Event info

Eldborg - November 5th 2022 at 6 pm.

Soprano and conductor Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir performs with 12 instrumentalists in Eldborg at Óperudagar festival on November 5th at 6 pm. Three new Icelandic pieces for soprano and chamber ensemble will be premiered featuring Ragnheiður singing and conducting at the same time.

Program:

Jóhann G. Jóhannsson: Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Chamber Ensemble (2022), premiere
Lyrics: William Shakespeare (Caliban's Speech from The Tempest)
I: Be not afeard - lyrics: William Shakespeare
II: Ekkert að hræðast - translation: Helgi Hálfdanarson
III: Var icke rädd - translation: Carl August Hagberg

Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir: Fasaskipti (2022), premiere
Poem: Þórdís Helgadóttir

María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir: Djúpalón (2022), premiere
Poem: Þóra Hjörleifsdóttir

Richard Strauss: Großmächtige Prinzessin (1912), Zerbinetta's aria from Ariadne auf Naxos
Lyrics: Hugo von Hofmannsthal

The event is both a part of the day and evening program at the Opera Days Final Festival so all three passes give access to this concert.

Performers:

Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir, soprano and conductor

Rannveig Marta Sarc, violin

Gunnhildur Daðadóttir, violin

Anna Elísabet Sigurðardóttir, viola

Guðný Jónasdóttir, cello

Xun Yang, double bass

Kristín Ýr Jónsdóttir, flute

Julia Hantschel, oboe

Birkir Örn Hafsteinsson, clarinet

Bryndís Þórsdóttir, bassoon

Helga Bryndís Magnúsdóttir, piano

Helgi Þorleiksson, percussion

The concert is sponsored by Tónlistarsjóður, Tónskáldasjóður RÚV og STEFs and Nótnasjóður STEFs.