Mari Askvik

Mari Askvik (f.1988) is a mezzo-soprano from Sogn og Fjordane in Norway. She holds a master in opera from The Norwegian National Academy of Opera in Oslo, and a bachelor in opera and classical singing from The Norwegian National Opera Academy in Oslo, The Norwegian National Academy of Music and The Grieg Academy in Bergen. In March 2014 she had her masters exam performance as Dorabella in "Cosi fan tutte" by Mozart at The Norwegian National Opera & Ballett.

At the Opera Academy in Oslo she performed roles such as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini), Angelina in La Cenerentola (Rossini), Melide in L’Ormindo by Cavalli, Ottone in L'incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi) and Mother in Mavra (Stravinsky).

​Mari has also been part of several independent contemporary opera productions, such as the premieres of Icarus by Evelin Seppar at Conservatorium van Amsterdam (2014) and Ad Undas – Solaris korrigert by Øyvind Mæland at the National Opera & Ballett in Oslo (2013).

​She also often incorporates Norwegian folk music into her concerts, especially Norwegian folk psalms. In february 2019, she released the CD <a href="spotify:album:4DGWf7IhwNXwRlUrqzRQdm" data-name="Of Light and Dust">Of Light and Dust</a> (LAWO Classics) together with Kammerkoret NOVA and the conductors Yuval Weinberg and Tore Erik Mohn where she contributed with this traditional repertoire. Mari has been a member of The Norwegian Soloist&#39;s Choir (Det Norske Solistkor) since 2015.