Born in
Plettenberg, Schoenenberg studied school music at the
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln where she was in the voice class of
Klesie Kelly. She then studied opera singing at the
Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf from 1997 until 2000 with
Ingeborg Reichelt. Schoenenberg took master classes in opera with , Richard Miller and
Brigitte Fassbaender, and in oratorio with
Ingeborg Danz. In 1999, she performed the title role in Puccini's
Suor Angelica. She was awarded a scholarship at the
Bayreuth Festival from the Richard-Wagner-Verband in 2000. as
Gräfin Mariza at the
Landestheater Innsbruck from 2007, as Adina in Donizetti's ''
L'elisir d'amore'' at the
Meiningen Court Theatre from 2008, and as Corilla Sartinecchi in Donizetti's
Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali. She is married to the conductor
Nikolaus Netzer. == Recordings ==