Ann-Helen Moen (born 29 November 1969 in Molde, Norway) is a Norwegian lyric soprano from Molde Municipality in Norway, currently residing in Saffron Walden, United Kingdom.
Biography
A graduate of the Grieg Academy (University of Bergen) and the Opera Academy in
Copenhagen, Moen was a soloist at the opera in
Graz,
Austria, from 2001 to 2004 and has since performed for such companies as Den Nye Opera (Bergen), Hanover State Opera, the Norwegian National Opera, Trieste Opera and Zürich Opera (with the conductor William Christie). She appears regularly in concert, especially at Scandinavian music festivals: highlights include appearing as
Peer Gynt in Bentein Baardson's production of
Peer Gynt in front of the Sphinx of Giza and her debut at
Carnegie Hall with Leif Ove Andsnes in 2005.
Moen was a full-time soloist of Opera Graz, Austria, and her debut album, Catharinus Elling: Haugtussa and German Lieder, was released on Simax catalog in 2009, awarded dice 5 by the Norwegian newspaper Bergens Tidende critique.
Honors
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Belvedere Competition, Vienna: special prize
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Queen Sonja International Music Competition, 1999: best Norwegian artist
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The Esso Prize, 2000
Discography
Solo albums
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2009: Catharinus Elling: Haugtussa and German Lieder (Simax catalog), with, Gunilla Süssmann (piano)
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Collaborations
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1989: Herdens Flöjt - Julsånger På Pan-flöjt (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), with Roar Engelberg
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1992: Landskap Av Stemmer (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), with SKRUK
Operatic roles
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Laura Wingfield, The Glass Managerie, Antonio Bibalo
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Micaela, Carmen, Georges Bizet
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Anne Pedersdotter, E.Fliflet Bræin
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The Scottish Margarethe, The Maid of Norway, K.Habbestad
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Nina, Rebekka, G.E.Haugland
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Lisaura, Alessandro, Handel
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Almirena, Rinaldo, Handel
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Semele, Handel
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Åse, King and Marshall, Peter Heise
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Julia, Der Vetter uas Dingsda, Künneke
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Poppea, L'incoronazione di Poppea, Monteverdi
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Sandrina, la finta giardiniera, Mozart
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Contessa, Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart
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Donna Elvira / Zerlina, Don Giovanni, Mozart
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Pamina / Papagena, Die Zaüberflöte, Mozart
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Lauretta, Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini
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Belinda, Dido and Æeneas, Henry Purcell
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Echo, Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss
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Ann Trulove, The Rake's Progress, Igor Stravinsky
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Tatyana, Eugen Onegin, Tchaikovsky
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