Maria
Steinhilber

Maria Steinhilber, a coloratura soprano born in Germany, graduated in June 2025 with a master's degree in opera and concert singing from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava under Prof. Ľubica Rybárska and Martina Masaryková. In 2023, Maria received a scholarship from the Cusanuswerk for her musical studies.

In May 2025, she sang “Mrs. Wordsworth” in Benjamin Britten's “Albert Herring” at the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava in a production by the Academy of Performing Arts. In September, she will sing the role of "Queen of the Night" in W. A. Mozart's “The Magic Flute” with the Berlin Opera Academy. Previously, she was a Young Artist with Musiktheater Bavaria.

In productions by the opera studio of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, she sang alongside “Mrs. Wordsworth” also the role of the "Queen of the Night" in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera “The Magic Flute” as well as the character of "Madame Herz" in Mozart's opera “The Impresario.”

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)
• Bella Adamová (2024)
• Hilde Haraldsen Sveen (2024)
• Tatiana Lisnic (2025)
• Michele Kalmany (2025)

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).

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).

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, as well as the cathedral choir of St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava and has sung in several concerts across Slovakia with a Ukrainian ensemble.

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.

She is fluent in German, English, and Slovak, with proficiency in French (B2) and Italian (A1).