Maria Weiss

Maria Weiss is a singer and actress. She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Film & Theatre Institute in New York (US). She can frequently be seen in short films and feature films. Her most recent feature film "Spanien" by Anja Salomonitz was premiered at the Berlinale 2012. Her last short-film "Antoine war nie in Wien", a satirical short set in a bookshop was directed by Sebastian Mayr. As a mezzo-soprano she has specialized in early and contemporary music, especially baroque music. Her stage presence has been described, amongst others, as that of a "gifted singer-actress" (in a review by the 'Kritisches Journal für Alte Musik'). She performs as a soloist with famous European Orchestras such as Bach Consort Wien, Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Claudiana, Orfeo Baroque Orchestra, Grazer Symphonikern or Vorarlberger Symphonieorchester. She founded "favola in musica. early new music", a cross-genre, biannual music project based in Austria. At the beginning of spring 2015 she released her solo-debut-album "favola in musica. early new music" including a music video in which she performs as actress and singer.