Maria Warenberg Mezzo-soprano

Biography

Member of the Paris Opera Troupe

Dutch mezzo-soprano Maria Warenberg finished her studies with distinction at the Conservatoire of Amsterdam under the guidance of Sasja Hunnego. She is a laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2023 and a multiple prize winner at the Classic Young Masters competition.

In 2021 she debuted as Stéphano (Roméo et Juliette) at Opera Zuid. As a former member of the Dutch National Opera Academy in Amsterdam she made her debut in various opera productions, including d Costanza (Haydn’s L’isola disabitata) with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century under the baton of Kenneth Montgomery.

Other highlights of her career include concerts at Tivoli Vredenburg Hall in Utrecht and at Concertgebouw Amsterdam with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. She also took part in the convert verison of Janacek’s The Makropulos affair with the Radio Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Karina Canellakis, also at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.

Besides opera repertoire, Maria Warenberg has a passion for the Lied repertoire and has performed in the leading festivals and concert venues in the Netherlands. She has, among others, performed a recital at the International Lied Festival Zeist and sung Berlioz’s Les Nuits d'été with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie during the Voices Festival at Gut Holzhausen.

She recently made her role debut as Annio (La clemenza di Tito Clémence de Titus) at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, in a production that was also presented in Luxemburg and in Vienna as part of the Wiener Festwochen. She is a member of the Troupe lyrique de l'Opéra national de Paris for the 2024-2025 season, and will also perform in recital at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

Paris Opera debut