The mezzo-soprano Martina Dike studied at the Royal Academy of Music, Stockholm, and the University College of Opera in the same city. She made her operatic début in 1997 as Carmen at Folkoperan, a rôle she has also performed at the Royal Swedish Opera and the Gothenburg Opera. Her repertoire includes Maddalena in Rigoletto, Clairon in Capriccio, Adalgisa in Norma, the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos and Countess Geschwitz in Lulu. She has undertaken guest performances at the Théâtre de la Monnaie, the Barbican in London, at Aix-en-Provence and at the Frankfurt Opera.