Singing Festival at Hafnarborg will be held for the eighth time on 15–30 June 2024. The festival is dedicated to classical music, poetry, opera and choral singing, but this year's theme for the Song Festival is „Deepest Bliss and Heavy Sorrow“. The festival aims to honour classical vocal music and to increase public awareness of the art of the voice through concerts and workshops.

This year's Song Festival at Hafnarborg will feature eight concerts with outstanding singers and musicians, as well as courses for children and adults, amateurs and professionals alike. The founders and directors of the Song Festival are mezzo-soprano Guðrún Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir and guitarist Francisco Javier Jáuregui.

Agenda

Saturday, 15th June at 5 p.m.
Andalusia
Marta Kristín Friðriksdóttir, soprano
Alexander Jarl Þorsteinsson, tenor
Hanna Ágústa Olgeirsdóttir, soprano
Guðrún Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir, mezzo-soprano
Guðrún Dalía Salómonsdóttir, piano
Francisco Javier Jáuregui, guitar

Sunday, 18th June at 5 p.m.
Master Mozart – The Chamber Opera
Jóna G. Kolbrúnardóttir, soprano
Kristín Sveinsdóttir, mezzo-soprano
Eggert Reginn Kjartansson, tenor
Unnsteinn Árnason, bass
Matthildur Anna Gísladóttir, piano

Saturday, 22nd June at 5 p.m.
I heard the hammer
Huldur, chamber choir
Hreiðar Ingi Þorsteinsson, manager

Sunday 23 June at 5 pm
End of the journey
Gissur Páll Gissurarson, tenor
Guðrún Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir, mezzo-soprano
Francisco Javier Jáuregui, guitar
Pétur Jónasson, guitar
Ástríður Alda Sigurðardóttir, piano

Thursday, 27th June at 8 p.m.
Master class concert
Diddú's students at a masterclass sing songs and arias.
Helga Bryndís Magnúsdóttir, piano

Friday, 28th June at 5 p.m.
Feathered and other strange creatures – a family concert (Free access)
Hallveig Rúnarsdóttir, soprano
Jón Svavar Jósefsson, baritone
Hrönn Þráinsdóttir, piano

Saturday, 29th June at 5 p.m.
New Shades of Tradition – A visit from Poland
Simultaneo, a radio octet
Maria Pomianowska, tea
Karol Kisiel, manager

Sunday, 30th June at 5 p.m.
Opera gala
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir, soprano
Margrét Hrafnsdóttir, soprano
Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir, mezzo-soprano
Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson, tenor
Tómas Tómasson, bass
Einar Bjartur Egilsson, piano

Further information about the Hafnarborg Song Festival, including the programme, courses and performers, can be found on the festival's website., www.songhatid.is. Then ticket sales take place through www.tix.is. The festival is supported by the City of Hafnarfjörður, the Music Fund, Artists' Working Grants, the Friðrik and Guðlaug Support Fund and the Polish Embassy.