La Bohème
Role: Musetta. Operaen i Midten, Den Fynske Opera and
Egnsteatret Undergrunden 2019
— Dramatic coloratura soprano
About Me
The Femme Fatale of Opera
Operasinger and performer based in Copenhagen, Denmark
My voice type is lyrical coloratura soprano with both the very high notes and a good depth. I love to convey emotions through song and performance and give the audience an intense and present experience. The opera has a unique ability to amplify, prolong and refine people’s deepest feelings, and the mix between the music and the audience is for me a magical moment. This is why I chose opera and opera chose me.
Reviews
What the press wrote
Selected reviews
Musetta, in the form of Helene Hvass, is a sultry and sensual Elizabeth Taylor type. Woman to the tips of her fingers and not for a second doubting her own worth (…) vocally strong and she sings with great energy and warmth.”
La Bohéme - Fyens.dk, marts 2019
With physical presence and empathy, especially the soprano Helene Hvass Hansen reached beyond the edge of the stage with her stories.
Dejlig er jorden - Jyllandsposten, dec. 2021
As her Lieder are so heavily and heavenly Italianate, having them sung by classically trained, coloratura opera singer Helene Hvass is a real bonus. Hansen’s singing is spot on and adds a vibrant colour to these intriguing songs.
Ida Fonseca (CD-udgivelse) - Max Burgdörfer, MusicWeb, jan. 2019
A Musette soprano with a good measure of audacity: Helene Hvass
La Bohéme - Gregers Dirckinck-Holmfeld, feb. 2019
Helene Hvass brings a special magic to these charming and varied songs. Her soprano is rich in tone, without being overpowering.
Ida Fonseca (CD-udgivelse) - Len Mullenger, MusicWeb, okt. 2018
Helene Hvass Hansen as the seductive doll in slitted black dress and with the soprano-voice on sparkling trips in Menotti’s ‘Steel Me, Sweet Thief’ from ‘The Old Maid and the Thief’ or in Thomas Adé’s ‘Life Story’.
Lonely House, Hofteatret - Gregers Dirckinck-Holmfeld, dec. 2016
The soprano Helene Hvass Hansen stands like a powerwoman in a black sequined dress with beautiful legs and sings out her feelings of loneliness – undisguisedly honest and effortlessly desperate right from the first note of Gershwin’s Summertime.
Lonely House, Hofteatret - Information, 2016
Portfolio
Selected performances
Dampenes Rejse
Role: Mille Damp. Nordic Opera 2014
The Mass
Bernstein's The Mass. Nordic Opera / Odense Symfoniorkester 2018
The Magic Flute
Role: Queen of the night. Copenhagen Opera Festival 2019
A Tone A Life
Soloist. Aalborg Opera Festival 2021
Lonely House
An American Collage of Classical Songs. Turnéforestilling 2016-17
Showboat
Copenhagen Opera Festival 2022
Opera & Coffee
Aalborg Opera Festival 2019-22
Dejlig er jorden
Dejlig er Jorden. Performance on tour 2021-23
Projects
Creative producer
Development of new shows and concepts
Alongside my career as a singer, I develop new music- and cultural projects from time to time together with collaborators from Denmark and abroad. It gives balance in my everyday life to train my entrepreneurial side and my creative and organizational skills – at the same time it feels meaningful to contribute to the creation of new works and concepts that create joy and value for the audience. You can read more about some of my projects and concepts here.
Releases
Original works
Songs by Denmark´s first woman composer
The release contains the collected works of Ida Henrietta d’Fonseca, and was recorded in collaboration with pianist Cathrine Penderup and released on Dacapo. Music researcher Lisbeth Ahlgren Jensen writes: “The songs bear the stamp of Italian bravura melody, German song sensitivity and Nordic folk song tone, and the mixed stylistic features and the great technical demands that the singer is faced with helped to give her songs such a special touch that they do not resemble anything else.”
Get in touch
Write a message or call me at (+45) 28458030