German soprano Agnes Selma Weiland's artistry has inspired critical praise and plaudits. Klaus Billand commended her for her "powerful youthful-dramatic soprano and top high notes" as Brünnhilde in the summer of 2022 under the stage direction of Jasmin Solfaghari in the RING IN 100 MINUTES in Leipzig. She was cherished in the prestigious New Year's Eve concert with Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria Hall Sofia, Bulgaria under the baton of Svetoslav Borisov as a "admirable operetta diva with a warm tempered soprano voice that is perfectly balanced in all registers" (S. Ruprecht).

In summer 2021 she appeared at the Bad Aussee Festival together with the Association of Vienna State Opera Ballet in Mihail Sosnovschi's production of "Elisabeth-Sisi". After that she recorded her debut CD with the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra in Olomouc under the baton of Peter Valentovic. In summer 2019 she returned as AIDA to Tiroler Festspiele Erl where she gave her debut as Elsa von Brabant in R. Wagner's LOHENGRIN at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl. She returned there as Elisabeth in Wagner's TANNHÄUSER and as Helmwige in Wagner's WALKÜRE in summer 2018. Under the baton of Gustav Kuhn she sang there Verdi's MESSA DA REQUIEM too.

 

In autumn 2018 the young soprano sang at Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Belgium under the baton of Eric Delson Verdi's MESSA DA REQUIEM and at Nikolaikirche Potsdam  Beethoven's 9th SYMPHONIE. 

 

From 2009 to 2010 she was a member of the Bremen Opera, singing such roles as Rosalinde FLEDERMAUS (J. Strauß), Donna Elvira DON GIOVANNI (Mozart), Ghita DER ZWERG (Zemlinsky), and 1.Dame DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (Mozart).  This was followed by engagements at the Theater Dortmund, Oper Leipzig, and Theater Bonn. Agnes Selma Weiland gave her debut at Opéra National de Lyon, France in the season 2010-2011 in Mozarts LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. She attracted international attention as “Sancta Susana” in the acclaimed production of the opera of the same name, performed at Opéra National de Lyon in 2012.  She later made a guest appearance with this part at Theater Bonn. Since the season 2012/13 Agnes Selma Weiland is singing 1.Dame in Mozart's DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE at Opera Leipzig. In February 2014 she performed her first Wagner role there. In Wagner's RING FÜR KINDER she sang her first Brünnhilde. In April 2014 she sang the title role in Susan Oswell's World-premiere ZELDA staged by Rosamund Gilmore. In season 2014/15 Agnes Selma Weiland sang her first Sieglinde in Wagner's RING FÜR KINDER at Opera Leipzig. In autumn 2015 she gave her debut singing her first big Verdi role: Leonora in IL TROVATORE.

 

In March 2016 she gave her Switzerland debut and sang 1. Dame in several performances of Mozart's DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE at Theater Basel.

  

Along with her operatic activities, Agnes Selma Weiland is very much in demand as a song recitalist and oratorio singer. She has sung e.g. at Laeizhalle Hamburg, Frauenkirche Dresden, Gewandhaus Leipzig and Konzerthaus Berlin and furthermore in the USA, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland and Abu Dhabi.

 

Agnes Selma Weiland is a scholarship holder of Richard Wagner Verband Leipzig- She has ben among prizewinners of several international singing competitions, e.g. the XIII Singing Competition in Bilbao.

 

Agnes Selma Weiland has worked with such conductors as: Reinhard Goebel, Gustav Kuhn, Markus Poschner, Daniel Montané, Yordan Kamdzhalov, Stefano Montanari, Bernhard Kontarsky, Lothar Koenigs, Gaetano d’Espinosa, Thomas Wise, Matthias Foremny, Stefan Blunier, Christoph Altstaedt, Eckehard Stier, Stefan Diederich, Giedrė Šlekytė, Peter Valentovic, Svetoslav Borisov.