HEIDI STOBER: PRESS

as Carolina, Il matrimonio segreto -- Brooklyn Academy of Music

“The standout was Heidi Stober as the younger daughter. Her limpid, very pretty soprano was a
delight every time she sang.”
- The Wall Street Journal, June 2008

“The opening duet for Paolino and Carolina (the lovely, warm-toned soprano Heidi Stober) was tender
and lyrically beguiling.”
- The New York Times, May 2008

“Stober as the secretly married Carolina has a lyric coloratura soprano that mixes creaminess with
bright flexibility and a radiantly natural stage presence.”
- Gay City News, June 2008


as Poppea, Agrippina -- New York City Opera

“Heidi Stober contributed some remarkable singing as Poppea. She has a strong technique, a clean
sound and good comic instincts.”
- The New York Times, October 2007

“Some lovely portrayals in both vocal and acting departments came from young American soprano
Heidi Stober as a vivaciously sexy Poppea.” 
- New York Post, October 2007

“Heidi Stober has a grand time with Poppea, camping up a storm and using her bright soprano with
comfort and panache.” 
- Classics Today.com, October 2007


as La Folie/Thalie, Platée – Santa Fe Opera

“Only soprano Heidi Stober, as Folly, stood out vocally; her extended aria, during which she helped conduct the orchestra was a musical and theatrical tour de force.” 

- Opera News, November 2007

“Towering over the thoroughly excellent cast is Heidi Stober, once a CCO studio artist who sang Oscar in Opera Colorado’s “Masked Ball” last season. As Folly, Stober leads the dancers while singing a mammoth aria that makes athletic demands.”

- Boulder Daily Camera, 2007

“Heidi Stober’s Folly commands the stage, commands the orchestra, commands her tricky role.”

- The Santa Fe Reporter, 2007

“Heidi Stober was stunning in the dual role of La Folie and Thalie: her I’m-in-charge-here diva antics as Folie were buttressed by her gleaming high soprano and wildly wacky comedy.” 

- The Santa Fe New Mexican, 2007

as Oscar, Un Ballo in Maschera – Boston Lyric Opera and Opera Colorado

“The one bright spot to this production was the luminous Oscar of Heidi Stober.  Vocally scintillating, brilliant but rich in color, Stober was simply magnificent.  Her Oscar was playful, mercurial, alert and totally present.  Act III’s “Ah! Di che fulgor” and “Saper vorreste” bristled with bewitching buoyancy.”

- Opera News, June 2007

“And Heidi Stober, a singer to watch, was a spunky standout in the smaller trouser role of Oscar, the king's page. Her soprano is light and agile and she deploys it with impressive control.”

- The Boston Globe, 2007

“In the "pants" role of Oscar, the Page, Heidi Stober was sheer perfection. She has an ingratiating stage presence and a true coloratura instrument. With great facility, she knocked off the high notes and florid lines that Verdi wrote for this genre character. In addition to her lovely tone, her pitch and rhythm were consistently dead-on.”

- Edge Boston Online, 2007

“Also deserving note is soprano Heidi Stober. She lit up the trouser role of Oscar, the king's perky page, knocking off the role's challenging coloratura passages with ease.”

                                            - Denver Post, 2007

as Zerlina, Don Giovanni – Boston Baroque

“Heidi Stober, his Zerlina, proved that she's got the complete package: a winsome presence along with an instrument of stunning brilliance, proportion and beauty.”

- Opera News Online 2007

as Comtesse Adele, Le Comte Ory – Wolf Trap Opera 

“Heidi Stober proved a worthy foil as the chaste Adele, offering a silvery tone and fluent technique.”

- Opera News Online 2006

“In several disguises, Ory lusts after Comtesse Adele -- soprano Heidi Stober, who has a clear, high-flying voice and real talent for physical comedy.”

- The Washington Post 2006 

“Also possessing significant comedic talent was soprano Heidi Stober as the Comtesse. After several mimed suicide attempts, her melancholic young character gets to sing some of the opera's most wonderful moments. Miss Stober sang her strenuous role with near perfection. . .”

- Washington Times 2006

as Norina, Don Pasquale – Houston Grand Opera

“Ah, but then there was Heidi Stober, who – as Norina should – simply took control.  An apprentice in the HGO Studio, she was a last minute replacement. . . But Ms. Stober sang and acted up a storm. Hers isn’t a big soprano, but it’s clear and true and nimble, and it really blooms on the top.  She tossed off graceful coloratura and set off dramatic sparks that seemed to energize everyone else.”

- The Dallas Morning News 2006

 “. . .the second year Studio soprano sang the saucy young widow (Norina) with the confidence, panache and thrilling technique that promised she could someday own the role. . . she’ll sweep any weakling compatriots off the stage.”

- Houston Chronicle 2006

as Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro – Houston Grand Opera

“As Susanna, soprano Heidi Stober stood out and above her colleagues for the brightness of sound and charisma of performance. She's found some of the magic of reaching the audience.”

- Houston Chronicle 2006

as Drusilla, L’incoronzione di Poppea – Houston Grand Opera

“Heidi Stober is a glamorous Drusilla with an ample, drop-dead gorgeous soprano.”

- The Dallas Morning News 2006

"The HGO Studio contributed a trove of talent, most notably soprano Heidi Stober as Drusilla, Ottone’s new gal.”

- San Antonio Express 2006

as Barbarina, Le nozze di Figaro – Houston Grand Opera

“Vocally, there are three standouts: . . . and Heidi Stober’s radiant, expressive soprano for Barbarina.”

- The Dallas Morning News 2005

as Xenia, Boris Godunov – Houston Grand Opera

“Soprano Heidi Stober of the HGO Studio sang with satisfying warmth and power as Boris’ daughter Xenia – alternating with an equally pleasing Barbarina in Figaro.”

- San Antonio Express 2005

“Heidi Stober sings stunningly as Xenia, Boris’ daughter.”

- The Dallas Morning News 2005

 

as Frasquita, Carmen – Houston Grand Opera

“HGO Studio artists filled a number of minor roles, and Heidi Stober and Fiona Murphy, as Frasquita and Mercedes, stood out among them for the vivacity of their acting and singing.”

- Opera News Online 2006

Soprano Soloist, The Creation – Houston Chamber Choir

“The star of Sunday’s performance at First Presbyterian Church was soprano Heidi Stober. . . As the angel Gabriel and Eve, she sang with a brightness right for Haydn’s music, and a radiant confidence and high notes that thrilled. . . she easily bested everyone else.”

- The Houston Chronicle 2004

 

as Soprano Soloist, Summer Serenade Concert  -- Utah Symphony & Opera

“Crisp notes from soprano Heidi Stober started the ensemble which grew to a sextet.  Stober’s fresh sound, precise technique and unerring pitch lifted every selection to a higher plane."

- Salt Lake Tribune 2004

 

as Yvette, La Rondine – Boston Lyric Opera

“In a small role, Heidi Stober’s soprano made our ears perk up. . .”

- The Boston Globe 2003