Ómur úr norðri - Young Nordic Opera Choir & Elja kammersveit

Schedule

Sun Oct 26 2025 at 04:00 pm to 05:15 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Harpa tónlistar- og ráðstefnuhús / Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre | Reykjavík, RE

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Þrjátíu ungir söngvarar frá öllum Norðurlöndunum koma saman í norrænum óperukór, þriðja árið í röð, en verkefnið hefur aldrei verið stærra! Í ár voru tvö verk samin sérstaklega fyrir kórinn af þeim Maximilian Leicher og Þórunni Grétu Sigurðardóttur og stjórnandi kórsins er Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir.
Kórinn heldur tónleika á Nordic Song Festival í Svíþjóð, óperuhátíðinni í Herning í Danmörku, ásamt Sinfóníuhljómsveit Árósa, og lýkur ferðalagi sínu með tónleikum í Hörpu á Óperudögum í Reykjavík á Sígildum sunnudögum í samstarfi við Hörpu. Þar kemur kórinn fram með kammersveitinni Elju og sópransöngkonunni Kristínu Einarsdóttur Mäntylä. Á efnisskránni er tónlist úr norrænum óperum í nýjum hljómsveitarumritunum Jóhanns G. Jóhannssonar, auk verka eftir Wagner, Verdi og nýrra verka Þórunnar og Maximilian.
Með starfsemi Young Nordic Opera Choir skapast frábær tækifæri fyrir unga söngvara, og um leið er kórinn vettvangur til að rækta norrænt samstarf í gegnum tónlist. Kórinn er rekinn af Den Jyske Sangskole í Danmörku og er samstarfsverkefni Herning Opera Festival, Nordic Song Festival og Óperudaga.
Flytjendur:
Kór ungra norrænna óperusöngvara
Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir, stjórnandi
Elja kammersveit
Kristín Einarsdóttir Mäntylä, sópran
Stuðnings- og samstarfsaðilar:
A.P. Møller sjóðurinn
Harpa
Tónskáldasjóður RÚV og STEFs
Elja kammersveit
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For the third consecutive year, YOUNG NORDIC OPERA CHOIR brings together 30 young talents from across the Nordic countries to form an ambitious opera choir that creates a cross-Nordic artistic community. Supported by the A.P. Møller Foundation, this year’s choir is even stronger, with a new conductor, two original Nordic works by Maximilian Leicher and Þórunn Gréta Sigurðardóttir, and a record-high number of applicants.
Under the leadership of Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir, the choir will embark on a spectacular tour, performing at the Nordic Song Festival in Sweden, Herning Opera Festival in Denmark, accompanied by the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, and concluding their journey at Reykjavik Opera Days with Elja Ensemble and soprano Kristín Einarsdóttir Mäntylä. The program consists of music from Nordic operas, along with works by Verdi, Wagner and the newly commissioned pieces by Þórunn and Maximilian.
YOUNG NORDIC OPERA CHOIR is not only an initiative for talent development but also a platform to strengthen Nordic unity through music, organised by Den Jyske Sangskole.
Performers:
Young Nordic Opera Choir
Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir, conductor
Elja Ensemble, chamber orchestra
Kristín Einarsdóttir Mäntylä, soprano
The project is supported by:
A.P. Møller fund
Harpa
Composer fund of RÚV and STEF
Elja Ensemble
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