Mari Eriksmoen is a Norwegian soprano and opera singer with a repertoire including roles for coloratura soprano and lyric soprano[1]
Mari Eriksmoen | |
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 in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Theater an der Wien (2015) | |
| Born | January 10, 1983 |
| Occupation | Operatic soprano |
| Spouse | Eivind Gullberg Jensen |
Education and career
editEriksmoen was educated at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris and the Royal Danish Opera Academy in Copenhagen. Eriksmoen debuted in 2006 and has performed through Europe.
She was described as "bright-voiced" and as showing "strength at both extremes of her range in a memorable 'Come scoglio'" in her performance as Fiordiligi in Mozart's Così fan tutte,[2] although reviews of earlier performances have been more mixed.[3][4] Other performances have received strong reviews.[5][6][7]
Awards
editIn 2009 she received the Lindeman Prize for Young Musicians.[8][9] In 2011 she received Statoil's talent stipend.[10]
Personal life
editEriksmoen lives in Bergen with her husband, conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen and their two children.[11]
References
edit- ^ Holbæk-Hanssen, Hilde (2020-04-24), "Mari Eriksmoen", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), retrieved 2022-11-05
- ^ Altman, Allan (2021). "Mari Eriksmoen (Fiordiligi), Katija Dragojevic (Dorabella), Elisabeth Kulman (Despina), Mauro Peter (Ferrando), Andre Schuen (Guglielmo), Markus Werba (Don Alfonso); Concentus Musicus/ Nikolaus Harnoncourt". American Record Guide. 84 (5): 193–194.
- ^ "Mozart: Marriage of Figaro". American Record Guide. Vol. 84, no. 4. 2021-07-01. p. 163. ISSN 0003-0716. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ Altman, Allan (2021-11-01). "Mozart: Don Giovanni". American Record Guide. Vol. 84, no. 6. p. 143. ISSN 0003-0716. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Near-perfect take is a Turkish delight". The Independent. 2022-06-22. p. 42. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ Goldmann, A. J. (2015-02-27). "Il Barbiere di Siviglia (review)". Opera News. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ Fonseca-Wollheim, Corinna da (2014-07-18). "Everyone's Here, Now Let's Innovate". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
The Norwegian soprano Mari Eriksmoen, whose portrayal of Pamina in this year's production of The Magic Flute met with critical acclaim ..
- ^ Moen, Kjetil (2009-10-26). "De unges Lindemanpris til Mari Eriksmoen". Ballade (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ Endresen, Ole (2009-10-29). "Vant pris og valgte Mari fra Ski". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ Trulsen, Ola Nymo (2011-11-14). "Eriksmoen fikk Statoil-stipendet". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ Lygren, Ingvild (2022-11-05). "Slik takler stjerneparet å være gift og jobbe sammen". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
