Brünnhilde in Die Walküre
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Read MoreMelton has a voice with the power of a hurricane and a beautiful quality as well – and the ability to turn her thunderous volume down for heartrending delivery in quieter moments…
Recital with Kyle van Schoonhoven, Tenor
George London Foundation
Read MoreIt is easy to see why Melton is making waves. Isolde’s Narrative and Curse not only displayed her temperament, but again the especially strong and vibrant middle of her voice, molten metal turned to sound. She tossed out Isolde’s high notes with unbridled fury, never missing the mark…
Sieglinde in Die Walküre
New York Philharmonic
Singing with bloom and richness, the radiant soprano Heidi Melton was a tender, vulnerable Sieglinde...Read More
Soloist in Wagner & Strauss Excerpts
New York Philharmonic
Her silky soprano, which you want to wrap around yourself like a scarf and rub your cheeks against all day...Read More
Brünnhilde in Götterdämmerung Excerpts
Vienna Philharmonic
She sang with a ringing, vibrant tone, and a way of phrasing that was natural and ideal. Her characterization was full of human, rather than grandiose, dignity...Read More
Sieglinde in Die Walküre Act I
Montréal Symphony Orchestra
She obviously knows every corner of the character's mood – she sings with an impressive chest voice, but also a rare intelligence. This is a major incarnation, certainly one of the top three in the world currently.Read More
Brünnhilde in Siegfried
Opéra National de Bordeaux
Luminous timbre with immediate seduction that pierces through the orchestral wall of sound...Read More
Elisabeth in Tannhäuser
BBC Proms
You could sense the house holding its breath each time this young American soprano delivered an aria, so perfect was her sound, and so refined her artistry...beautiful beyond words...Read More
Sieglinde in Die Walküre Act I
Dallas Symphony
Thrilling, room-filling sounds, but also delicate pianissimos where called for...Read More
Isolde and Sieglinde in Wagnerian Excerpts
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Read MoreMagical and memorable... What made Melton's singing wonderful was not volume — though her voice is by no means small — but freshness and feeling. From the moment she opened her mouth, she was artlessly moving, actually communicating...
Magna Peccatrix in Mahler Symphony No. 8
Aspen Music Festival
Melton's muscular, cutting sound had a creamy sheen that made it rich and warm, ideal for the role of Magna Peccatrix...Read More
Sieglinde in Die Walküre Excerpts
BBC Scottish Symphony
Melton’s Sieglinde radiated warmth and intelligence...Read More
Elisabeth and Sieglinde in Wagnerian Excerpts
Festival de Lanaudière
Read MoreMelton displayed a huge voice that is bright, clear and sweet, and cocooned in a seductive vibrato. She has gorgeous low notes, beautiful phrasing, and interprets her singing from her soul...
Soloist in Berg Seven Early Songs
BBC Scottish Symphony
A breathtaking voice, whose seamless lyricism floated effortlessly over the molten restlessness of Berg's golden orchestrations...Read More
Soprano Soloist in Verdi Requiem
San Francisco Opera
A big, gleaming and tonally resplendent performance... delivered with aching sweetness and backed by steely technical assurance....Read More