Maria
Steinhilber
Opera singer
COLORATURA SOPRANO
With her vocal specialisation in coloratura soprano, she sang the “Queen of the Night” from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” at a production of the Opera Studio of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in May 2023.
BIO
Maria Steinhilber, born in 1996 in Germany, is a coloratura soprano currently advancing her studies with a master's degree in opera and concert singing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava under Prof. Ľubica Rybárska, under whose tutelage she also completed her bachelor's degree in 2023.
Maria has the distinction of being the first singer admitted to the Stuttgarter Künstlerbund (Stuttgart Artists’ Association) and has performed at various events and anniversaries for the organisation.
Maria has the distinction of being the first singer admitted to the Stuttgarter Künstlerbund (Stuttgart Artists’ Association) and has performed at various events and anniversaries for the organisation.
Since childhood, Maria has been involved in music, participating in church choirs and school plays. Her experience expanded to opera singing when she sang and acted in five productions at the Junge Oper Stuttgart.
In 2023, Maria received a scholarship from the Cusanuswerk for her musical studies.
In 2023, Maria received a scholarship from the Cusanuswerk for her musical studies.
She is fluent in German, English, and Slovak, with proficiency in French (B2) and Italian (A1).
EDUCATION
The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich
Maria is pursuing a master’s degree in opera and concert singing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava with Prof. Ľubica Rybárska, in whose class she completed her bachelor’s degree in 2023. That same year, Maria received a scholarship from the Cusanuswerk for her musical studies.
Maria has also participated in vocal master classes, including with Pavol Breslik (2022), Simona Šaturová (2022), Dalibor Jenis (2023), Vladimír Chmelo (2023, 2024), Olga Pasichnyk (2023), John Thomasson (2024), Franz Hawlata and Yvonne Steiner (2024) and Bella Adamová (2024).
She loves to combine another passion of hers, acting, with singing on stage. This has led her to attend acting workshops with actress Lenka Barilíková and theatre and opera director Michal Spišák, as well as with Czech opera director Jaromír Brych.
Maria has also participated in vocal master classes, including with Pavol Breslik (2022), Simona Šaturová (2022), Dalibor Jenis (2023), Vladimír Chmelo (2023, 2024), Olga Pasichnyk (2023), John Thomasson (2024), Franz Hawlata and Yvonne Steiner (2024) and Bella Adamová (2024).
She loves to combine another passion of hers, acting, with singing on stage. This has led her to attend acting workshops with actress Lenka Barilíková and theatre and opera director Michal Spišák, as well as with Czech opera director Jaromír Brych.
After graduating from high school, Maria earned a bachelor’s degree in musicology at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, where she was actively involved in concerts and took part in the MOSES youth project at the Bavarian State Opera and as an extra alongside Elīna Garanča in La Favorite (Gaetano Donizetti).
experience
Maria sang and acted in five different operas during five years at the Junge Oper Stuttgart: Die Ballade von Garuma (Guus Ponsioen), Gegen die Wand (Ludger Vollmer, opera based on the film of the same name by Fatih Akin), Die Taktik (Jennifer Walshe), Momo (Matthias Heep), and Nixe (Antonín Dvořák/Alexandra Holtsch).
Likewise the role of “Madame Herz” in W.A. Mozart's opera “Der Schauspieldirektor”. She approaches each role and piece of music as a fresh challenge, embracing them with passion, both as a soloist and as a member of the ensemble.
Maria has performed with the chamber orchestra Capella Istropolitana in Bratislava and has sung in several concerts across Slovakia with the Ukrainian ensemble SeLena Music.
Maria has performed with the chamber orchestra Capella Istropolitana in Bratislava and has sung in several concerts across Slovakia with the Ukrainian ensemble SeLena Music.
Maria is pursuing a master’s degree in opera and concert singing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava with Prof. Ľubica Rybárska, in whose class she completed her bachelor’s degree in 2023. That same year, Maria received a scholarship from the Cusanuswerk for her musical studies.
Maria has also participated in vocal master classes, including with Pavol Breslik (2022), Simona Šaturová (2022), Dalibor Jenis (2023), Vladimír Chmelo (2023, 2024), Olga Pasichnyk (2023), John Thomasson (2024), Franz Hawlata and Yvonne Steiner (2024) and Bella Adamová (2024).
She loves to combine another passion of hers, acting, with singing on stage. This has led her to attend acting workshops with actress Lenka Barilíková and theatre and opera director Michal Spišák, as well as with Czech opera director Jaromír Brych.
Maria has also participated in vocal master classes, including with Pavol Breslik (2022), Simona Šaturová (2022), Dalibor Jenis (2023), Vladimír Chmelo (2023, 2024), Olga Pasichnyk (2023), John Thomasson (2024), Franz Hawlata and Yvonne Steiner (2024) and Bella Adamová (2024).
