Highlights of the 2026/27 season include Eickhoff’s house and role debut as Nicklausse / Muse Les contes d’Hoffmann for Oper Köln, as well as her role debut as Balkis in Offenbach’s Barkouf with Opera Rara and The Hallé. Eickhoff returns to the Semperoper Dresden as Cherubino Le nozze di Figaro, Zerlina Don Giovanni, Blumenmädchen Parsifal and Anaide in Rota's Der Florentiner Hut.
On the concert platform, Eickhoff performs alongside Omer Meir Wellber and musicians from the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg in a collaborative dance project for the Hamburg Liedstadt Festival, joins the Renner Ensemble on tour for performances of Schubert’s Winterreise, performs at the Schwetzingen Festival alongside former ‘SWR New Talent’ artists and joins the South Westphalia Philharmonic in gala performances for the 80th anniversary of Nordrhein-Westfalen, televised live on WDR. A keen recitalist, Eickhoff makes her UK recital debut at the Oxford International Song Festival, further performing her ‘Force de Femmes’ recital programme with duo partner Elenora Pertz at venues including Grand Manège in Namur, amongst others.
During the 2025/26 season, Eickhoff made her US debut as Idamante Idomeneo with Boston Baroque and returned to the Bayerische Staatsoper as Cherubino Le nozze di Figaro. Other recent operatic highlights include Rosina Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Mercédès Carmen with the Royal Danish Opera, Cléone in a new production of Fauré's Pénélope with the with the Bayerische Staatsoper, Ramiro La finta giardiniera for Theater an der Wien, Meg Page Falstaff for Verbier Festival, Dryad Ariadne auf Naxos for Hong Kong Arts Festival, Second Bridesmaid Le nozze di Figaro & Blumenmädchen Parsifal for Bayerische Staatsoper, as well as Stallmagd in Humperdinck’s Königskinder for the Tiroler Festspiele Erl.
A featured ensemble member of the Semperoper Dresden since the 2024/25 season, her roles include Rosina Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Prinz Orlofsky Die Fledermaus, the title role in Hänsel und Gretel, Zerlina Don Giovanni, Stephano Roméo et Juliette, Kay in Abrahamsen’s The Snow Queen, Nicoletta The Love of Three Oranges, Anaide Der Florentiner Hut, Page Salome and Second Lady Die Zauberflöte. 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, Diane in Barrie Kosky’s production of Offenbach’s Orphee aux Enfers and the title role in Hänsel und Gretel.
In great demand on the concert platform, Eickhoff’s appearances include the 2024 & 2025 televised ZDF Advent Concerts with the Münchner Symphoniker, 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 Kurzpfälzisches Kammerorchester in Mannheim, Chausson’s Poème de l'amour et de la mer and songs by Fauré (Jun Märkl) with Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, a featured soloist at the Semperoper Ball Dresden, as well as performances with Thierry Mechler at the Kölner Philharmonie and with the Adelphi Quartet at Schloss Ettlingen. In May 2026 Eickhoff performed to 36,000 people across a series of sold-out concerts with Purple Disco Machine at Dresdner Zwinger.
Her many recitals include recent debuts at the Konzerthaus Berlin, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Liedfest Victoria de los Angeles, Schumannfest Düsseldorf, Heidelberger Frühling 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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