Her extensive concert repertoire with an international array of Orchestras spans a wide range of styles from the intimate Passions of Bach, the Oratorios of Haydn, Handel, Mendelssohn, the Mozart Mass in C Minor and his Exultate Jubilate with the Franz Liszt Orchestra of Budapest, the Requiems of Mozart, Brahms, Faure, Dvorak, Verdi and Britten to Villa – Lobos’ Bachianas Brasilieraswith the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, and Webern’s Cantata 2 sung with the BBC Scottish Orchestra, showing the versatility of her artistry. Her performance of Violetta in Verdi’s La Traviata was described as “moving beyond words, drenched with expressiveness” and “shimmering with sonic tenderness” (London Press). Rosalinde in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, with Edmonton Opera and Opera Lyra Ottawa Micaela in Bizet’s Carmen, with Edmonton Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, and Gold Coast Opera, Florida, Blanche in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites, and First Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflote with Vancouver Opera Miss Jessel in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw and Camilla in Nosferatu, with Manitoba Opera, a role written for Ms. She has brought many roles to the operatic stage including Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte with Montreal Opera, Countess Almaviva in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro with Manitoba Opera, and Opera Saskatchewan, Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with Manitoba Opera, Musetta in Puccini’s La Boheme with Edmonton Opera, Opera Lyra Ottawa, Opera Grand Rapids and Opera Saskatchewan. Klassen’s performances have been described as “…unforgettable, rare and serenely beautiful,” Brahm’s Requiem (London Press) “ boundless…a voice of stunning range, clarity and sonority”, Verdi’s Requiem (Waterloo Reporter) and “one could wait a long time, perhaps forever, to hear expressive singing to equal that of Heidi Klassen,” Mozart’s Mass in C Minor (Winnipeg Free Press). Klassen has sung with the Dallas Symphony, the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra of Budapest, the BBC Scottish Orchestra and BBC Radio and toured extensively in Europe with live recordings at the Rudolfinum in Prague of Verdi’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. Soprano Heidi Klassen has been firmly established as one of Canada’s most versatile and exciting performers having sung with Canada’s leading orchestras and opera companies in a career that spans over 30 years.
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