Ann-Kristin Jones is represented by Rayfield Allied in the UK and Ireland.

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Ann-Kristin Jones

Mezzo-soprano

  • nothing should stop Ann-Kristin Jones towards her next triumph. Her beautiful and highly profiled voice got the biggest applause
    Carl-Gunnar Åhlén, Svenska dagbladet
  • Vocally in a class of her own is Ann-Kristin Jones as Cherubino. She is naturally boyish without exaggeration and the flexible voice shimmers with colours and overtones
    Lennart Bromander, Aftonbladet
  • Ann-Kristin Jones fills her Bradamante to the brim with irresistible warmth and youthful sheen
    Martin Nyström, Dagens Nyheter

  • Ann-Kristin Jones was born in the Dalecarlia region of Sweden and studied at the Falun Music Conservatory and Norwegian Music Academy, Oslo. On completing her studies she was admitted to the Opera School at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, as well as to the Soloist Class of professor Susanna Eken from which she graduated with distinction.

    She made her stage debut in the title role in Handel Orlando at Den Ny Opera in Esbjerg, Denmark, and the year after made her debut at Drottningholm Court Theatre as Dritte Dame Die Zauberflöte. Other engagements have included Cherubino Le nozze di Figaro at the Drottningholm Court Theatre, Gothenburg Opera and Malmö Opera, Siebel Gounod Faust, Olga Eugene Onegin, Knappe/Blumenmädchen Parsifal, Sesto Giulio Cesare and Bradamante Alcina for Gothenburg Opera and Dorabella Cosi fan tutte at the Royal Opera in Stockholm.

    She is an experienced concert soloist and her significant repertoire includes all of the main oratorios as well as orchestral songs by Mahler, Wagner and Zemlinsky. She has worked with conductors including Lars-Ulrik Mortensen, Laurence Cummings, Gian-Carlo Andretta, Paul Hillier, Arnold Östman, Robert King, Pietro Rizzo, John Adams, Henrik Schaefer and Christophe Rousset, and has appeared with period ensembles such as Les Talens Lyriques and Concerto Copenhagen as well as with the symphony orchestras in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Sønderjylland and Odense.

    Ann-Kristin Jones is represented in the UK and Ireland by Andrew Rosner at Rayfield Allied.
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    • Lucrezia Borgia
      Gothenburg Opera

      In this trouser role Jones is perfect, her deep sound and dramatic vibrato give relief to the part as it grows in importance in the action.
      Helen Axelsson, Borås Tidning
      The strongest vocal performances took place in the duets, as in the fabulous dialogue between Gennaro (Bülent Bezdüz) and Maffio Orsini (Ann-Kristin Jones) at the start of the second act.
      Magnus Haglund, Göteborgs-Posten
      Between Gennaro and his soul mate Orsini one perceives an unshakable emotional relationship. Mezzo-soprano Ann-Kristin Jones’ theatrical energy transforms Orsini into a pivotal character in the drama.
      Kjerstin Norén, Zenit
      ...then I want to mention Maffio Orsini, performed by Ann-Kristen Jones. What a voice and what a presence.
      Barbro Elfström, Aktuellt i politiken
      In its mysteriousness, the highly evocative role of Maffio Orsini has the function of a kind of horror-ballad angel of death, here shaped with finesse and clarity by Ann-Kristin Jones.
      Lennart Bromander, Aftonbladet
      The trouser role Orsini is sung by Ann-Kristen Jones. With her beautiful and natural voice she is outstanding among the cast.
      Ditte Hammar, Nummer.se
      Ann-Kristen Jones gives a fine performance in the trouser role of Orsini, singing with crystal-clear heat, his love for Gennaro.
      Karin Helander Svenska Dagbladet

    • Alcina
      Gothenburg Opera

      An uncommonly expressive but dark, Alcina and musically nothing short of sensational...Ann-Kristin Jones positively overflows with vocal determination as Bradamante...
      Lennart Bromander, Aftonbladet
      In Gothenburg Opera’s pit conductor Laurence Cummings leads the ensemble and orchestra; dynamic, precise and vibrant. It becomes a “spritzy” vocal feast with Ida Falk Winland’s rippling Morgana, Katarina Karnéus’ potent Ruggiero, Ann-Kristin Jones’ velvety mezzo and Agneta Eichenholz’ regal Alcina...
      Gunilla Brodrej, Expresse
      Everyone is worth the acclaim. Among them Ann-Kristin Jones’ wonderfully awkward Bradamante...
      Bo Löfvendahl, Svenska Dagbladet
      ...Ann-Kristin Jones, as Bradamante, has a fascinating ability to emanate natural agility, in the midst of the most virtuosic of pirouettes...
      Magnus Haglund, Göteborgs-posten

    • Giulio Cesare
      Gothenburg Opera

      This is a great breakthrough for Ann-Kristin Jones as Sesto, which is obsessed by revenge. Her body language and vocal fire are perfect in the arias, one by one.
      Henry Larsson, Tidskriften Opera

