Anna-Maria Hallgarn

Anna-Maria Hallgarn is a Swedish musician, singer and actress born on 10 February 1971 in Orrviken, Jämtland. She received acting training at Balettakademien's programme for musical artists in Gothenburg. Hallgarn's stage work spans major Scandinavian opera houses and theatres. She performed in Kharmen at Gothenburg City Theatre (2005) and took roles in musicals including Zorba, Cabaret, Jekyll & Hyde and Godspell. In 2008, she played Vera in the pop-rock musical Grymt! (Wicked) at GöteborgsOperan, which premiered on the Skövde scene. She appeared as nightclub performer Adelaide in Guys and Dolls at Göteborg Opera in 2009. From 2010 to 2012, Hallgarn played Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar at Malmö Opera and Göta Lejon. In 2011, she performed as Jeannie in Hair at Stockholm City Theatre. During 2012, she took the bipolar mother Diana in Next to Normal at Wasa Teater, Finland. Hallgarn performed the lead role in Carmencita Rockefeller – Princess of Japan, a musical based on true events created by director and playwright Rikard Bergqvist; the production toured southern and western Sweden in 2013–2014 and played six performances at Scala Theatre in Stockholm in April. She appeared in The Last 5 Years at Åbo Svenska Teater, directed by Markus Virta. Critic Bo Löfvendahl of Svenska Dagbladet praised her 'strong, bearing voice' in the role. Her 2002 solo album Rått & Romantiskt featured covers inspired by Ulf Lundell's philosophical lyrics; she recorded in Stockholm and toured concerts across Sweden. In 2014, Hallgarn received the Annalisa Ericson Scholarship for talent in song, dance and theatre, awarded after her Carmencita Rockefeller performance. In 2017, she joined Wasa Teater's Ingvar! musical, a semi-biographical work about IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad, directed by Markus Virta and composed by Erik Gedeon. Hallgarn also appeared in the comedy show Grotesco. As an Aquarius [enrichments], her interpretive depth suits the sign's analytical and humanistic edge. Musicians and actors develop material through live performance, recording and collaboration with directors and composers.