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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · 1d

Happy World Opera Day!

The sensation that comes over us when we hear something really inspiring and beautiful sung by a human voice- it has a visceral effect on our nervous system. And I think that makes World Opera Day worth celebrating. 💗

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · 10d

Sieglinde and I are spending lots of time together this season: Here in Paris during the month of November, at La Scala in March, and at the Bayreuth Festival next summer! The more time we spend together, the more I discover about her and the closer I feel to her 💗

🎬: Teatro alla Scala (2025)

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · 18d

Rehearsals for 'Die Walküre' in Paris are in full swing! It's hard not to pinch myself seeing my face on the side of one of the greatest opera houses in the world 😍

Visit this link to get tickets! 🥰🎟️

www.operadeparis.fr/en/season-25-26/opera/die-walkure

Repost from Eve-Maud Hubeaux on Instagram

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · 21d

It was a joy to share in the warmth of Bruckner's 'Te Deum' last week with the Rotterdam Philharmonic and Maestro Lahav Shani. Thank you to everyone who joined us! 💕

📸: Jan Fotograaf

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · 23d

Have you watched 'Salome' yet on Met Opera on Demand? What are you waiting for! With the chill of fall in the air, it's the perfect time to hunker down and enjoy this brilliantly haunting production by Claus Guth 🖤

Visit this link to get started 🎬 ondemand.metopera.org

Repost from the Met Opera

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · 28d

Fantastic news‼️ Our 'Salome' from last spring is now available to watch on Met Opera on Demand! I'm thrilled that people all over the world will be able to see Claus Guth's brilliant production!

Visit ondemand.metopera.org to set up your account and watch 'Salome'. I hope you enjoy it 🖤🎬

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Sep 26

After a lovely vacation full of baking, painting, and spending time with family, I start my 2025-26 season tonight singing with the Rotterdam Philharmonic and Maestro Lahav Shani in Bruckner's 'Te Deum' ⬇️

🎟️: www.rotterdamsphilharmonisch.nl/en/agenda/bruckners-heaven-and-earth

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Sep 19

Next season is going to be electric ⚡️😎 I hope to see you at any and all performances 👇

For more details, visit my website 🔗 elzavandenheever.com/schedule/

📸: Chris Gonz

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Sep 16

If you couldn't make it to the Salzburg Festival this summer for Act I of 'Die Walküre', our performance from 24 August will be broadcast on Ö1 through ORF on 19 Sept at 19:30 CEST. You won't want to miss out!

📻🎶 oe1.orf.at/programm/202...

Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Sep 2

While I'm resting up for the start of my 2025-26 season, I'm still reminiscing about my Salzburg Festival debut with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Vienna Philharmonic 💗
Last season was an unbelievable one- I don't know how it will be topped! We will just have to wait and see 😉

📸: ©️ SF/Marco Borrelli

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Aug 25

A big smile always breaks out on my face whenever I think about the 'Salome' we put together at the Met last spring. 💗

If you're in NYC, you can watch it tomorrow at 8pm on a giant screen right in front of the Met!! 🎬

More information: www.metopera.org/season/summer-events/summer-hd-festival

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Aug 23

Today's the big day!! I'm beyond thrilled to be making my debut at the Salzburg Festival, and I'm especially happy to be making it with Yannick Nezet-Seguin on the podium! I'm so grateful for everything leading up to now ❤️

🎟️: www.salzburgerfestspiele.at/en/p/vienna-philharmonic-nezet-seguin-2025

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Aug 22

Tomorrow I make my second house debut of the summer! This time at the Salzburg Festival as Sieglinde in Act I of Wagner’s ‘Die Walküre’ 😍

Join us this weekend with Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Vienna Philharmonic!

🎟️: www.salzburgerfestspiele.at/p/wiener-philharmoniker-nezet-seguin-2025

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Aug 10

The swan boat has departed for the last time this season! 🦢

Thank you to everyone who made my debut at the Bayreuth Festival so special. It is a moment in my life I will always cherish, and I'm grateful to my cast-mates and colleagues for being part of this dream come true. 🩵

📸: ©️ Enrico Nawrath

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Aug 1

Today's the big day!!! I never in a million years would have thought I'd be singing Wagner in the house that Wagner built! If you can't make it to Bayreuth today for our Lohengrin opening, you can listen to it via livestream- www.operacast.com/bayreuth_202... 🔗

📸: Jiyang Chen
🎨: Lenny's Studio

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Jul 25

The cat's out of the bag! I'm thrilled to be returning to the Bayreuth Festival in 2026. Next summer commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Festival, so it is even more of an honor to be a part of it!

'Lohengrin' is 1 week away! Find tickets here 🎟️: www.bayreuther-festspiele.de/programm/auf...

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Jul 17

Little Boo is in the spirit for our Wagner-filled summer. We open 'Lohengrin' at the Bayreuther Festspiele two weeks from tomorrow! Do you have your tickets yet? 🐾🎟️ Visit the link below to get yours!

www.bayreuther-festspiele.de/en/programme...

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Jul 4

How I'm feeling knowing that my Bayreuther Festspiele debut is a little over a month away!! I am beyond excited to be singing Elsa in Wagner's 'Lohengrin' at the very opera house Wagner had built for his own music! 🥰

🎟️: www.bayreuther-festspiele.de/en/programme...

📸: Michael Pöhn/Wiener Staatsoper

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Jun 28

Thank you San Francisco Classical Voice for this fun interview! I love bringing the same passion I have through my singing into my cooking and baking, and it makes me smile to talk about it ☺️

Visit this link to read the full article 👩🏻‍🍳: www.sfcv.org/articles/fea...

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Jun 22

Performance #4 today! It's always so lovely to reconnect with fellow artists you adore- Ying Fang, Alek Shrader, Matthew Polenzani, and Daniela Mack, I'm so happy we're all reunited!! 💖

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Jun 20

I'm still glowing from one week ago last night, when I was lucky enough to perform five of my favorite Strauss songs with the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Yannick Nezét-Séguin. Thank you ConcertoNet.com for the kind words 💗

📸: Chris Lee

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Jun 17

Congratulations to all of my colleagues at San Francisco Opera on a successful opening night of 'Idomeneo'! I can't wait to do it all again tonight at performance #2 💖

Tickets 🎟️: www.sfopera.com/operas/idome...

📸: Cory Weaver

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Jun 14

We open tonight!! 💜

Mozart
IDOMENEO

June 14 - June 25, 2025
San Francisco Opera
Livestream 🎞️ June 20
New Production

Ticket information 🎟️: www.sfopera.com/operas/idome...
Livestream information 🎥: www.sfopera.com/operas/idome...

📸: Hiroyuki Ito / The New York Times
🎨: Lenny's Studio

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Jun 13

And with that, my triple season of Strauss with the Met Orchestra and Yannick Nezét-Séguin has come to a close! I can't begin to express how grateful I am to be where I am, doing what I'm doing, with the people I'm doing it with.

Thank you, Met Opera, for a great season. I can't wait to be back 💕

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Elza van den Heever @elzasoprano.bsky.social · Jun 11

Happy Birthday, Richard Strauss! What a year we've had together! 🎂

I look forward to performing more Strauss tomorrow night with the incomparable Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall! 🎟️: www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/202...

To celebrate, here's a clip from last fall's Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Met

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