“A thrillingly well-sung Ottavia from Eira Sjaastad Huse, with extraordinary stage presence and a burnished, penetratingly full [mezzo]-soprano" - Bachtrack
“A thrillingly well-sung Ottavia from Eira Sjaastad Huse, with extraordinary stage presence and a burnished, penetratingly full [mezzo]-soprano" - Bachtrack
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Eira Huse is a Norwegian mezzo-soprano and composer from Oslo.
She has established herself as one of Norway's most exciting new mezzo-sopranos, and in the last few years she has also gained recognition for her compositions from both critics and audiences.
In the summer of 2025 Eira will sing the main role of Guilia in Rossini's La scala di seta conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend at Punto Arte Festival in Volterra. This year she will record her duo debut album with pianist Max Nyberg, and sing the role of Ephemera in Transiteatret's "Triggersystemet" at Festspillene in Harstad alongside actor Bjørn Sundquist. In april she is the alto soloist in Bach's B minor mass in Oslo Cathedral Church.
At the moment she is writing new works for violist Eivind Ringstad, Runa Hermansen and Vino Ensemble. In 2025 her works will be performed in Bergen, Berlin and Helsinki, among other places.
She recently did her debut in the title role of Bizet's Carmen with Opera Rogaland, a recital at Oslo Internatonal Church Music Festival and the role of Orfeo in Maja Ratkje's contemporary baby opera at The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet. In recent years she has also been performing in two new contemporary mini-operas with Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Aix-en-Juin.
She is an alumni of Opéra National de Lyon's Opera Studio and sang roles such as L'Écureuil/chatte/un pâtre in Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges on the main stage and on tour to Royal Opera House Muscat. She has also been a young artist with The Verbier Festival and sung recitals at Oxford Song Festival,, Oslo Grieg Festival and Kammeroper Schloss-Rheinsberg. Other highlights include the role of 2nd Woman/2nd Witch in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas at The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Lady Capulet in Blacher's Romeo and Juliette with Théatre de la Croix-Rousse/Opéra de Lyon and Bastien in Mozart's Bastien und Bastienne at Oslo Chamber Music Festival.
Eira Huse has performed with artists and ensembles such as Henning Kraggerud, James Baillieu, Clemens Flick, Michael Endres, Oliver-John Ruthven, Musica Poetica, Caroline Wettergreen, Ensemble Ascolta, Titus Engel, Alberto Maniaci, Pocket Sinfonia, Marlboro Festival Orchestra & Jonathan Biss, Emmanuel Calef, Per Kristian Skalstad, Nicholas Kok and Bjarte Engeseth.
Eira's compositions has been performed in notable festivals such as Borealis Festival 2025, Musica Nova Helsink 2025, Tampere Biennale 2024 and Ultima 2023. Read more about her work as a composer here.
Eira is a recepient of Arts Counsil Norway's 2-Year Work Grant for Young Artists 2019-2020, a one-year work grant from Lillystipendet 2022, and have recieved stipendiums from FFUK, Sine Butenschön Fond, Norsk Tonekunstnersamfund, Ruud-Wallenberg Fond, Music Norway, Norsk Kulturfond and Kulturetaten.
Eira Huse is represented by Eliassons Artists.
Eira Huse is a Norwegian mezzo-soprano and composer from Oslo.
She has established herself as one of Norway's most promising mezzo-sopranos, and in the last few years her compositions are also being performed in notable festivals in Norway and abroad.
In the summer of 2025 Eira will sing the main role of Guilia in Rossini's La scala di seta conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend at Punto Arte Festival in Volterra. In the spring she will record her duo debut album with pianist Max Nyberg, and sing the role of Ephemera in Transiteatret's "Triggersystemet" at Festspillene in Harstad alongside prominent Norwegian actors such as Bjørn Sundquist, Even Stormoen and Thea Stabell. In april she is the alto soloist in Bach's B minor mass in Oslo Cathedral Church, and will sing in various concerts in Kristiansand, Bergen and Oslo.
