Berit Opheim


Berit Opheim Versto is a Norwegian singer, known for her interpretations of folk music.

Career

Opheim studied at Bergen Musikkonservatorium and Norges Musikkhøgskole, and has worked since 1992 for the Ole Bull Academy in Voss, as well as engagements at NTNU and Norges Musikkhøgskole.
Opheim was the front figure in Orleysa, a soloist in Bergen Domkantori. A recording of kveding from Urnes stavkirke resulted in her debut Eitt steg which won her a Spellemannprisen nomination. A long-held interest in history resulted in the book Solè mi sela, a collection of texts from Voss.
She has led the Småkvedarane from Voss to a release and has also been active in the Voss Spellemannslag. She has also worked on many releases by Utla.
Recently, she has been a soloist with the BIT20 Ensemble on a number of records, won the Landskappleiken, played the role of Månefruva in a folk music version of The Magic Flute, with the Rikskonsertene and won the Gammleng-prisen in the folk music category in 2003. In 2005 she performed with «Sullekoppane».
In the «BNB» trio, she has since 1998 played with the violinist Nils Økland and bassist Bjørn Kjellemyr. They released Ein Song For Dei Utsungne Stunder with their own compositions.
Opheim was a soloist in the song for Dei nynorske festspela 2006, Ny rørsle by Karl Seglem.
Her other release is Den blide sol with organist Sigbjørn Apeland recorded at Voss kirke.

Honors

Solo albums