    • The Marriage of Figaro
      Drottningholm Court Theatre

      Nothing seems to stop the hormonal torrent of Cherubino and nothing should stop Ann-Kristin Jones towards her next triumph. Her beautiful and highly profiled voice got the biggest applauses.
      Carl-Gunnar Åhlén, Svenska dagbladet
      The Cherubino of Ann-Kristin Jones is a beautiful, full blood teenage lover. The power in her scenic expression and the clear tension in the singing makes the role the highlight of the show. An explosively knocking dynamo. You could easily imagine all that might happen before the future wedding between Cherubino and Barbarina, if it ever would take place. Wow!!!
      Martin Nyström, Dagens Nyheter

    • Christmas Oratorio
      Sjaelland Symphony Orchestra

      After her fine effort the other day in the Messiah, Ann-Kristin Jones won further respect with her engaging intensity and her exciting and stylistically convincing mezzo-sound that is glowing as well as floating. I believe that we can expect a great deal from her in the future.
      Jan Jacoby, Politikken

    • The Marriage of Figaro
      Malmö Opera

      Ann-Kristin Jones interpretation of the youthful and horny page Cherubino is fully loaded with desire, lust and disobedience. When Jones sings her canzonetta to the lovesick countess, the notes force themselves through every frozen heart and you are helplessly longing for more.
      Theresa Benér, Svenska Dagbladet
      Vocally in a class of her own is Ann-Kristin Jones as Cherubino. She is naturally boyish without exaggeration and the flexible voice shimmers with colours and overtones.
      Lennart Bromander, Aftonbladet
      Above all I am fascinated by Ann-Kristin Jones page, so wonderfully frightened by his erection and with the most beautiful Swedish diction I have heard for a very long time. When she sings there is no need for sur-titles!
      Martin Nyström, Dagens Nyheter

  • Ann-Kristin Jones Opera Repertoire

    BÖRTZ
    • Goya (Josefa)
    DONIZETTI
    • Anna Bolena (Giovanna)
    • Linda di Chamonix (Pierotto)
    • Lucrezia Borgia (Maffio Orsini)
    FORONI
    • Cristina di Svezia (Maria Eufrosina)
    GLUCK
    • Orfeo ed Euridice (Orfeo)
    GOUNOD
    • Faust (Siébel)
    HANDEL
    • Orlando (Orlando)
    • Giulio Cesare (Sesto)
    • Alcina (Bradamante, Ruggiero*)
    MONTEVERDI
    • Il ritorno d’Ulisse (Amore/Giunone)
    • L’incoronazione di Poppea (Ottavia)
    MOZART
    • Le nozze di Figaro (Cherubino)
    • Così fan tutte (Dorabella)
    • Die Zauberflöte (Dritte Dame)
    • Idomeneo (Idamante*)
    • La clemenza di Tito (Sesto*/Annius*)
    R.STRAUSS
    • Ariadne auf Naxos (Der Komponist*)
    • Der Rosenkavalier (Octavian*)
    TCHAIKOVSKY
    • Eugene Onegin (Olga)
    WAGNER
    • Parsifal (Knappe/Blumenmädchen)
    • * Roles in Preparation

    Ann-Kristin Jones Concert Repertoire

    ADAMS
    • Grand Pianola Music
    J.S BACH
    • Christmas Oratorio
    • St. Matthew Passion
    • St. John Passion
    • Mass in b-minor
    • Magnificat
    • Cantatas BWV 12, 72, 75, 132, 133, 170, 182
    BEETHOVEN
    • 9th Symphony
    BRAHMS
    • Zwei gesänge
    BRUCKNER
    • Mass in F-minor
    CHAUSSON
    • Chanson Perpétuelle
    DE FALLA
    • El Sombrero de Tres Picos
    DVORAK
    • Stabat Mater
    DURUFLE
    • Requiem
    FAURE
    • Requiem
    HANDEL
    • Messiah
    • Dixit Dominus
    MAHLER
    • Rückert-Lieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
    MENDELSSOHN
    • Elijah
    MONTEVERDI
    • Mariavesper
    • L’amento d’Arianna
    MOZART
    • Krönungsmesse Requiem Mass in c-minor
    PERGOLESI
    • Stabat Mater
    RESPIGHI
    • Lauda per Natività del Signore (Mary) Il tramonto
    ROMAN
    • Svenska Messan
    ROSSINI
    • Messe Solennelle
    • Stabat Mater
    SAINT-SAENS
    • Christmas Oratorio
    STRAVINSKY
    • Oedipus Rex
    TIPETT
    • A child of our time
    TUOMELA
    • Vuohenki luokti
    VIVALDI
    • Gloria, Dixit Dominus RV 807
    WAGNER
    • Wesendonk-Lieder
    ZELENKA
    • Missa dei Patris

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