Naomi Hede

“Naomi Hede as Pamina was the highlight. A true Mozartean soprano, she had poised control and warm nobility.”

“Naomi Hede is a Pamina of great emotional strength and a voice with an engaging and lovely tone”

“Naomi Hede, also a debut in her first major role, singing outstandingly as Pamina. She has improved with every performance, her voice getting stronger, richer and more joyous each time, her full blooded expression of despair and sadness in her presumed rejection by Tamino one of night’s triumphs.”

“Naomi Hede sounding better then ever, improving with every hearing…”

“Naomi Hede, as Pamina, Tamino’s love, in a red floral dress and short sleeved cardigan, is captivating as she delivers one of the best arias of the evening when she sings of her fear of losing her love.”

“Naomi Hede is superb as the virtuous Pamina and is responsible for some of the beautiful bel canto moments in the production.”

“Naomi Hede possesses a voice of purity and strength throughout the registers. She filled the large church with ease, yet never with any sense of excess effort. In particular the two final Mozart pieces, Laudate Dominum and Laudamus Te allowed her to demonstrate these qualities. This is a singer who should be heard more often in Adelaide, as every aspect of her performance was totally satisfying. ”

“...Just want to say how much I enjoyed your choice of songs, so very very beautifully performed yesterday .... with your charming personality and serene demeanour to match!
I wish you much success in the future - your music is bound to be a huge blessing to the world !”

“Naomi Hede, as his young wife, sang beautifully, her rich pure soprano voice effortlessly conveying her moods- the French accent really suiting her voice.”

“…but the honours are stolen by Naomi Hede as his beautiful wife Laurette, sexy elegance personified and her duet with the clerk Valentin Beau Sanford is well worth hearing again”

“Naomi Hede is his beautiful young wife whom, we realise, married for money, and is not impressed with what came with it. The two engage in some very clever dialogue in which she berates him for his many failures and inadequacies as a husband. They are a well matched pair, generating plenty of laughs over their dysfunctional marriage, and Hede’s singing is very easy to listen to, of course.”

“Naomi Hede is all elegance of line as the nicotine addicted heroine and Joshua Rowe gives a solid performance of her jealous husband”

“l Segreto di Susanna by Wolf Ferrari, is a deliciously funny piece about cigarettes, marriage, love and secrets. The beautifully simple, but effective, art deco set formed a visually delightful background to the outstanding performances of Naomi Hede as Susanna and Joshua Rowe as Gil. These two wonderful singers delivered irresistible music, whilst maintaining sharp, comic timing. They were ably served, in more ways than one, by rod Schultz, who took the non-singing role of Sante, their servant. His physical antics and facial expressions were comedically spot-on, and was a joy to see the three performers working together so seamlessly. This was Noel Coward meets Puccini, and impossible not to love.”

“Act Three, entitled ‘New Castle (1913)’ shows the invitation to New Castle miners to march in solidarity to the Transvaal border. It begins with a moving duet from Ghandi’s wife, Kasturbai, and co-worker, Mrs Naidoo, standing behind him giving support. The bold mezzo-soprano of Cherie Bogart and rich soprano of Naomi Hede are captivating, their diction seeming so clear (the opera is sung in Sanskrit, the language of Bhagavad-Gita.”

“Naomi Hede, as Queenie, plays the other woman to perfection. Her ability to relate to the audience is commendable. She is the ‘meat in the sandwich’ in Oscar and Lily’s relationship and plays it with innocence and frailty.”

“As the ingénue, Queenie, Naomi Hede is delightful in her wide-eyed portrayal, exhibiting an air of wonder at everything that happens.”