The German soprano Annika Gerhards studied voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt am Main. After finishing her studies she was an ensemble member of the Wiener Staatsoper where she sang parts like Waldvogel/Siegfried, Gretel/ Hänsel und Gretel, Marzelline/ Fidelio, Adele/ Fledermaus as well as the title part in Lortzing´s „Undine“ in the version for children and Pünktchen in Ivan Eröd´s „Pünktchen und Anton“. 

After her Festengagement in Vienna engagements led her to the Komische Oper Berlin as 1. Elfe/ Rusalka, the Theater Gießen as „Frau“ in Schnittke´s „Leben mit einem Idioten“ and as Adele/ Die Fledermaus to the Oper Köln, to the NDR Radiophilharmonie in Hannover (with CD-production) and to the Staatsoperette in Dresden. At this company she sang afterwards also Susanna/ Nozze di Figaro, Kundegonde/ Candide, Gretel, Valencienne/ Die lustige Witwe, the title part in „Die schöne Galathee“, Lauretta/ Gianni Schicchi and Pamina/ Die Zauberflöte.

In 2020/21 she gave succesful role-debuts as Fiakermilli/ Arabella at the Oper Leipzig and as Oscar in a CD-production of „Un ballo in maschera“ with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo/Marek Janowski for San Francisco Classical Recording, followed by her fantastic role debut in the title part of a concert version of „Lulu“ at the Enescu Festival.

In 2022/23 she gave her role debuts as Titania/ A midsummernight´s dream and Servilia/ Clemenza di Tito at the Theater Gießen. At this company she will give further role debuts as Gilda/ Rigoletto, Romilda/ Xerxes and Leila/ Les pecheurs des perles in the next season. Furthermore she will sing Gretel in a new production of „Hänsel und Gretel“ at the Theater Koblenz and return to the Enescu Festival as Melisande in a concert performance of „Pelleas et Melisande“.