Upcoming
BRAHMS FOLK SONGS
Song recital with Jonas Müller, baritone & Leonard Becker, guitar
Palais Lichtenau, Potsdam
March 6th
Music and literature
Recital at Tonhalle Zurich combined with readings of Alma Mahler’s letters.
Delia Mayer, reading
Hendrik Heilmann, piano
Tonhalle Zurich
March 22nd, 11.15 am
Press
"The acting on stage is scarce, except for the excellent soprano Theresa Pilsl, who sings the role of Kriemhild and also imparts her expression through facial and gestural cues."
Sabine Reithmeier, Süddeutsche Zeitung
„The captivating soprano Theresa Pilsl, both in sound and performance, accentuate from the perspective of Kriemhild."
Raimund Meisenberger, PNP
"Theresa Pilsl excelled in the role of Kriemhild with touching love melodies and captivating cries of pain."
Oberösterreichisches Volksblatt
"Theresa Pilsl sings a radiantly beautiful Leonora."
Leipziger Volkszeitung
"Sopranos Theresa Pilsl (Leonora) and Sandra Janke (Pernille) possess graceful, touching lyrical qualities."
NMZ
“Theresa Pilsl's bright, expressive and nuanced soprano also has dark tones. The singer can sing Schubert just as lyrically as she skillfully alternates between singing and speaking voice in Weill. That is downright sensational.”
Matthias Roth - Rhein Neckar Zeitung
“Unreserved admiration was paid to soprano Theresa Pilsl from Passau, winner of the Emmerich Smola and DRP sponsorship awards. A voice endowed with much substance, of great radiance, supple fluency in coloratura and intonational purity, pronounced stage presence and charm, as well as charisma at a young age. She succeeded in both arias in naturally flowing cantabile, not maniacal or exalted, but stylistically appropriate.”
Reiner Henn - Rheinische Post
“In between, two arias, sung by the young Theresa Pilsl with a wonderfully round, agile and unaffected soprano. She is currently studying for her Master's degree, and is also studying medicine, and immediately captured the audience with her undisguised professionalism. The aria of Susanna from "Figaro", "Deh vieni non tardar", became a heartfelt lyrical declaration of love to Figaro. In the concert aria "Bella mia fiamma - Resta, oh cara" Titanos takes leave of his beloved Prosperina, with drama, coloratura and vocal acrobatics, which were brilliantly solved by Pilsl with "common gurgle", vocal steadiness and emotional gesture. “
Helmut Fackler - Saarbrücker Zeitung
Drive
“For me, singing is the most beautiful and intimate thing there is. I was born in a small Bavarian town, grew up on a farm in a non-musical family, and moved to Berlin after graduating from high school to study singing.
When I'm not singing, I enjoy being surrounded by dear friends and family. I cook and bake a lot and enjoy being outdoors, for example in our little allotment garden. In my private life, I like to listen to non-classical music, whether it's indie, old-school hip hop, or good electronic music for a night of dancing. I love Berlin, my dear friends, knitting, theater, podcasts, swimming, good books, and medicine..."
Theresa
Biography
Theresa Pilsl is active as a Lied, chamber music, concert, and opera singer. Her artistic profile is shaped in particular by a strong focus on Lied and chamber music, which she explores through innovative programming and a deep commitment to contemporary repertoire.
She has appeared in recital at the Pierre Boulez Saal, Beethoven-Haus Bonn, Pianosalon Christophori, and the Schubertiada Barcelona, and performed Haydn’s Creation at the Musikverein Vienna with the Wiener Akademie under Martin Haselböck. Further collaborations include performances with the Schumann Quartet, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal under Kent Nagano, and the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie under Pietari Inkinen. Upcoming engagements include her debut at the Tonhalle Zürich.
Her operatic roles include Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Genius (Der Stein der Weisen), Leonora (Maskarade), as well as the title role in the world premiere of Enjott Schneider’s Kriemhild. With a particular affinity for art song, she is a regular guest at festivals such as Heidelberger Frühling, HIDALGO Munich, and Luosto Soi in Finnish Lapland.
A multiple prizewinner, she received the Emmerich Smola Award and distinctions at the International Cesti Competition, the Bundeswettbewerb Gesang Berlin, among others. She is an alumna of the Verbier Festival’s Atelier lyrique, the Liedakademie Heidelberg, and a Konrad Adenauer Foundation fellow.
Pilsl studied voice at the Universität der Künste Berlin and the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin. Alongside her musical training, she studied medicine at Charité Berlin, received her medical license in 2021, and is currently completing a doctorate in phoniatrics with a focus on voice physiology at LMU Munich under Prof. Matthias Echternach. Since July 2025, she has been working as a physician in anesthesiology and intensive care medicine at Charité Berlin. She was born and raised in Passau.
Impressum: Theresa Pilsl 2021
Pictures: © Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir & Studio Visuell, Heidelberg
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