The mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland was born in Norway and studied at the Norwegian State Academy of Music in Oslo.

She has quickly established herself as one of Norway’s foremost singers and regularly appears with orchestras and in festivals throughout Europe, working with conductors of international distinction. For the season 2001/02 she was a member of the ensemble at the Staatsoper in Hanover.

Marianne Beate Kielland is especially sought after as a concert singer, with a wide repertoire ranging from the baroque to Berlioz, Bruckner, and Honegger. Her career has brought not only performances in Europe, but further engagements as far afield as Japan. Her recordings include Bach’s St Mark and St Matthew Passions and the complete solo cantatas for alto, as well as songs from German, English and Norwegian repertoire.