She recently did her debut in the title role of Bizet's Carmen with Opera Rogaland, a recital at Oslo Internatonal Church Music Festival, the role of Orfeo in Maja Ratkje's contemporary baby opera at The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet and the role of 3rd Woman in an outdoor production of Die Zauberflöte with Midtåsen Kulturfestival. In recent years she has also been performing in two new contemporary mini-operas with Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Aix-en-Juin, been a Young Artist with Marlboro Music Festival, and had her debut as a singer-actor at Festspillene in Bergen.
Other career highlights was as a mezzo soloist with: Opera Rogaland, Opéra de Lyon, The Verbier Festival, Oxford Lieder Festival, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Royal Opera House Muscat, Théatre de la Croix-Rousse, Oslo Grieg Festival, Kammeroper Schloss-Rheinsberg and Oslo Chamber Music Festival.
Eira Huse has performed with artists and ensembles such as Henning Kraggerud, James Baillieu, Clemens Flick, Michael Endres, Oliver-John Ruthven, Musica Poetica, Caroline Wettergreen, Ensemble Ascolta, Titus Engel, Alberto Maniaci, Pocket Sinfonia, Marlboro Festival Orchestra & Jonathan Biss, Emmanuel Calef, Per Kristian Skalstad, Nicholas Kok and Bjarte Engeseth.
Eira's compositions has been performed in festivals such as Borealis Festival 2025, Musica Nova Helsink 2025 and Tampere Biennale 2024, Ultima 2023. Future projects include a new piece for violist Eivind Ringstad and trombone player Runa Hermansen at Norsjø Kammermusikkfest 2026 and a new piece for Vino Ensemble. Her music has been performed by prominent ensembles and soloists such as Key Ensemble, Jutta Seppinen, Linnéa Sundær Casserly, Oslo Cathedral Choir, Vivianne Sydnes and Ensemble Obsidian. She has collaborated with coreographer and dancer Anaïs Touret of The Norwegian National Ballet on their quarantine ballet performance.
Eira is a recepient of Arts Counsil Norway's 2-Year Work Grant for Young Artists 2019-2020, a one-year work grant from Lillystipendet 2022, and have recieved stipendiums from FFUK, Sine Butenschön Fond, Norsk Tonekunstnersamfund, Ruud-Wallenberg Fond, Music Norway, Norsk Kulturfond and Kulturetaten.
Eira Huse is represented by Eliassons Artists.
Eira Huse is a Norwegian mezzo-soprano and composer from Oslo.
She has established herself as one of Norway's most promising mezzo-sopranos, and in the last few years her compositions are also being performed in notable festivals in Norway and abroad.
In the summer of 2025 Eira will sing the main role of Guilia in Rossini's La scala di seta conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend at Punto Arte Festival in Volterra. During spring she will record her duo debut album with pianist Max Nyberg, and sing the role of Ephemera in Transiteatret's "Triggersystemet" at Festspillene in Harstad alongside prominent Norwegian actors such as Bjørn Sundquist, Even Stormoen and Thea Stabell. In april she is the alto soloist in Bach's B minor mass in Oslo Cathedral Church, and will sing in various concerts in Kristiansand, Bergen and Oslo.
She recently did her debut in the title role of Bizet's Carmen with Opera Rogaland, a recital at Oslo Internatonal Church Music Festival, the role of Orfeo in Maja Ratkje's contemporary baby opera at The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet and the role of 3rd Woman in an outdoor production of Die Zauberflöte with Midtåsen Kulturfestival. In recent years she has also been performing in two new contemporary mini-operas with Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Aix-en-Juin, been a Young Artist with Marlboro Music Festival, and had her debut as a singer-actor at Festspillene in Bergen.
Other career highlights was as a mezzo soloist with: Opera Rogaland, Opéra de Lyon, The Verbier Festival, Oxford Lieder Festival, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Royal Opera House Muscat, Théatre de la Croix-Rousse, Oslo Grieg Festival, Kammeroper Schloss-Rheinsberg and Oslo Chamber Music Festival.
