1 ), ▁she ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁D ram men , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁E gg ed al . ▁ ▁She ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Moz arte um , ▁Sal zburg , ▁and ▁under to ok ▁further ▁music ▁education ▁in ▁A ar hus , ▁The ▁H ague ▁and ▁London . ▁Bern sten ▁made ▁her ▁concert ▁deb uts ▁in ▁A ar hus ▁and ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁Her ▁oper atic ▁debut ▁was ▁in ▁Stockholm ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Hans ▁Gef ors ▁composed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁L ol lo ▁in ▁his ▁opera ▁V arg en ▁kom mer ▁with ▁Bern sten ▁in ▁mind . ▁ ▁She ▁taught ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁University ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology . ▁ ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁long - standing ▁art istic ▁collaboration ▁and ▁personal ▁relationship ▁with ▁N ils ▁Hen rik ▁As heim , ▁where ▁their ▁work ▁together ▁included ▁the ▁" Eng les ky ts " ▁project , ▁which ▁produced ▁two ▁albums ▁( Eng les ky ts ▁and ▁Kom ▁Reg n ) ▁that ▁included ▁Norwegian ▁folk ▁h ym ns ▁and ▁organ ▁impro vis ations . ▁ ▁Out side ▁of ▁music , ▁Ber nt sen ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Der ail ment ▁( 1 9 9 3 ). ▁ ▁Bern sten ▁was ▁married ▁and ▁divor ced ▁twice . ▁Her ▁first ▁marriage ▁to ▁Er win ▁F öt sch l , ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁produced ▁a ▁son . ▁ ▁Her ▁second ▁marriage , ▁to ▁