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Four Villains in Les contes d’Hoffmann:
“Elzinga’s characters were the personification of evil. An eerily magnetic presence onstage, Elzinga’s opening aria in the prologue displayed an opulent, clear tone which became one of the anchors of the evening.” — The Des Moines Register

Eight Songs for a Mad King:
“...an extraordinarily gifted singer/actor/acrobat/tragedian/clown named Dean Elzinga, previously unknown to me, met those demands with the force of Lord Nelson’s cannons and delivered one of the most memorable solo turns of my recent memory... Elzinga shaped an astonishing gamut: searing, shocking and remarkable, too, in the absolute clarity of his diction even at the most piercing falsetto.” — LA Weekly

“The darker side of the emotional spectrum is reserved for the role of Nilakantha, Lakmé’s father, sung and acted with great authority by Dean Elzinga... Physically commanding, with a powerful, attractive voice, Elzinga portrays his role in a masterful fashion, providing the sense of dramatic urgency often needed in this essentially lyrical work.” — The Calgary Herald



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