She loves to combine another passion of hers, acting, with singing on stage. This has led her to attend acting workshops with actress Lenka Barilíková and theatre and opera director Michal Spišák, as well as with Czech opera director Jaromír Brych.
After graduating from high school, Maria earned a bachelor’s degree in musicology at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, where she was actively involved in concerts and took part in the MOSES youth project at the Bavarian State Opera and as an extra alongside Elīna Garanča in La Favorite (Gaetano Donizetti).
With her vocal specialisation in coloratura soprano, she sang the “Queen of the Night” from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” at a production of the Opera Studio of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in May 2023. Likewise the role of “Madame Herz” in W.A. Mozart's opera “Der Schauspieldirektor”. She approaches each role and piece of music as a fresh challenge, embracing them with passion, both as a soloist and as a member of the ensemble.
BIO
Maria Steinhilber, Koloratursopran, geboren 1996 in Deutschland, studiert im Master Opern– und Konzertgesang an der Musikhochschule in Bratislava bei Prof. Ľubica Rybárska, in deren Klasse sie ihren Bachelor Abschluss 2023 erfolgreich beendete.
Maria Steinhilber ist seit Gründung des Stuttgarter Künstlerbundes die erste aufgenommene Sängerin. Etliche Vernissagen und Jubiläen des Stuttgarter Künstlerbundes wurden von ihr musikalisch bereichert.
Maria Steinhilber ist seit ihrer Kindheit mit der Bühne eng verbunden. Schon als Kind war sie singend in der Kirche aktiv, ob bei der Gestaltung von Gottesdiensten oder beim weihnachtlichen Krippenspiel.
Zum Operngesang führte sie die fünfjährige singende und schauspielende aktive Teilnahme an fünf verschiedenen Opern der Jungen Oper Stuttgart. 2023 wurde sie in das musikalische Studienförderungsprogramm des Cusanuswerks als Stipendiatin aufgenommen.
Maria spricht fließend deutsch (Muttersprache), englisch und slowakisch. Sowie französisch (B2) und Italienisch (A1).
AUSBILDUNG
Musikhochschule Bratislava
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Maria studiert im Master Opern– und Konzertgesang an der Musikhochschule in Bratislava bei Prof. Ľubica Rybárska, in deren Klasse sie ihren Bachelor Abschluss 2023 erfolgreich beendete. 2023 wurde sie in das musikalische Studienförderungsprogramm des Cusanuswerks als Stipendiatin aufgenommen.
Maria nahm aktiv an vokalen Meisterkursen teil, u.a. bei KS Pavol Bršlík (2022), Simona Šaturová (2022), Dalibor Jenis (2023), Vladimír Chmelo (2023) und Olga Pasichnyk (2023). Ebenso liegt Maria das Schauspiel am Herzen. Singen und Schauspielern stellt für sie die perfekte Kombination auf der Bühne dar, weshalb sie sich bei Schauspiel Workshops von Schauspielerin Lenka Barilíková und Theater und- Opernregisseur Michal Spišák weiterbildete, sowie bei dem tschechischen Opernregisseur Jaromír Brych.
Maria nahm aktiv an vokalen Meisterkursen teil, u.a. bei KS Pavol Bršlík (2022), Simona Šaturová (2022), Dalibor Jenis (2023), Vladimír Chmelo (2023) und Olga Pasichnyk (2023). Ebenso liegt Maria das Schauspiel am Herzen. Singen und Schauspielern stellt für sie die perfekte Kombination auf der Bühne dar, weshalb sie sich bei Schauspiel Workshops von Schauspielerin Lenka Barilíková und Theater und- Opernregisseur Michal Spišák weiterbildete, sowie bei dem tschechischen Opernregisseur Jaromír Brych.
Anschließend an das Abitur folgte der Bachelorabschluss in Musikwissenschaften an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München. An der Universität in München war sie aktiv konzertant tätig und wirkte an der Bayerischen Staatsoper beim Jugendprojekt MOSES sowie als Statistin neben Elīna Garanča in La Favorite (Gaetano Donizetti) mit.
BUEHNENERFAHRUNGEN
Maria sang and acted in five different operas during five years at the Junge Oper Stuttgart: Die Ballade von Garuma (Guus Ponsioen), Gegen die Wand (Ludger Vollmer, opera based on the film of the same name by Fatih Akin), Die Taktik (Jennifer Walshe), Momo (Matthias Heep), and Nixe (Antonín Dvořák/Alexandra Holtsch).
Maria has performed with the chamber orchestra Capella Istropolitana in Bratislava and has sung in several concerts across Slovakia with the Ukrainian ensemble SeLena Music.
experience
Stage: ©Simona Babjaková
Stage: ©Paulína Ščepková
Stage: ©Paulína Ščepková
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