Eira Huse has performed with artists and ensembles such as Henning Kraggerud, James Baillieu, Clemens Flick, Michael Endres, Oliver-John Ruthven, Musica Poetica, Caroline Wettergreen, Ensemble Ascolta, Titus Engel, Alberto Maniaci, Pocket Sinfonia, Marlboro Festival Orchestra & Jonathan Biss, Emmanuel Calef, Per Kristian Skalstad, Nicholas Kok and Bjarte Engeseth.
Eira's compositions has been performed in festivals such as Borealis Festival 2025, Musica Nova Helsink 2025 and Tampere Biennale 2024, Ultima 2023. Future projects include a new piece for violist Eivind Ringstad and trombone player Runa Hermansen at Norsjø Kammermusikkfest 2026 and a new piece for Vino Ensemble. Her music has been performed by prominent ensembles and soloists such as Key Ensemble, Jutta Seppinen, Linnéa Sundær Casserly, Oslo Cathedral Choir, Vivianne Sydnes and Ensemble Obsidian. She has collaborated with coreographer and dancer Anaïs Touret of The Norwegian National Ballet on their quarantine ballet performance.
Eira is a recepient of Arts Counsil Norway's 2-Year Work Grant for Young Artists 2019-2020, a one-year work grant from Lillystipendet 2022, and have recieved stipendiums from FFUK, Sine Butenschön Fond, Norsk Tonekunstnersamfund, Ruud-Wallenberg Fond, Music Norway, Norsk Kulturfond and Kulturetaten.
Eira Huse is represented by Eliassons Artists.
Eira Huse is a Norwegian mezzo-soprano and composer from Oslo.
She has established herself as one of Norway's most promising mezzo-sopranos, and in the last few years her compositions are also being performed in notable festivals in Norway and abroad.
In the summer of 2025 Eira will sing the main role of Guilia in Rossini's La scala di seta conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend at Punto Arte Festival in Volterra. In the spring she will record her duo debut album with pianist Max Nyberg, and sing the role of Ephemera in Transiteatret's "Triggersystemet" at Festspillene in Harstad alongside prominent Norwegian actors such as Bjørn Sundquist, Even Stormoen and Thea Stabell. In april she is the alto soloist in Bach's B minor mass in Oslo Cathedral Church, and will sing in various concerts in Kristiansand, Bergen and Oslo.
She recently did her debut in the title role of Bizet's Carmen with Opera Rogaland, a recital at Oslo Internatonal Church Music Festival, the role of Orfeo in Maja Ratkje's contemporary baby opera at The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet and the role of 3rd Woman in an outdoor production of Die Zauberflöte with Midtåsen Kulturfestival. In recent years she has also been performing in two new contemporary mini-operas with Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Aix-en-Juin, been a Young Artist with Marlboro Music Festival, and had her debut as a singer-actor at Festspillene in Bergen.
Other career highlights was as a mezzo soloist with: Opera Rogaland, Opéra de Lyon, The Verbier Festival, Oxford Lieder Festival, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Royal Opera House Muscat, Théatre de la Croix-Rousse, Oslo Grieg Festival, Kammeroper Schloss-Rheinsberg and Oslo Chamber Music Festival.
Eira Huse has performed with artists and ensembles such as Henning Kraggerud, James Baillieu, Clemens Flick, Michael Endres, Oliver-John Ruthven, Musica Poetica, Caroline Wettergreen, Ensemble Ascolta, Titus Engel, Alberto Maniaci, Pocket Sinfonia, Marlboro Festival Orchestra & Jonathan Biss, Emmanuel Calef, Per Kristian Skalstad, Nicholas Kok and Bjarte Engeseth.
