Maia Andrews is an award-winning Australian soprano whose recent seasons have seen her appear on stages across Australia and Europe. Her most recent role, Mimì in Opera Australia’s 2024 and 2025 National Tours of Puccini’s La Bohème, has taken her to more than forty theatres nationwide, where her portrayal of the tragic heroine has drawn widespread acclaim from audiences and critics alike.

 

In 2026, Maia returns to Opera Queensland to perform the soprano solo in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle as part of the Brisbane Bel Canto Festival at the Concert Hall, QPAC, under the baton of Richard Mills. She also joins the company as the First Wood Sprite in Sarah Giles’ award-winning production of Dvořák’s Rusalka at Brisbane’s new Glasshouse Theatre. Her relationship with Opera Queensland began in 2023 as a member of the company’s Young Artist Program, where she starred in Sunset Opera and covered the role of Fiordiligi in Patrick Nolan’s celebrated production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte.

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Maia’s career has also taken her across Europe, where she gained critical recognition for her portrayal of the title role in Grigori Frid’s Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank at Theater Altenburg Gera in 2020 — described by Ostthüringer Zeitung as “a momentous event” that “both enthralled and touched the audience.” During her tenure at Theater Altenburg Gera, she appeared in several opera galas, including Freistatt schöner Geister, Die ganze Welt ist Himmelblau, and Kriminal-Tango, showcasing her versatility with excerpts ranging from Verdi to Weber, which were recorded and broadcast by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk.
 

Earlier roles include Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at the Oper Oder-Spree Festival, Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel with the Jenaer Philharmonie at the Volkshaus Jena, cover Zerlina (Don Giovanni) at the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, cover Musetta (La Bohème) with the Berlin Opera Group, and Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) with Pacific Opera.

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On the concert stage, Maia has appeared as soprano soloist in works including Bach’s Johannes-Passion BWV 245 and Matthäus-Passion BWV 244, Dvořák’s Mass in D, Handel’s Israel in Egypt, Mendelssohn’s Psalm 42, Mozart’s Mass in C Major, Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël, Schubert’s Mass in G Major, Tippett’s Crown of the Year, and Vivaldi’s Magnificat and Gloria.

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Maia is a former member of the Thüringer Opernstudio and holds a Master of Opera from the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar, a Diploma of Opera from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and a Bachelor of Music/Arts from the University of New South Wales. She is deeply grateful for the generous support she has received from many organisations including Opera Australia’s Johnson Bequest, the German-Australian Opera Grant, the Helpmann Family Foundation, the Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Foundation, the Patricia Lucas Music Achievement Award, the NSW Wagner Society, and the Opera and Arts Support Group.