Dr. phil. Marie-Luise Reinhard-Mika

Mezzo-soprano Marie-Luise Reinhard, a native of Fulda, Germany, began studying recorder and piano at the age of nine and soon immersed herself in artistic expression through acting, dance, and interpretation. She discovered her talent for singing at 18 after performing with various choirs, and went on to study with Dietmar Vollmert (Kriftel/Frankfurt am Main) and Maria Tuczek-Graf (Wiesbaden), earning scholarships from the Carl-Hempel-Stiftung and Die junge Operette (Frankfurt am Main).

In November 2018, she moved to Rome to pursue a Ph.D. in Classics, studying voice with Emanuela De Santis-Salucci at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia, before becoming a student of Alessandro Luciano, her current teacher since July 2020. She has also honed her skills in master classes with Gabriele Zimmermann, Elisabeth Bengtson-Opitz, Peter Pachl, Ingo Kolonerics, Stefano Seghedoni, Cristina Park, and Marco Boemi.

Since 2012, Ms. Reinhard has performed as contralto in ecclesiastical concerts in Germany, given lieder recitals in Germany, France, and Italy, and appeared in stage productions with Die junge Operette. As an ensemble member of Pianopianissimo Musiktheater Munich since 2020, she made her opera debut in Bayreuth as maiden, maenad, and dancer in Siegfried Wagner’s Sonnenflammen — produced and released on CD and DVD for Naxos by the International Siegfried Wagner Society in August 2020. She has recently appeared with Megalomaniatheater (Frankfurt am Main) in Offenbach’s Blaubart and Dessau’s Der Untergang des Lukullus, and in November 2021 took part in the world premiere of Anton Urspruch’s Die heilige Cäcilia, produced by Pianopianissimo Musiktheater in Munich.

In 2022, she was invited to join the Bayreuth Festival Choir as an alto for upcoming seasons on the Green Hill; however, due to other commitments, she has not yet been able to participate.

Since 2025, Marie-Luise Reinhard has also been recording the female roles in Latin-language audiobooks and audio dramas for Ernst Klett Verlag — a creative extension of her passion for classical languages and performance.

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