Dutch soprano Zinzi Frohwein began her vocal studies in 2009 at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague under the guidance of Sasja Hunnego. She graduated cum laude in 2013, receiving an honourable award for her “Outstanding vocal, musical and performance skills in a wide variety of styles,” as well as the prestigious Fock Medal for the best final exam of the year.

She went on to further her training at the Dutch National Opera Academy, where she worked with Peter Nilsson, Nathalie Doucet and Brian Masuda. During her time there she appeared as Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro) and Silvia Lombardi (Die Stumme Serenade), graduating in 2015.

From 2016/17 to 2018/19, Zinzi was a member of the ensemble at Theater Nordhausen (Germany), where she later returned frequently as a guest artist. Her roles there included Desdemona (Otello), Mimì (La Bohème), Violetta (La Traviata), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus), Blanche (Dialogues des Carmélites), Frau Fluth (Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor), Cendrillon (Cendrillon), Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Josepha Vogelhuber (Im Weissen Rössl) and Hanna Glawari (Die lustige Witwe).

Other notable appearances include La Dame élégante (Les mamelles de Tirésias) and Youca (L’étoile) with Dutch National Opera, Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia) with Nederlandse Reisopera, and Lucy (Die Dreigroschenoper) at the Royal Concertgebouw.

Zinzi has collaborated with distinguished conductors such as Pavel Baleff, Michael Helmrath, Daniel Klajner, Johannes Pell, Patrick Fournillier, Antonino Fogliani, H.K. Grüber and Etienne Siebens, and with stage directors including Katharina Thoma, Anette Leistenschneider, Ted Huffman, Zack Winokur, Laurence Dale, Laurent Pelly, Marc Krone, Wilma Sekrève and Marcel Sijm. She has also taken part in masterclasses with some of the most celebrated singers of our time, including Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Christa Ludwig, Ira Siff, Margreet Honig, Jard van Nes, Dennis O’Neill and Doris Soffel. She currently studies with the renowned soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek.

From the 2025/26 season onwards, Zinzi Frohwein will join the ensemble of the Nationaltheater Mannheim, where her first roles will include Silva Varescu (Die Csárdásfürstin), Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Sieglinde (Der Ring an einem Abend) and Pamina/Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte).