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…
Singing with bloom and richness, the radiant soprano Heidi Melton was a tender, vulnerable Sieglinde...Read More
Melton is an easy flowing, clear as a bell Sieglinde, who can turn the intensity up so much that the entire audience forgets to breathe...Read More
Melton was at ease, natural, enthralling: the type of dramatic soprano that Wagner aficionados will travel the world for...Read More
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
Melton's crystalline soprano provided amazing intensity as Sieglinde...riveting...Read More
Excellent, worthy of any major opera house in the world...Read More
Thrilling, room-filling sounds, but also delicate pianissimos where called for...Read More
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...
Melton sang an extraordinary Sieglinde. A rich voice with enormous bloom on top, she soared with the orchestra through Wagner’s biggest phrases and handled the difficult low tessitura of the role extremely well, despite the youth of the voice. A performer and singer of huge potential who is already at home in demanding repertoire...Read More
Melton's splendid appearance as Sieglinde signaled the arrival of a bold new voice for this difficult repertoire – a richly colored chest register, clarion top notes and especially a mastery of the lyrical phrasing...Read More
Melton’s Sieglinde radiated warmth and intelligence...Read More
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...
