Marie-Louise Zervides
Soprano • Writer • Presenter
Soprano • Writer • Presenter
Marie-Louise Zervides is a Danish-British freelance soprano as well as a writer, critic and presenter of classical music.
As a soprano, Marie-Louise Zervides is specialised in Renaissance and Baroque performance, both as a soloist and an ensemble singer. Besides her freelance career in Copenhagen and Berlin, she is taking further education at Universität der Künste Berlin in Early Music and Baroque Singing with the renowned German soprano, Doerthe Maria Sandmann.
In May 2025, she made her German debut as a soloist in Händel's Chandos Anthem No. 7, "My Song shall be alway" in Berlin's iconic Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche. The Berliner Morgenpost wrote: "... als krönender Abschluss die Chandos Anthem, in der besonders Zervides mit ihrer ansprechenden Bühnenpräsenz brillierte." (…the crowning finale was the Chandos Anthem, in which Zervides particularly shone with her captivating stage presence..)
In addition to her singing career, Marie-Louise Zervides also has over 10 years writing and lecturing experience in classical music and opera. She has written numerous programme notes, artist biographies and promotion materials for cultural institutions such as Tivoli, Glyptoteket, Copenhagen Opera Festival, Edition WH, Chester, Edition S, DR og Copenhagen Phil. In addition, she is a regular music critic for the Danish music magazines Seismograf and Magasinet Klassisk as well as a freelance music history lecturer.