Maria Weiss

HEIGHT 172 cm EYES Blue HAIR Strawberry Blonde VOICE Mezzo-soprano
LANGUAGES / ACCENTS German Italian French Spanish English (all fluent) / Carinthian (southern-austrian accent)


FORMATION
ACTING
Frauke Steiner (Vienna / Austria), Eric Leguéret (Paris / France)
SPEECH
Joachim Schallock (University of Music and Performing Arts / Graz)
SINGING
National Conservatory “Luigi Cherubini” (Florence / Italy)
University of Music and Performing Arts / Graz (Bachelor of Arts)

CINEMA
2010   ANTOINE WAR NIE IN WIEN (short film) )· Woman ·  Sebastian Mayr
2010   SPANIEN (Spain) (movie / western)· Prostitute ·  Anja Salomonowitz
2010   UNSEEN (short film) · Leading Part (Elizabeth) ·  Phil Moran
2010   MÖMAX (commercial)  · Leading Part ·  Christopher Schlier
2009   JUD SÜSS – FILM WITHOUT CONSCIENCE (movie) · Fashionable Lady · Oskar Roehler
2007   ATTRACTIONS (short film) · Leading Part · Ronald Unterberger
2007   WIENERIN (commercial) · Business-Mother · George Moringer
2006   STAY  (music-video) · Leading Part · Thomas Woschitz  (Naked Lunch – Shortlisted for „Film festival Cannes“)
1998   TEA WITH MUSSOLINI (movie) · Extra · Franco Zeffirelli

TELEVISION (commercial)
2010   TIME FOR JUSTICE· Markus Riedl
2010   AERA AWARD · Claus Krommer
2009   MÖMAX · Christopher Schlier
2009   MEDICALE CLUE · Christian Saupper
2009   EU-ELECTIONS · Markus Riedl
2008   WIEN ENERGIE · Andreas Hutter
2008   KREBSHILFE · Markus Seilern
2008   UNIQA · Markus Seilern
2007   LEINER · John Doe, Joao Lancamorais
2006   VÖSLAUER · Quadmo Quintero
2006   A1 · Sebastian Pfaffenbichler
2006   IGLO · Phillip Kaiser
2006   HOLZ · Falko Maetzler
2006   WIENERIN · George Moringer
2006   FRUCHTZWERGE · Marilie Fröhlich

THEATER / OPERA / CONCERT (selection)
Wiener Konzerthaus, Wiener Festwochen, Opera-House Graz, Festspielhaus Bregenz, BOV Opera Festival / Teatru Manoel (Malta), Kammeroper Graz, Donaufestwochen, Theater Akzent, Konzerthaus Klagenfurt, „trigonale – Festival of Ancient Music, Ateneu Barcelonés

DIRECTORS Opera (selection)
Frank Castorf, John Llyod Davies, Wolfgang Atzenhofer, Horst Zander, Axel Schneider

CONDUCTORS (selection)
Luca Pianca, Stefan Asbury, Gérard Korsten, David Levi, Maurice van Lieshout

ORCHESTRAS (selection)
Ensemble Claudiana, Harmony of Nations Baroque Orchestra, Il Concerto Tivoli, Camerata Argentea, Capella
Leopoldina, Klangforum Wien, Grazer Symphonikern, Vorarlberger Symphonieorchester

AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS (singing)
Teatro Real Madrid, Saint Louis University, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

INSTRUMENTS
Piano, Recorder

SPECIAL SKILLS
Ballet, Flamenco,
Historical Fencing, Ice-Skating, Skateboard, Step-Dance, Riding, Skiing, Swimming

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Photograph © Dorothea Wimmer