The Icelandic Opera has canceled “Die Walküre” due to COVID-19 concerns. The company released a statement that said, “due to the pandemic and it’s consequences, Wagner’s ‘Die Walküre’ has been canceled. The production was planned in collaboration with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Reykjavik Arts Festival. The performances were planned in Harpa on the 24th and 26th of February 2022. The recent {…}
(Credits: Chris Gloag / Tanja Niemann) The Icelandic Opera has announced that it will stage Wagner’s iconic work “Die Walküre.” The opera will star Iréne Theorin as Brünnhilde, Ólafur Kjartan Sigurõarson in the role of Wotan, Christopher Ventris as Siegmund, Claire Rutter as Sieglinde, Christa Mayer as Fricka, and Kristinn Sigmundsson in the role of Hunding. Eva Ollikainen conducts the {…}
(Credit: Johanna Olafsdottir) OperaVision will showcase the Icelandic Opera’s production of Bjarnason’s “Brothers” on Dec. 13, 2019. The opera, which tells the story of a soldier who suffers a traumatic period of captivity during a mission in Afghanistan, stars Oddur Arnþór Jónsson, Marie Arnet, Selma Buch, Ørum Villumsen, Elmar Gilbertsson, Þóra Einarsdóttir, James Laing, Jakob Zethner, Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir, and {…}
The Icelandic Opera’s production of “La Traviata” will get a live stream via OperaVision on May 24, 2019. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. local time. That’s around 1 p.m. EDT and 10 a.m. PST for the start time. It will be available for repeat viewings on Opera Vision until Nov. 23, 2019. The opera stars Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir {…}
The Icelandic Opera has announced its 2019-20 season which will include a celebratory production of Richard Wagner “Die Walküre.” If you have not been to Iceland yet, it may be time to start planning your first trip and experience Norse mythology on site! Next season will open with Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro,” in a production by English director John {…}