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
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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...
Amelia in Un ballo in maschera
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Someone who can sing Verdi with such lyricism and vocal harmony is practically a dream for Wagner and his Sieglinde...Read More
Fata Morgana in The Love for Three Oranges
Deutsche Oper Berlin
A fine figure as Fata Morgana, especially in her tremulous rendition of the Act II curse...Read More
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
Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Her articulation is perfect, her diction surprisingly good in the beautifully grounded parlando phrases and the dark-timbre of her soprano is radiantly warm...Read More
Sieglinde in Die Walküre
Deutsche Oper Berlin
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
Elsa in Lohengrin
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe
A discovery with her dark, pleasant sound that defies classification. Her soprano blooms with ease and power of projection in all registers to the highest levels of emotion and intuition in her singing...Read More
Third Norn in Götterdämmerung
The Metropolitan Opera
Melton’s bright, penetrating sound and commanding presence hint at a Brünnhilde in the making...Read More
Didon in Les Troyens
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Heidi Melton is phenomenal – a fluid voice without limitation...Read More
Sieglinde in Die Walküre
San Francisco Opera
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
Ariadne in Ariadne auf Naxos
Opéra National de Bordeaux
Melton brought real gravity to the opera’s opera, her voice lofting torrents of gorgeous tone...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
Elisabeth in Tannhäuser
Opéra National de Bordeaux
A revelation: she possesses a powerful voice from one end of the tessitura to the other. She lets it flow as easily in a whisper – like her prayer, which was palpable and perfect – as in a more brilliant moment – like her luminous ‘Dich teure Halle’ which was exciting from the first note...Read More