Monica Yunus Competition. In 2001, Yunus sang the role of Nanetta in "Falstaff" in her debut with Amato Opera. In the 2002–2003 season, Yunus made her debut with Nashville Opera as Gretel in Engelbert Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel", her debut with Virginia Opera as Oscar in "Un ballo in maschera", and performed the role of Walter in "La Wally" at Alice Tully Hall with Teatro Grattacielo. She also performed the roles of Servilia in Mozart's "La clemenza di Tito" and Polly in "Die Dreigroschenoper" with Pittsburgh Opera as part of her internship there. Yunus was also awarded a career grant from the
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller Rolando Villazón in the series "Stars de Demain" by Arte. At the Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Müller was member of the opera studio in the season 2010/11 and member of the company from the season 2012/2013 to 2015/2016. This resulted in a number of successful role debuts, e.g. as Gretel in "Hänsel und Gretel" (March 2013), Zerlina in "Don Giovanni" (May 2013), Susanna in "Le nozze di Figaro" (September 2013), Sophie in "Werther" (October 2015) und Marzelline in "Fidelio" (February 2016). Furthermore she presented roles which she already had performed at other opera houses, i.e. Zdenka in Andreas Dresen's new