Kristinn Sigmundsson (born 1 March 1951) is an Icelandic operatic bass. Sigmundsson earned a degree in biology from the

University of Iceland The University of Iceland ( is, Háskóli Íslands ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' s ...

. He then worked as a teacher before commencing music studies under Guðmundur Jónsson at the Reykjavik Academy of Singing. Later, he studied at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna, Austria, under Helene Karusso, Christian Möller and Wolfgang Gabriel. His other teachers have included John Bullock. Sigmundsson began his freelance career in 1992. Sigmundsson has made a number of recordings, including Sarastro in Arnold Östman's version of the ''

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'', and Commendatore in his version of '' Don Giovanni''. He also sang the role of Christ in

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's recordings of Bach's St John Passion and St Matthew Passion. Other recordings include a set of opera arias with the

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and Arnold Östman, and Schubert's ''

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'' and ''

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'' with pianist Jónas Ingimundarson. He has re-recorded ''

'' with pianist Víkingur Ólafsson in 2012. Sigmundsson is featured on the Pentatone of Corigliano's opera '' The Ghost of Versailles'', taken from live performances in 2015. Sigmundsson is a visiting professor at the ''Listaháskólai Islands'' (Iceland University of the Arts). His honours include the Philadelphia Opera Prize, the '' Íslensku tónlistarverðlaunin'' (Icelandic Music Prize) for 1995, 2010 and 2011, and he ''Útflutningsverðlaun Forseta Íslands'' (Presidential Prize of Iceland) for 2011.

References

External links

Guy Barzilay Artists agency profile of Kristinn Sigmundsson

Listaháskólai Islands (Iceland University of the Arts) Icelandic-language page on Kristinn Sigmundsson

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