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| Date | Location | Price | ||
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| 1 Jun 2023 » 20:00 » Thursday | Eldborg | Harpa | 2.700 - 7.700 kr. | ||
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Program
Carl Orff Carmina Burana
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Conductor
Gunnsteinn Ólafsson
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Soloists
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir
Oddur Arnþór Jónsson
Þorsteinn Freyr Sigurðsson
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Choirs
University Choir of Iceland
Söngsveitin Fílharmónía
Graz University Choir
Kársnes School Choir
Reykjavík Boys’ Choir
Few classical pieces from the 20th century have enjoyed as much popularity as German composer Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. It is based on poems from a 12th- to 13th-century manuscript containing sacred songs, drinking tunes, and love songs. The first section, O Fortuna – a song about the Wheel of Fortune, which turns incessantly and changes people’s fate in the blink of an eye – is without doubt the best-known part of the work. Music from Carmina Burana can be heard widely: in advertisements, films, and even computer games.
For this concert, a large group of choirs and solo vocalists join with the ISO to perform the work under the baton of Gunnsteinn Ólafsson.