Maria
Steinhilber

Maria Steinhilber, a german coloratura soprano, graduated in June 2025 with a master's degree in opera 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.

After graduation she was a Resident Artist with Central Florida Lyric Opera.

Her operatic repertoire includes Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Mrs. Wordsworth (Albert Herring), Gritli (Himmelblaue Träume/Grüezi), Frasquita and Micaela (Carmen), and Madame Herz (The Impresario).

She has performed with Isny Opera Festival, Central Florida Lyric Opera, Berlin Opera Academy, and made her debut at the Slovak National Theater in a production by the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava.

Maria actively participated in vocal master classes among others with Pavol Breslik, Franz Hawlata, John Thomasson, and Michele Kalmany, in Salzburg, Berlin, Prague, and Cluj-Napoca.

Constanze Seitz, Frédérique Friess, Tomy Leichtweis, and Gabriella Pittnerová played a significant role in her vocal training; Pittnerová successfully prepared her for her studies in Bratislava.

Acting is a true labor of love for Maria. For her, singing and acting are the perfect combination on stage. Every role is a new challenge for her, which she faces with passion as a soloist in the ensemble.

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.

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, 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).