Elza van den Heever (born 1979) is a South African soprano in opera and concert, who began her career as a mezzo-soprano.
Born in Johannesburg as one of triplets,[1] the daughter of a filmmaker and an actress, van den Heever was first trained as a mezzo-soprano, studying from age 18 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
[5] Her interpretation was described as exciting, with feminine glow in the high register, velvety timbre in the middle range, and an impeccable technique ("mit fraulich leuchtenden Höhen, samtig timbrierter Mittellage und einer untadeligen Technik".
[8] She sang alongside Joyce DiDonato in the title role and Matthew Polenzani as Leicester, staged by David McVicar and conducted by Maurizio Benini.
[9] In 2016 she returned to the Oper Frankfurt, singing Giorgetta again in the production of Il trittico by Claus Guth and conducted by Jakub Hrusa, alongside Zeljko Lucic as Michele and Vincent Wolfsteiner [de] as Luigi, and also the title role of Puccini's Suor Angelica.