Biography

Israeli-Belgian-American mezzo-soprano Mala Weissberg is currently singing the title role of Moritz in Max und Moritz by Gisle Kverndokk at Oper Köln.

A lover of baroque music, Mala has recently appeared as Fernando in Vivaldi’s rarely performed Motezuma with Opera Neo; as a guest soloist at the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik; with Ensemble I Gemelli as a finalist at the 2025 Concours International de Chant Baroque de Froville; and as a guest soloist in Love, Beauty, and Death in Venice with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in Toronto.

Her operatic roles include Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), Prince Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus), Miles (The Turn of the Screw), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Angelina (La Cenerentola), Le Prince Charmant (Cendrillon), Ino (Semele), and Cendrillon (Cendrillon).

Upcoming engagements include Lisea in Vivaldi’s Arsilda; Regina di Ponto with Opera Neo in May 2026; participation as an Emerging Artist at the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie (IMA) in July 2026; and the role of Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette with Park City Opera in Utah in August 2026.