女中音。生於瑞典斯德哥爾摩,就讀倫敦Guildhall音樂戲劇學校,之後師事維也納的Erik Werba、倫敦的巴森斯(Geoffrey Parsons)與羅莎(Vera Rosza)學習。1984年時,范歐塔首次在羅馬聖奇西里亞學院管弦樂團(Accademia di Santa Cecilia)合作演出,開始受到大眾矚目。范歐塔在美國與歐洲享有盛名,在紐約大都會歌劇院、科芬園的皇家歌劇院、米蘭史卡拉劇院與柏林德國歌劇院等世界一流的歌劇院皆曾登台過。她可演出的曲目極廣,從巴洛可到二十世紀的音樂均有之。
1-Haugtussa, Op. 67, (Song Cycle by Arne Garborg)-1. Seduction 2-Haugtussa, Op. 67, (Song Cycle by Arne Garborg)-2. The Little Maiden 3-Haugtussa, Op. 67, (Song Cycle by Arne Garborg)-3. Blueberry Slope 4-Haugtussa, Op. 67, (Song Cycle by Arne Garborg)-4. The Encounter 5-Haugtussa, Op. 67, (Song Cycle by Arne Garborg)-5. Love 6-Haugtussa, Op. 67, (Song Cycle by Arne Garborg)-6. Kid's Dance 7-Haugtussa, Op. 67, (Song Cycle by Arne Garborg)-7. Sorrowful Day 8-Haugtussa, Op. 67, (Song Cycle by Arne Garborg)-8. A Gentle Brook
9-Six Songs, Op. 48-1. Salut 10-Six Songs, Op. 48-2. One day, my thought 11-Six Songs, Op. 48-3. The Way of the World 12-Six Songs, Op. 48-4. The Secretive Nightingale 13-Six Songs, Op. 48-5. The Time of Roses 14-Six Songs, Op. 48-6. A Dream
15-Six poems by Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25-2. A Swan 16-Six poems by Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25-4. With a Waterlily
17-Five Poems by John Paulsen, Op. 26-1. A Hope
18-12 Songs after poems by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Op. 33-2. Spring