Reviews / Press / Quotes
*About her Countess in the Queen of Spades, The Norwegian Opera & Ballet:
“A clear answer to why we should see and hear this [The Queen of Spades], comes after the first intermission when Hege Høisæter gets a musical space as the Countess. She both plays and sings the old witch brilliantly, supported by a costume where the rigidity gives dramatic meaning. She takes the command musically, gets the conductor and the orchestra down in pace into a musical weight and nerve. ”
Hild Borchgrevink Dagsavisen 2018
*About her Kabanicha in Katya Kabanova, The Norwegian Opera & Ballet:
«..as the menacing Kabanicha she once again showed herself as a magnificently compelling vocal actress – standing tall, she towered over the other characters sending deadly looks in every direction……
…..one of the most powerful evenings I’ve spent in an opera house.»
Bachtrack 2015
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« …the role of the infamous Kabanicha could have been written for Hege Høisæter.»
Dagsavisen 2015
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*About her solo performance «Infinito nero» (Sciarrino) with Oslo Sinfonietta:
«..Hege Høisæter carried forth her role with impressive compassion and carrying power …amidst this musical and theatrical minimalism ….she formed very credibly this young nun.»
L.O.Flydal Vårt Land 2014
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*About her Gräfin Geschwitz in Lulu,The Norwegian Opera & Ballet :
«..most of the cast perform formidably, M.F. and Hege Høisæter are exceptional.»
Tori Skrede VG 2011
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“The bottomless maternal love mixed with all the bad things she hardly dares to think of – bitterness, regret, perhaps even hatred – is fabulously performed by Hege Høisæter.”
Aftenposten Ballerina 2017
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«As a member of the Norwegian Opera for 42 years, I’ve watched many singers, some since they left the Opera School. I was responsible for lighting them for years. One of them was Hege Høisæter. I mean she is the most versatile opera singer I’ve ever seen. She mastered all roles with bravura.»
Gretar Sveinbjørnsson – Lighting designer
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«Hege Høisæter is an extraordinary and wonderful mezzo soprano. She has developed a special flexibility in her voice in her constant search for honesty on stage. Hege is always looking for ways to find more in a situation or in the music in order to reach deeper into her role. She does not search perfection but truth. She is a fullfilled artist.»
Hilde Andersen, Stage Director of Ballerina and at The Norwegian Opera and Ballet