis
View cast and crewDie Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow), Strauss
Wiener StaatsoperDie Kaiserin (The Empress)
View cast and crewDer fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), Wagner, Richard
Santa Fe OperaSenta
View cast and crewYannick Nézet-Séguin: Die Walküre, Wagner, Richard
Rotterdam Philharmonic OrchestraSieglinde
View cast and crewYannick Nézet-Séguin dirigiert Die Walküre, Wagner, Richard
Konzerthaus DortmundSieglinde
View cast and crewYannick Nézet-Séguin: Die Walküre, Wagner, Richard
Rotterdam Philharmonic OrchestraSieglinde
View cast and crewWed18:00
Dortmund, GermanyDie Walküre (The Valkyrie), Wagner, Richard
Théâtre des Champs-ElyséesSieglinde
View cast and crewYannick Nézet-Séguin: Die Walküre, Wagner, Richard
Rotterdam Philharmonic OrchestraSieglinde
View cast and crewSat18:00
Paris, FranceThe South African soprano Elza van den Heever has made a name for herself in the international opera world with her intense role portrayals. Elza van den Heever starts the season 2020/21 as Senta in Flying Dutchman at the Nederlandse Opera Amsterdam with Joana Mallwitz conducting. At the MET she will make her scenic role debut as Empress in Die Frau ohne Schatten under Yannick Nézet-Séguin. She will return to the Bavarian State Opera as Giorghetta in Puccini’s Il Trittico under the baton of Bertrand de Billy. Elza van den Heever ends the season as Senta at the Frankfurt Opera. Last season Elza van den Heever caused a sensation in presenting three important role debuts: Julia in La Vestale at the Theater an der Wien under the baton of Bertrand de Billy, Wozzeck-Marie with Yannick Nézet-Sé