In the 2025/26 season, Eickhoff makes a string of important debuts, including her US and role debut as Idamante in Mozart’s Idomeneo with Boston Baroque and returns to the Bayerische Staatsoper as Cherubino Le nozze di Figaro. A featured ensemble member of the Semperoper Dresden since the 2024/25 season, highlights of 2025/26 include role debuts as Prinz Orlofsky Die Fledermaus, Zerlina Don Giovanni, Kay in Abrahamsen’s The Snow Queen & Anaide in Rota’s Der Florentiner Hut, as well as returns as Stéphano Roméo et Juliette, Nicoletta The Love of Three Oranges and the title role in Hänsel und Gretel. In concert, Eickhoff appears at the Kölner Philharmonie with Thierry Mechler, as well as in numerous song recitals with Elenora Pertz, including at the Semperoper Dresden.
Last season Eickhoff returned to the Bayerische Staatsoper as Cléone in a new production of Faure’s Pénélope and to the Royal Danish Opera as Rosina in Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Other recent highlights include Meg Page in Verdi’s Falstaff for the Verbier Festival, Ramiro in Mozart's La finta giardiniera for Theater an der Wien, Mercédès Carmen for Royal Danish Opera, Dryad Ariadne auf Naxos for Hong Kong Arts Festival, Second Bridesmaid Le nozze di Figaro & Flower Maiden Parsifal for Bayerische Staatsoper and Stallmagd in Humperdinck’s Königskinder for the Tiroler Festspiele Erl.
Eickhoff joined the guest ensemble at Semperoper Dresden in the 2024/25 season, where she made role debuts as Stephano Roméo et Juliette and as Nicoletta The Love of Three Oranges, alongside Rosina Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Page in Strauss’s Salome, Second Lady Die Zauberflöte and the title role in Hänsel und Gretel.
Previously, Eickhoff was a member of the ensemble at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, where roles included Rosina Il barbiere di Siviglia, Angelina Cenerentola, Cherubino Le nozze di Figaro, Lucienne Die Tote Stadt, Marylou Märchen im Grand-Hotel, Lola Cavalleria Rusticana, Diane in Barrie Kosky’s production of Offenbach’s Orphee aux Enfers, the title roles in Hänsel und Gretel & Ronja Räubertochter, as well as Uli in the world premiere of Ronchietti’s Das fliegende Klassenzimmer.
In demand on the concert platform, Eickhoff’s recent highlights include Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (Andreas Reize) with the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig, Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Emmanuel Tjeknavorian) with Orchestra della Toscana, Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder & Respighi’s Il Tramonto with the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchestra in Mannheim, Chausson’s Poème de l'amour et de la mer and songs by Fauré (Jun Märkl) with Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, as well as appearances with Adelphi Quartet at Schloss Ettlingen. A keen recitalist, recent performances include at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Liedfest Victoria de los Angeles with Hartmut Höll, Schumannfest Düsseldorf and at Deutsche Oper am Rhein alongside regular duo partners Eric Schneider and Elenora Pertz.
Eickhoff’s recordings include the complete Hans Eisler’s Hollywood Songbook with pianist Eric Schneider, released on the Ars Production label in 2024, and Korngold’s Sechs Einfache Lieder Op. 9 with pianist Benjamin Mead recorded with SWR Kultur.
In August 2025, Eickhoff was the subject of Juliane Sauter’s documentary film ‘Primadonna or Nothing’, alongside Renata Scotto and Angel Blue, which was presented in theatrical release in cinemas across Germany.
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