Mari Eriksmoen
{{Short description|Norwegian opera singer}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Il barbiere di Siviglia 6925-Michelides.jpg
| caption = in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Theater an der Wien (2015)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983-01-10}}
| birth_place = Ski, Norway
| occupation = Operatic soprano
| spouse = Eivind Gullberg Jensen
}}
Mari Eriksmoen is a Norwegian soprano and opera singer with a repertoire including roles for coloratura soprano and lyric soprano{{Citation |last=Holbæk-Hanssen |first=Hilde |title=Mari Eriksmoen |date=2020-04-24 |url=http://snl.no/Mari_Eriksmoen |work=Store norske leksikon |language=nb |access-date=2022-11-05}}
Education and career
Eriksmoen 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,{{Cite journal |last=Altman |first=Allan |date=2021 |title=Mari Eriksmoen (Fiordiligi), Katija Dragojevic (Dorabella), Elisabeth Kulman (Despina), Mauro Peter (Ferrando), Andre Schuen (Guglielmo), Markus Werba (Don Alfonso); Concentus Musicus/ Nikolaus Harnoncourt |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asx&AN=152308236&site=eds-live&scope=site |journal=American Record Guide|volume=84 |issue=5 |pages=193–194}} although reviews of earlier performances have been more mixed.{{Cite news |date=2021-07-01 |title=Mozart: Marriage of Figaro|volume=84 |page=163 |work=American Record Guide |issue=4 |url=https://eds.p.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=1137a858-6ff1-45a1-a4b2-a4dd4ddb6434@redis&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ==#AN=edsgcl.665203990&db=edsgao |access-date=2022-11-05 |issn=0003-0716}}{{Cite news |last=Altman |first=Allan |date=2021-11-01 |title=Mozart: Don Giovanni|volume=84 |page=143 |work=American Record Guide |issue=6 |url=https://eds.p.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=395a2069-e413-4ee6-97fd-808461c44b34@redis&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ==#AN=edsgcl.677542582&db=edsgao |access-date=2022-11-05 |issn=0003-0716}} Other performances have received strong reviews.{{Cite news |date=2022-06-22 |title=Near-perfect take is a Turkish delight |pages=42 |work=The Independent |url=http://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A418778051/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=ea38a226 |access-date=2022-11-05}}{{Cite web |last=Goldmann |first=A. J.|date=2015-02-27 |title=Il Barbiere di Siviglia (review) |url=https://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2015/5/Reviews/VIENNA__Il_Barbiere_di_Siviglia.html |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Opera News}}{{Cite news |last=Fonseca-Wollheim |first=Corinna da |date=2014-07-18 |title=Everyone's Here, Now Let's Innovate|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/arts/music/opera-at-the-aix-en-provence-festival.html |access-date=2022-11-05|quote=The Norwegian soprano Mari Eriksmoen, whose portrayal of Pamina in this year's production of The Magic Flute met with critical acclaim ..}}
Awards
File:Mari Eriksmoen with a String Quartet at 2024 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony 2.jpg Ceremony in Oslo, Norway]]
In 2009 she received the Lindeman Prize for Young Musicians.{{Cite web |last=Moen |first=Kjetil |date=2009-10-26 |title=De unges Lindemanpris til Mari Eriksmoen |url=https://www.ballade.no/kunstmusikk/de-unges-lindemanpris-til-mari-eriksmoen/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Ballade |language=nb-NO}}{{Cite web |last=Endresen |first=Ole |date=2009-10-29 |title=Vant pris og valgte Mari fra Ski |url=https://www.oblad.no/2-2.2610-1.3634519 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Østlandets Blad |language=no}} In 2011 she received Statoil's talent stipend.{{Cite web |last=Trulsen |first=Ola Nymo |date=2011-11-14 |title=Eriksmoen fikk Statoil-stipendet |url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/eriksmoen-fikk-statoil-stipendet-1.7875683 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}
Personal life
Eriksmoen lives in Bergen with her husband, conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen and their two children.{{Cite web |last=Lygren |first=Ingvild |date=2022-11-05 |title=Slik takler stjerneparet å være gift og jobbe sammen |url=https://www.bt.no/kultur/i/3EMzKv/de-er-begge-internasjonale-stjerner-naa-jobber-ekteparet-sammen-i-hjembyen |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Bergens Tidende |language=nb}}
References
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