Eira's compositions has been performed in festivals such as Borealis Festival 2025, Musica Nova Helsink 2025 and Tampere Biennale 2024, Ultima 2023. Future projects include a new piece for violist Eivind Ringstad and trombone player Runa Hermansen at Norsjø Kammermusikkfest 2026 and a new piece for Vino Ensemble. Her music has been performed by prominent ensembles and soloists such as Key Ensemble, Jutta Seppinen, Linnéa Sundær Casserly, Oslo Cathedral Choir, Vivianne Sydnes and Ensemble Obsidian. She has collaborated with coreographer and dancer Anaïs Touret of The Norwegian National Ballet on their quarantine ballet performance.
Eira is a recepient of Arts Counsil Norway's 2-Year Work Grant for Young Artists 2019-2020, a one-year work grant from Lillystipendet 2022, and have recieved stipendiums from FFUK, Sine Butenschön Fond, Norsk Tonekunstnersamfund, Ruud-Wallenberg Fond, Music Norway, Norsk Kulturfond and Kulturetaten.
Eira Huse is represented by Eliassons Artists.
Eira Huse is a Norwegian mezzo-soprano and composer from Oslo.
She has established herself as one of Norway's most promising mezzo-sopranos, and in the last few years her compositions are also being performed in notable festivals in Norway and abroad.
In the summer of 2025 Eira will sing the main role of Guilia in Rossini's La scala di seta conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend at Punto Arte Festival in Volterra. During spring she will record her duo debut album with pianist Max Nyberg, and sing the role of Ephemera in Transiteatret's "Triggersystemet" at Festspillene in Harstad alongside prominent Norwegian actors such as Bjørn Sundquist, Even Stormoen and Thea Stabell. In april she is the alto soloist in Bach's B minor mass in Oslo Cathedral Church, and will sing in various concerts in Kristiansand, Bergen and Oslo.
She recently did her debut in the title role of Bizet's Carmen with Opera Rogaland, a recital at Oslo Internatonal Church Music Festival, the role of Orfeo in Maja Ratkje's contemporary baby opera at The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet and the role of 3rd Woman in an outdoor production of Die Zauberflöte with Midtåsen Kulturfestival. In recent years she has also been performing in two new contemporary mini-operas with Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Aix-en-Juin, been a Young Artist with Marlboro Music Festival, and had her debut as a singer-actor at Festspillene in Bergen.
Other career highlights was as a mezzo soloist with: Opera Rogaland, Opéra de Lyon, The Verbier Festival, Oxford Lieder Festival, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Royal Opera House Muscat, Théatre de la Croix-Rousse, Oslo Grieg Festival, Kammeroper Schloss-Rheinsberg and Oslo Chamber Music Festival.
Eira Huse has performed with artists and ensembles such as Henning Kraggerud, James Baillieu, Clemens Flick, Michael Endres, Oliver-John Ruthven, Musica Poetica, Caroline Wettergreen, Ensemble Ascolta, Titus Engel, Alberto Maniaci, Pocket Sinfonia, Marlboro Festival Orchestra & Jonathan Biss, Emmanuel Calef, Per Kristian Skalstad, Nicholas Kok and Bjarte Engeseth.
Eira's compositions has been performed in festivals such as Borealis Festival 2025, Musica Nova Helsink 2025 and Tampere Biennale 2024, Ultima 2023. Future projects include a new piece for violist Eivind Ringstad and trombone player Runa Hermansen at Norsjø Kammermusikkfest 2026 and a new piece for Vino Ensemble. Her music has been performed by prominent ensembles and soloists such as Key Ensemble, Jutta Seppinen, Linnéa Sundær Casserly, Oslo Cathedral Choir, Vivianne Sydnes and Ensemble Obsidian. She has collaborated with coreographer and dancer Anaïs Touret of The Norwegian National Ballet on their quarantine ballet performance.
Eira is a recepient of Arts Counsil Norway's 2-Year Work Grant for Young Artists 2019-2020, a one-year work grant from Lillystipendet 2022, and have recieved stipendiums from FFUK, Sine Butenschön Fond, Norsk Tonekunstnersamfund, Ruud-Wallenberg Fond, Music Norway, Norsk Kulturfond and Kulturetaten.
Eira Huse is represented by Eliassons Artists.