Kari Ulfsnes Kleiven

Kari Ulfsnes Kleiven comes from Melhus in the Sør-Trøndelag area of Norway, and is a soloist with the Norwegian National Opera starting in the 2014/2015 season, when she performed Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro and Amor in Orfeo ed Euridice. 

Ulfsnes Kleiven is trained at the Norwegian Academy of Music and the National Academy of Operatic Art in Oslo. During her studies, she sang the roles of Despina in Così fan tutte, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Serpetta in La finta giardiniera, Erisbe in L'Ormindo and Sister Genovieffa in Suor Angelica. She has received various scholarships, including scholarships from the Ruud-Wallenberg Fund.