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"...In Elizabeth Hagedorn, the stage director has at her disposal a singer-actress whose stage presence and youthfulness remind one of the young Anja Silja. Her voice however is more beautiful, has enough power, and even the extremely high passages do not create problems for her." "
"...In the american soprano Elizabeth Hagedorn, this Salome found its realization. Tall, slim, blond and with an unforced eroticism, she completely fulfilled the image of an irresistable child-woman ... A vocal type reminiscent of Karan Armstrong - yet her soprano has cutting power without unpleasant sharpness, as well as vulnerability without loss of substance. This young singer could be predestined for the jugendlich-dramatisch, neurotic-hysteric roles of Strauss and Wagner."
"...The american Elizabeth Hagedorn convincingly interpreted the role as a fatally spoiled young woman, reveling narcissistically in luxury and admiration: with great vocal power and shimmering timbre, forming broad phrases with musical intensity. Superior performance of a younger singer."
"Elizabeth Hagedorn ist auch schauspielerisch eine Salome von enormer Präsenz. Sängerisch meistert sie den lyrischen Sehnsuchtston und die schrill auffahrenden Attacken bravourös."
"Größten Anteil an dem Erfolg hat die Hauptdarstellerin Elizabeth Hagedorn. Mit ihrem "jugendlich-hysterischen Sopran" vermag die gebürtigen Amerikanerin alle emotionalen Facetten der Partie von Verspielten und Koketten bis ins Dämonische und Verzweifelte glaubhaft zu machen. Mit großer Intensität trägt die stimme über das Orchester; Diktion und Textverständlichkeit sind beachtlich."
"Elizabeth Hagedorn from the State Theater in Mainz was now the Salome, and offered a multi-faceted portrayal of this cunning child-woman. She set vocal accents particularly through her radiantly projected high range and expressively nuanced vocal shading."
"...Most of the applause was for the performer of Salome, Elizabeth Hagedorn, who left nothing to be desired in the role of the spoiled Princess... She portrayed the bored party girl believably - her instability, her moodiness, and her fascination with eroticism and death. Elizabeth Hagedorn guided her voluminous voice, evenly balanced in all registers, with concentrated and clean focus; pacing intelligently and wisely, she interpreted the role with a sheer unending breadth of expression and emotion."
