MARIANNA NOMIKOU TSIOKOU

Biography

 Marianna Nomikou, born in Athens, began her musical education at the age of six in a choir, and at the age of nine on the piano. At the age of 15 she sang the role of Bastienne in Mozart's "Bastien und Bastienne" at the Greek National Opera in Athens. In 2017 she began her studies in Germany at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe with Prof. Holger Speck and after two years switched to the Hochschule für Musik Detmold in the class of KS. Prof. Mario Zeffiri, where she completed her Bachelor's Degree in 2021, and her Master's Degree in Opera Singing in 2023. In the meantime, she has appeared as Giuletta in Bellini's "I Capuleti e i Montecchi", Lady Billows in Britten's "Albert Herring", Marzelline in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" and the title role in Donizetti's "Anna Bolena" at the Landestheater Detmold and at the Sommertheater Detmold. She attended master classes with KS. Prof. Siegfried Jerusalem, Prof. Snežana Stamenković, Prof. Daphne Evangelatos and Prof. Turid Karlsen. In 2022 she won, among others, the 1st Prize in the 2° International Bel Canto Online Singing Competition, the 2nd prize at the 13° Concours Lyrique International »Bell' Arte«, 2nd prize at the 14° Concorso Internazionale di Musica »Luigi Cerritelli & Marcello Abbado«, the 2nd prize at the 24° Concorso Internazionale »Pietro Argento«, the 2. Prize in the “Music in the Vinyards” online Competition 2022, and the 3rd prize at the 2° Concorso Lirico Internazionale »Magliano Citta di Musica«. She was also a prizewinner of the 31st International Singing Competition at the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg.