Mariam Suleiman

Artist Manager

Ingunn Sighvatsdóttir

ingunn@orlob.net +49 173 2067821

General Management

As the winner of the 4th edition of Voci in Barcaccia (Rai Radio 3) and a finalist in several renowned international competitions, Mariam Suleiman is considered one of the most interesting Italian sopranos of her generation. Her noble, powerful voice is distinguished by a brilliant timbre and flawless agility.

Beginning with the 2026/27 season, Mariam is a member of the International Opera Studio at Opernhaus Zürich, where in her first season she will be seen, among other roles, as Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, the Confidante in Elektra, the Siren in Rinaldo, Giannetta in L’elisir d’amore, and Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro.

During this season, she is also a Maria Manetti Shrem Artist.

In summer 2026, she was part of the ‘Young Singers Project’ of the Salzburger Festspiele, where she took on the role of Oswaldine in the world premiere of the children’s opera King Arthur Junior (Gordon Kampe / Purcell).

During the 2025/26 season, Mariam was an Emerging Artist with Mascarade Opera in Florence and in 2025 sang the title role in the modern world premiere of Salieri’s La Partenza Inaspettata at the Reate Festival, of which a live DVD will soon be released on Decca Records. In 2026, she appeared in the world premiere of Silvia Colasanti’s Sacred Goddess Mother Earth with La Toscanini, in the Stabat Mater (Pergolesi) with the Fondazione Haydn, at the Mascarade Opera Gala ‘Young Voices in Parma’ with the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, as well as in ‘Villa Belcanto’ at the Teatro Regio di Parma; a production of the Mascarade Opera Programme and the New Generation Foundation featuring a cast of emerging young artists and music by Donizetti, Tchaikovsky, Handel and others, directed by Federico Grazzini and accompanied by the Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna under the direction of Wyn Davies.

Mariam completed her studies at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome under the guidance of Virna Sforza with top marks. In 2023/24, she joined the Fabbrica Young Artists Program at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, where she sang, among other roles, the title role in Viardot’s Cendrillon and took part in international tours in Tokyo and at Expo Osaka 2025. She was a finalist in the 12th Stanislaw Moniuszko Competition in Warsaw and the 9th Renata Tebaldi Competition in San Marino, where she received three special prizes. She continues to refine her craft together with Mariella Devia.

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Artist Manager

Ingunn Sighvatsdóttir

ingunn@orlob.net +49 173 2067821

General Management

"Mariam Suleiman, who had already wowed the audience in a trio from Handel’s *Alcina* with Schmidlin and Anja Mittermüller, gave a thoroughly compelling performance of Mozart’s aria for Aminta from *Re Pastore*. An exceptional talent! Her notes blossom in every register; she is never shrill; her coloratura is precise—one might even say expressive—and her agogics allow Mozart to breathe. The audience goes wild. And rightly so."

- Dreh Punkt Kultur

"Mariam Suleiman, a soprano with a crystal-clear voice and extraordinary interpretive intensity, enchanted the audience with every note, offering moments of rare emotion and poignancy. Each of her performances was met with prolonged applause, calls for encores, and genuine cheers of approval from the audience, who were visibly captivated by her charisma."

- Civonline.it

"With elegance, technical skill, and a determination that won over both the jury and the audience, soprano Mariam Suleiman stood out among the six finalists, demonstrating a stage presence and artistic maturity that already point to a brilliant future on international stages."

- Musical News