Born in Berlin, mezzo-soprano Johanna Thomsen has been a member of the International Opera Studio at Cologne Opera since the 2024/25 season, where she can be heard in roles including Hänsel/“Hänsel und Gretel“, Mercédès/“Carmen“, 3rd Lady/“The Magic Flute“, Tisbe/“Cenerentola“, Floßhilde/“Rheingold“, Roßweiße/“Walküre“ and Isaura/“Tancredi“. She has also performed roles in children’s operas, such as the Cat/“Bremer Stadtmusikanten“, Sammy/“Superheldennormalos“ and Moritz/“Max und Moritz“.
At the same time, she is studying for her master’s degree with Prof. Manuela Uhl at the Lübeck University of Music. Masterclasses with Brigitte Fassbaender, Edda Moser and Christoph Prégardien complement her training. She is a scholarship holder of the Richard Wagner Association Hamburg and winner of the Fritz Wunderlich Sponsorship Award 2024.
In addition to opera, she enjoys performing a varied repertoire of lieder and concert pieces, including the alto parts in J.S. Bach’s „Mass in B minor“ and „St Matthew Passion“, G. Mahler’s „Kindertotenlieder“ and A. Schönberg’s „Pierrot Lunaire“.