The Norwegian singer studied in Stavanger and at the State Opera Academy in Oslo. After two years at the Opera Studio of the Hamburg State Opera, she joined the company there in 2008, where she sang mezzo-soprano roles such as ‘Hänsel’ in “Hänsel und Gretel”, ‘Cherubino’ in “Le nozze di Figaro” and ‘Mercédès’ in ‘Carmen’.
Having worked as a freelance singer since the start of the 2011/12 season, she has made regular guest appearances at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, as well as at the Hamburg State Opera, the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Theater an der Wien, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo. Many of these productions have been recorded.
From 2018 to 2024, as a member of the ensemble at the Oldenburg State Theatre, she appeared in roles including ‘Erda’, ‘Norn’, ‘Sieglinde’ and ‘Gutrune’ in “Der Ring des Nibelungen”, as ‘Marguerite’ in “La Damnation de Faust”, ‘Sesto’ in “La clemenza di Tito”, ‘Dido’ in “Dido and Aeneas”, ‘Princess de Bouillon’ in “Adriana Lecouvreur”, ‘The Foreign Princess’ in “Rusalka”, ‘Santuzza’ in “Cavalleria Rusticana”, ‘The Marschallin’ in “Der Rosenkavalier” and ‘Giorgetta’ in “Il Tabarro”.
From the start of the 2024/25 season, Ann-Beth Solvang has been a member of the opera ensemble at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe, where she has appeared, amongst other roles, as ‘Thirza’ in the new production of “The Wreckers”, as ‘Mère Lidoine’ in the new production of “Les Dialogues de Carmélites”, and as ‘Santuzza’.
Guest appearances have taken Ann-Beth Solvang to Ludwigsburg with Verdi’s Requiem, to Hannover as the ‘Marschallin’, to Copenhagen as ‘Santuzza’ and to Kaiserslautern as ‘Donna Elvira’, amongst others.
The 2026/27 season begins for the artist with a gala at the Kaiserslautern Opera; at her home theatre, she will appear, amongst other roles, as ‘Brigitta’ in “Die Tote Stadt”, as ‘Rosimonda’ in the premiere of “Faramondo” as part of the Handel Festival, and as ‘Garcias’ in the premiere of “Don Quichotte”. She will also sing the role of the ‘Marschallin’ at the Cologne Opera and perform Verdi’s Requiem with the Göttingen Baroque Orchestra in a series of concerts.