Tuesday, 7th March at 12 We welcome you to the next lunchtime concert of the year at Hafnarborg, where Bernadett Hegyi, soprano, perform alongside Antonia Hevesi, pianist and artistic director of the concert series. This time, the concert is entitled „Squeezes and Splashes“, featuring arias from operas and operettas by Dvořak, Bellini, Mozart and Puccini.

Bernadett Hegyi is a singer from Budapest, Hungary. She lives in Hafnarfjörður and has lived there with her family since 2020. Bernadett began her musical studies as a violinist in Budapest, but went on to study singing at the Weiner Leó Conservatoire and later at the University of Pécs. In 2016, she completed a master's degree in classical singing at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. Although her career is centred on classical music, she also has a diverse background in contemporary music, such as jazz. She has sung throughout Europe, in the Nordic countries and in Iceland. She has performed in concerts with conductors such as Pietro Rizzo, Michal Alber, Peter van Heyghen, Hernán Schvartzmann, Daan Admiraal, Rob Vermeuelen, Márton Wirth and Gunnsteinn Ólafsson.

In Iceland, Bernadett has sung at the Gala concerts of the Hungarian Embassy in Reykjavík, as well as at numerous smaller concerts and events. Bernadett also sings with the company Opera2gether, which introduces opera and classical music to audiences through various events, such as at the silent film screening about Madama Butterfly in which she sings the title role, as well as in the comic operetta Sorry for Your Evening! She is currently working with the choir of the Icelandic Opera and next on her programme is the role of Cuginu in Madama Butterfly by Puccini.

Antonia Hevesi, a pianist, has been the artistic director of the lunchtime concerts at Hafnarborg since their inception, and they have been a regular feature of the museum's programme since 2003. There, Antonía has been joined by many of the country's leading singers, with the aim of the concerts being to give visitors the opportunity to enjoy live music at their leisure. The lunchtime concerts are usually held on the first Tuesday of each month during the winter season.

The concert starts at 12 noon and will last for about half an hour. The venue opens at 11:30 am and the concert is open to all, subject to capacity. Admission is free.