Benedikte Moes

Benedikte sang with the choir during its performance of Poulenc's Gloria in November 2002.

Benedikte Moes was born in Denmark and began her training at the age of 12, singing with the Girls' Choir of Radio Denmark.

A graduate and rising star from the Royal Acadamy of Music, Benedikte Moes has given concerts throughout England and Europe, worked with Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge, and sung in masterclasses with Nicolai Gedda, Robert Tear, Marjorie Thomas and Paul Sperry. She has also worked intensively with Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge at the Britten-Pears School in Snape.

In 2001 Benedikte performed the role of Mimi in Clonter Opera's production of Puccini's La Boheme.

Her oratorio performances have included Bach's St John Passion and St Matthew Passion, as well as Brahms' Requiem, Handel's Messiah, Haydn's Harmony Mass, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Rutter's Gloria and Requiem and Vivaldi's Gloria and Magnificat. Forthcoming engagements include touring with Scottish Opera in 2003.