Since her father was a member of the Swedish diplomatic corps, Anne Sofie von Otter’s childhood was spent in Bonn and London as well as Stockholm. She studied singing at both the Stockholm Conservatory and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, following this with further work on lieder with Erik Werba in Vienna and Geoffrey Parsons in London. She also studied with Vera Rosza in London from 1981. Her early appearances were with the Drottningholm Ensemble and she was a competition prizewinner in 1981 and 1982.

From 1983 to 1985 Otter sang with the Basle Opera, where her parts included Alcina / Orlando Paladino (Haydn), Cherubino / Le nozze di Figaro, Sesto / La clemenza di Tito, Hänsel / Hänsel und Gretel...

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BIZET, G.: Carmen (Glyndebourne, 2002)
BIZET, G.: Carmen (Glyndebourne, 2002)
Composer: Bizet, Georges
Artists: Best, Jonathan -- Glyndebourne Chorus -- Haddock, Marcus -- Hayes, Quentin -- Hegarty, Mary -- Jordan, Philippe -- Judson, Colin -- London Philharmonic Orchestra -- Lopez, Franck -- Milne, Lisa -- Naouri, Laurent -- Otter, Anne Sofie von -- Rice, Christine -- Stoke Brunswick School, Children’s Chorus -- Voschezang, Hans -- Wise, Anthony
Label/Producer: Opus Arte
DEBUSSY, C.: Pelleas et Melisande (Opera Bastille Paris, 2012)
DEBUSSY, C.: Pelleas et Melisande (Opera Bastille Paris, 2012)
Composer: Debussy, Claude
Artists: Degout, Stephane -- Jordan, Philippe -- Le Texier, Vincent -- Mathevet, Julie -- Otter, Anne Sofie von -- Paris National Opera Chorus -- Paris National Opera Orchestra -- Selig, Franz-Josef -- Tsallagova, Elena -- Varnier, Jerome
Label/Producer: UNITEL
GLUCK, C.W.: Alceste (Sung in French) [Opera] (Theatre du Chatelet, 1999)
GLUCK, C.W.: Alceste (Sung in French) [Opera] (Theatre du Chatelet, 1999)
Composer: Gluck, Christoph Willibald
Artists: Beuron, Yann -- Caton, Frederic -- English Baroque Soloists -- Gardiner, John Eliot -- Groves, Paul -- Henschel, Dietrich -- Monteverdi Choir -- Otter, Anne Sofie von -- Tezier, Ludovic -- Thebault, Hjordis
Label/Producer: Digital Classics Distribution
MONTEVERDI, C.: Incoronazione di Poppea (L') (Aix-en-Provence Festival, 2000)
MONTEVERDI, C.: Incoronazione di Poppea (L') (Aix-en-Provence Festival, 2000)
Composer: Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists: Brunet, Sylvie -- Delunsch, Mireille -- Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul -- Hellekant, Charlotte -- Minkowski, Marc -- Musiciens du Louvre, Les -- Otter, Anne Sofie von -- Sedov, Denis
Label/Producer: Bel Air Classiques
NORTHERN STAR (A) - Annie Sofie von Otter (Classical Documentary, 2001)
NORTHERN STAR (A) - Annie Sofie von Otter (Classical Documentary, 2001)
Artist: Otter, Anne Sofie von
Label/Producer: Digital Classics Distribution
SCHUBERT, F.: Winterreise (Eine) (staged version by C. Loy) [Opera] (Theater Basel, 2022)
SCHUBERT, F.: Winterreise (Eine) (staged version by C. Loy) [Opera] (Theater Basel, 2022)
Composer: Schubert, Franz
Artists: Alm, Kristian -- Bezuidenhout, Kristian -- Franciscus, Nicolas -- Gustafsson, Matilda -- Otter, Anne Sofie von -- Rado, Claudio -- Tornarolli, Giulia
Label/Producer: Naxos
WAGNER, R.: Gotterdammerung [Opera] (Aix-en-Provence Festival, 2009)
WAGNER, R.: Gotterdammerung [Opera] (Aix-en-Provence Festival, 2009)
Composer: Wagner, Richard
Artists: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra -- Berlin Radio Choir -- Dalayman, Katarina -- Duesing, Dale -- Grochowski, Gerd -- Heppner, Ben -- Keys, Miranda -- Otter, Anne Sofie von -- Paasikivi, Lilli -- Petrenko, Mikhail -- Radner, Maria -- Rattle, Simon -- Siminska, Anna -- Vetter, Emma -- Vogel, Eva
Label/Producer: Bel Air Classiques