Despite her young age, Verena Tranker is already a sought-after soloist. She recently performed in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein Vienna and sang several times with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in Vienna. Important engagements have taken her to the renowned Lehár Festival in Bad Ischl (Der Zarewitsch, F. Lehár), the Burgtheater Vienna (Schwarzwasser, E. Jelinek), the Stadttheater Fürth, Augsburg theatre and the Festspielhaus Worms (Die Csárdásfürstin, E. Kálmán).

Still at the beginning of her young career, the soprano has already developed a wide-ranging repertoire from the Renaissance to the 20th century and has sung roles such as Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro, Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, Adele in Die Fledermaus and Valentin in La chanson du Fortunio on the opera stage. In addition to her opera and concert activities, Verena Tranker is a passionate Lied singer.

Highlights in 2023 / 2024 were the solo cantata Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (BWV 51) in the Lutheran City Church in Vienna, Haydn's “Paukenmesse" and "Et incarnatus est" from the "Great Mass" in C minor KV 427 (Mozart) in Göttweig Abbey, Pamina and First Lady in Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) in a concert version at the Vienna University of Music, Zelenka's Miserere in the Franziskanerkirche Vienna with the Cappella Albertina Vienna and Mozart's "Loreto Mass" KV 275 in the Augustinerkirche Vienna. From October 2023 to January 2024, she made a guest appearance as Comtesse Anastasia in Kálmán's Die Csárdásfürstin with the NEUE OPERETTE WIEN as part of a tour of Germany, including at the Stadttheater Fürth, Festspielhaus Worms and Augsburg theatre.

Upcoming highlights of the 2024 / 2025 season include the staged tour "Bravissimo!" at the MusikTheater an der Wien, Comtesse Anastasia in Die Csárdásfürstin (Kálmán) at the Scharoun Theater Wolfsburg among others, Adele in Die Fledermaus (Strauss) with the NEUE OPERETTE WIEN (Germany tour) and the role of Fantasca in Indigo und die 23 Räuber*innen (Strauss) at the Johann Strauss Festival 2025 in Vienna. In concert, she will be performing Bach's church cantata Meine Seel erhebt den Herren (BWV 10) with the St. Pölten Cathedral Music Ensemble, Schubert's Mass in C major with members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra at the Jesuit Church in Vienna, and with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the University of Vienna in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein.

She is also a selected participant in this year's "Exzellenz Labor Oper" under the artistic direction of Hedwig Fassbender.

Verena is a multiple prizewinner of the international competition "200 JAHRE STRAUSS MUT-SPECIAL EDITION" in cooperation with the Gärtnerplatztheater Munich and the Johann Strauss Festival 2025 (Second Prize + two special engagement prizes from MusikTheater an der Wien & Johann Strauss Festival 2025).

She is a graduate of the artistic program in classical operetta with Wolfgang Dosch, Laszlo Gyüker (Volksoper Vienna) and Christian Koch at the MUK Vienna (graduated with distinction). After studying abroad at the Royal College of Music in London (RCM, UK) with Janis Kelly, she is currently in her final year of vocal studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW) with Prof. Julia Bauer-Huppmann. She has attended master classes with Valérie Guillorit, Anne le Bozec, Roger Vignoles, Adrian Eröd, Susan Manoff and KS Giacomo Aragall.