TINEKE VAN INGELGEM is a Belgian soprano with an unforgettable stage presence. Her acting skills, combined with her bright and powerful voice, make her perfect for strong women roles as Rusalka, Marschallin/Der Rosenkavalier and Chrysothemis/Elektra and have led her to opera houses in the whole of Europe, from the Scala to La Monnaie.

Tineke's main repertoire contains the big roles of Germanic and Eastern-European music: she sang Marschallin/Der Rosenkavalier at the Théâtre Grand Avignon, the Luzerner Theater and Theater Trier, Rusalka in Opera Vlaanderen, Chrysothemis/Elektra at the Teatro Politeama of Palermo, Jenny/Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny at the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg and in Opera Vlaanderen and Stella/De Kinderen der Zee in La Monnaie.

Tineke’s vocal colour lends itself equally well for the French-Italian repertoire. After a.o. Mimì/La Bohème (Opéra Royal de Wallonie, concert version), Alice Ford/Falstaff (Opéra Royal de Wallonie, concert version), Micaela/Carmen (Opéra Royal de Wallonie, concert version), La maestra delle novizie - Suora infirmiera - La Ciesca/Il Trittico (La Monnaie) and La Dame de Monte-Carlo (Teatro Regio di Parma), Médée/Cherubini became her signature role. Her very emotional performance at the Opéra de Dijon and the Opéra de Rouen was a huge success – which got her an invitation from the Staatsoper Berlin to cover their Médée, conducted by Daniel Barenboim.

Besides these dramatic roles, Tineke’s comical acting skills were much appreciated in operetta roles such as Gräfin Mariza (Landestheater Linz) and Diane/Orphée aux enfers (Opéra Royal de Wallonie).

This season, Tineke makes her debut at Milan's Teatro alla Scala: she jumps in as Second Niece/Peter Grimes. Her season continues as Ortlinde/Die Walküre in La Monnaie and as La maestra delle novizie - Suora Infirmiera - La Ciesca/Il Trittico at the Teatro Regio Torino.

Tineke started her career in her native Belgium (in La Monnaie, Opera Vlaanderen and Opéra Royal de Wallonie) with smaller roles like Erste and Zweite Dame/Die Zauberflöte, Second Niece/Peter Grimes, Blumenmädchen/Parsifal, Erste Magd/Daphne and Mrs. Naidoo/Satyagraha. Internationally, she was invited by the Grand Théâtre de Genève as Blumenmädchen/Parsifal and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and the Opera de Oviedo as Second Niece/Peter Grimes.

Tineke is also an established Lied and oratorio singer. She sings recitals at home and abroad, and performed a.o. Ein deutsches Requiem/Brahms (Opera Vlaanderen), Marguerite/Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher (La Monnaie), Wesendoncklieder/Wagner (La Monnaie) and Te Deum/Bruckner (La Monnaie).

Having first obtained a master’s degree in Germanic Languages, Tineke went on to earn a further master in singing at the Lemmens Institute of Leuven. Tineke is general and artistic manager of Opera Caramba!, an opera company for kids, with which she played over 300 school opera performances. In 2020, she won the KLARA award for "breakthrough of the year".