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The soprano Maren Schwier completed her master’s degree in opera singing with Prof. Ursula Targler-Sell at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts in 2017 and already during her studies established herself as a sought-after interpreter in a wide-ranging repertoire from classical to contemporary.
Since the 2016/17 season she has been a soloist at the Staatstheater Mainz - first in the young ensemble and since the 2018/19 season as a permanent member of the ensemble.
Maren Schwier made her music theater debut in 2013 at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden in the premiere of Büchner's Frauen by the composer Paul L. Schäffer. Her special talent and her passion for contemporary compositions were already evident back then; this was followed by numerous engagements at renowned festivals and organizers, such as the Musikfesttage Wien (2015), the SWR Schlossfestspiele Schwetzingen (2018), the Darmstadt Summer Courses (2018), the Alte Oper Frankfurt (2018/19), the German Embassy in Paris (2018) or the Rheingau Music Festival (2016 and 2018).
Maren Schwier has also appeared in numerous productions of contemporary works and new plays at the Mainz State Theater, including the long-running musical theater series (2016–2019) Hörtheater by Anselm Dalferth and the co-production Argo with the SWR Schwetzingen Festival (2018).
For her portrayal of Aphrodite in Argo, she was nominated as Young Artist of the Year by the trade journal Opernwelt.
Maren Schwier regularly participates in world premieres of contemporary works, develops, and performs her own solo pieces. She collaborates consistently with contemporary composers as well as various instrumental ensembles (including the Mutare Ensemble, the ensemble hand werk, the IEMA, and the Ukho Ensemble Kiev).
She also drives the development and conception of new pieces and performances in other ensembles (such as the Duo blank space ensemble with percussionist Max Gaertner, or the ensemble in transition, an ensemble for new music, sign language poetry, and dance founded and developed by Désirée Hall). As a result, she was selected by the German Music Fund as a fellow for the development of new concert formats and programs.
In addition to her work in contemporary music, Maren Schwiers’ versatile voice and her acting skills are also regularly showcased in the classical opera repertoire.
At the Staatstheater Mainz, she has appeared in recent seasons as, among others, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Micaëla in Carmen, Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Marianne Leitmetzerin in Der Rosenkavalier, Helena in Die schöne Helena, Madeline in The Fall of the House of Usher, Wendy in Peter Pan, Jen in Psychosis 4.48, High Soprano in The Conquest of Mexico, Miss Donnithorne in Miss Donnithorne’s Maggot, and Emilie in Emilie. Previous guest engagements have included productions such as Così fan tutte (Fiordiligi, 2015 Junge Oper Rhein-Main e.V.), The Abduction from the Seraglio as a children’s opera (Konstanze, 2014 Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel), and The Turn of the Screw (Miss Jessel, 2016 Studiotheater Belvedere Weimar).
For her portrayal of Madeline Usher, she was nominated as Singer of the Year by Opernwelt in 2025.
In the current 2026/27 season, Maren Schwier can be seen in revivals of The Threepenny Opera as Polly Peachum, as the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte on the stage at the Staatstheater Mainz, and as Lola Blau in Heute Abend: Lola Blau (G. Kreisler) at the Kakadu Bar.
Furthermore, she will take on the roles of Alice Beane in Titanic, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, and Kitty Oppenheimer in Doctor Atomic in new productions.
In addition to her artistic work on stage, Maren Schwier is also committed to promoting young talent. For example, thanks to her work as a vocal coach, she served as a judge for the Hessian State Competition of “Jugend Musiziert” in 2023 and 2025 and worked as an instructor in the education project of the Donaueschingen Music Festival.
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