Her engagements in 2023/2024 included the 3rd Weird Sister in Pascal Dusapin’s “Macbeth Underworld” at the Opéra Comique (directed by Thomas Jolly, conducted by Franck Ollu), Prinz Orlofsky in“Die Fledermaus” with Stadttheater Klagenfurt (directed by Aron Stiehl, conducted by Nicholas Milton), Erda in a new production of “Das Rheingold” at Theater Dortmund (directed by Peter Konwitschny, conducted by Gabriel Feltz) & covering Suzuki in Anthony Minghella’s celebrated production of “Madama Butterfly” at the Metropolitan Opera. 

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From 2021 to 2023, Melissa was a member of the ensemble at the Saarländisches Staatstheater, where she quickly became a "crowd favorite" (OPUS Kulturmagazin) through her dynamic portrayals of Carmen (Carmen), Ruggiero (Alcina), Erda (Das Rheingold) & Prinz Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus). In 2023, she originated the role of Laertes in the world premiere of Sarah Nemtsov’s “Ophelia”. Melissa appeared with the Saarländisches Staatstheater at the Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles as both Erda & Floßhilde in a concert version of “Das Rheingold” & at the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg as the 3rd Weird Sister in Pascal Dusapin’s “Macbeth Underworld”.

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Additional previous engagements include Berg’s "Sieben frühe Lieder" with ensembleKONTRASTE under the baton of Jac van Steen in Nürnberg, Roßweiße in a concert version of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” for Staatstheater Augsburg & Lehrbuben in “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” at the Salzburg Easter Festival, conducted by Christian Thielemann & directed by Jens-Daniel Herzog. A passionate oratorio & concert performer, she has been heard as a soloist in a range of repertoire in Austria, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands & the United States.

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Melissa has earned numerous accolades, including both the Fifth Prize & the Mercedes Viñas Extraordinary Prize at the Tenor Vinãs Competition at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, the Eva Kleinitz Award at the Concorso Lirico Internazionale di Portofino, and was a finalist at the 2024 Elizabeth Connell Competition at Wigmore Hall. Melissa is a grantee of the Olga Forrai Foundation for Dramatic Voices, a Bayreuth scholarship holder of the International Richard Wagner Association & a recipient of a Fulbright Grant.

Melissa holds a master’s degree in Lied and Oratorio performance, with distinction, from the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg & a bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance from the Eastman School of Music (USA). She lives in Austria.