"Kristen Hertzenberg's singing voice is a gift. The former “Phantom of the Opera” co-lead can tear up a blues number, navigate the precipitous twists and turns of an operatic piece, or perform a humble campfire folk song … and she can do all these things one after the other, without a break. That’s a gift, real and true."
- DTLV
“Whether she’s slowing up-tempo pop songs into soft, dreamy melodies, belting out love songs, owning country or dipping into the Broadway songbook, Kristen Hertzenberg reaches out to her audience with so much personality, skill, emotion and vocal power that it’s no surprise Desert Companion named her Best Torch Singer this year."
– Las Vegas Weekly
“Onstage, her voice is the centerpiece, a versatile and dynamic instrument that goes from gritty blues to angelic peal at the drop of a Julie London record sleeve.”
– Desert Companion
“Just as musical theatre (and Las Vegas) was a far cry from the Austrian American Mozart Academy in Salzburg where Hertzenberg studied as an undergrad, her impeccable renditions of rapper Young MC’s “Bust a Move” and “Fastest Rhyme” underscore her versatility. These mighty plunges into multiple genres are what audiences have come to expect from Hertzenberg–a singer with extraordinary vocal depth...”
– Las Vegas Weekly
“Hertzenberg is a graceful performer whose voice is at once lilting and limitless.”
– Las Vegas Sun
“An intriguing, satisfying marriage made in blues, country, rock and roll, and (gasp!) hip-hop heaven.”
– DTLV - on her show, Kristen Hertzenberg Live at Cabaret Jazz
"Who knew the operatic Christine from the Vegas "Phantom" was secretly a Bonnie Raitt-style blues-rocker? It's no secret now."
– Las Vegas Review-Journal
“With Kristen Hertzenberg, it’s all about the voice. Yes, she’s stunning - you don’t get to portray the ingenue in Phantom being homely - but, while the show hides her blond hair under a wig, it lets her voice shine. Trained as an opera singer, Hertzenberg has a clear soprano with the strength to keep the high notes rooted in emotion. Furthermore, she uses her voice offstage, too - participating in and promoting charity events, and using her blog broadwayvegas.blogspot.com to get the word out on all the musical goings-on in Vegas. Yeah, we’re gonna say it: She’s beautiful because she hits all the right notes.”
– The Most Beautiful People in Las Vegas: 2009 - Las Vegas Weekly
“Kristen Hertzenberg was amazing... her delivery of the more emotional songs was perfect.”
–Amsterdam Metro (translated from Dutch) - review of her performance as Sheila in “HAIR”
“The first ‘victim’... is Sophie De Palma (Kristen Hertzenberg)... unprepared for the stream-of-consciousness assault on her self-worth that is Callas’ coaching method, Sophie crumbles, as the actress conveys her deer-in-the-headlights dissolution with pitiable fragility.”
–The Palm Beach Post - review of her performance as Sophie in “Master Class”
“I'd heard Kristen Hertzenberg sing a couple of times before I approached her with my music, and I'd been blown away -- not only by her musicianship but by her amazing versatility. She tosses off a Mozart trill and a gospel riff with equal ease. She brings to a song an emotional depth and intelligence extraordinary in one so young. It's an inestimable gift to experience one's music in the hands of a wonderful singer, and a day when you can hear it sung by Kristen Hertzenberg -- Kristen of the smiling eyes -- well, days don't get any better than that.”
–Wayne Green, composer/lyricist and Musical Director of Spamalot in Las Vegas
“Kristen Hertzenberg is not only a compelling and utterly believable actress with a sly sexuality and dry humor, she also possesses an astounding voice. Her instrument has range to spare, with a soprano tessitura of incredible color and depth, as well as a belt that is thrilling in it’s contemporary pop timbre. In short, she is a composer and musical director’s dream.”
–Richard Oberacker, composer of Bandstand on Broadway and Musical Director of Cirque du Soleil’s KA
- DTLV
“Whether she’s slowing up-tempo pop songs into soft, dreamy melodies, belting out love songs, owning country or dipping into the Broadway songbook, Kristen Hertzenberg reaches out to her audience with so much personality, skill, emotion and vocal power that it’s no surprise Desert Companion named her Best Torch Singer this year."
– Las Vegas Weekly
“Onstage, her voice is the centerpiece, a versatile and dynamic instrument that goes from gritty blues to angelic peal at the drop of a Julie London record sleeve.”
– Desert Companion
“Just as musical theatre (and Las Vegas) was a far cry from the Austrian American Mozart Academy in Salzburg where Hertzenberg studied as an undergrad, her impeccable renditions of rapper Young MC’s “Bust a Move” and “Fastest Rhyme” underscore her versatility. These mighty plunges into multiple genres are what audiences have come to expect from Hertzenberg–a singer with extraordinary vocal depth...”
– Las Vegas Weekly
“Hertzenberg is a graceful performer whose voice is at once lilting and limitless.”
– Las Vegas Sun
“An intriguing, satisfying marriage made in blues, country, rock and roll, and (gasp!) hip-hop heaven.”
– DTLV - on her show, Kristen Hertzenberg Live at Cabaret Jazz
"Who knew the operatic Christine from the Vegas "Phantom" was secretly a Bonnie Raitt-style blues-rocker? It's no secret now."
– Las Vegas Review-Journal
“With Kristen Hertzenberg, it’s all about the voice. Yes, she’s stunning - you don’t get to portray the ingenue in Phantom being homely - but, while the show hides her blond hair under a wig, it lets her voice shine. Trained as an opera singer, Hertzenberg has a clear soprano with the strength to keep the high notes rooted in emotion. Furthermore, she uses her voice offstage, too - participating in and promoting charity events, and using her blog broadwayvegas.blogspot.com to get the word out on all the musical goings-on in Vegas. Yeah, we’re gonna say it: She’s beautiful because she hits all the right notes.”
– The Most Beautiful People in Las Vegas: 2009 - Las Vegas Weekly
“Kristen Hertzenberg was amazing... her delivery of the more emotional songs was perfect.”
–Amsterdam Metro (translated from Dutch) - review of her performance as Sheila in “HAIR”
“The first ‘victim’... is Sophie De Palma (Kristen Hertzenberg)... unprepared for the stream-of-consciousness assault on her self-worth that is Callas’ coaching method, Sophie crumbles, as the actress conveys her deer-in-the-headlights dissolution with pitiable fragility.”
–The Palm Beach Post - review of her performance as Sophie in “Master Class”
“I'd heard Kristen Hertzenberg sing a couple of times before I approached her with my music, and I'd been blown away -- not only by her musicianship but by her amazing versatility. She tosses off a Mozart trill and a gospel riff with equal ease. She brings to a song an emotional depth and intelligence extraordinary in one so young. It's an inestimable gift to experience one's music in the hands of a wonderful singer, and a day when you can hear it sung by Kristen Hertzenberg -- Kristen of the smiling eyes -- well, days don't get any better than that.”
–Wayne Green, composer/lyricist and Musical Director of Spamalot in Las Vegas
“Kristen Hertzenberg is not only a compelling and utterly believable actress with a sly sexuality and dry humor, she also possesses an astounding voice. Her instrument has range to spare, with a soprano tessitura of incredible color and depth, as well as a belt that is thrilling in it’s contemporary pop timbre. In short, she is a composer and musical director’s dream.”
–Richard Oberacker, composer of Bandstand on Broadway and Musical Director of Cirque du Soleil’s KA