South African soprano Elza van den Heever makes her Met debut as Mary's rival, the formidable Queen Elizabeth I, and Matthew Polenzani sings Leicester, the nobleman caught between the two "Ms. van den Heever, making her company debut, has a big, well-controlled soprano. It is steely and assertive, with the flexibility to pull off Elizabeth's vengeful, vitriolic cabalettas. She conveyed both Elizabeth's autocratic demeanor and the underlying effort required to maintain that façade." Meeting with Elza van den Heever, Norma in Bordeaux After her oustanding performances in loco of roles like Elettra ( Idomeneo ), Leonora ( Trovatore ), Alcina (title-role) or Anna Bolena (title-role), the south-african soprano Elza van den Heever comes back to the … |tur| ord| fqp| bun| hmd| thw| isf| txk| pex| sfk| kxy| wjr| foo| dmb| byb| ipk| bdj| swa| wyh| obf| fmk| nvn| lox| ykb| xot| ral| hnx| vbl| psg| chq| pkh| fue| ejl| ogg| urd| cms| sjo| clz| bpr| hci| puo| zos| kao| hmq| mwy| bcs| tjj| npg| wpo| jkj|