praised for her “sweet and clear tone” (Palm Beach Daily News) and “resilient performance” (City Paper), joins the Deutsche Oper Berlin ensemble in their 2024/2025 season as an Opera Foundation Scholarship recipient. This season with DOB, her roles will include: Erste Dame in “Die Zauberflöte”, Berta in “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”, Annina in “La Traviata”, Tebaldo in “Don Carlo”, Das Echo der Rätselstimmung in “Antikrist”, Die Schleppträgerin in “Elektra”, Frantik /Grille/Eichelhäher in “Das schlaue Füchslein”, Countess Ceprano and Paggio in “Rigoletto” and a cover role of Agata in Respighi’s “La Fiamma”. She will also perform the role of Kallis Mutter in World premiere of Gordon Kampe’s opera “immmermeeehr” and the role of Silvana in the new production “Immersion”.

Maria has completed her third year as a Resident Young Artist at Palm Beach Opera. Her highlight roles include Clotilde in Norma, Rosina in The Barber of Seville, Sylviane in The Merry Widow”, the First Witch in Dido and Aeneas, and cover roles for the Four Heroines in Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Adina in L’Elisir d'Amore, and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas. Her other roles include Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni at the Eastman Opera Theatre. There, Maria also participated in the revival of Ricky Ian Gordon’s opera The Tibetan Book of the Dead, working with the composer himself.