Singing Festival at Hafnarborg will be held for the tenth time on 13 to 28 June 2026. The festival is dedicated to classical music, poetry, opera and choral singing, but its aim is to honour classical vocal music and to increase public knowledge of the art of the voice through concerts and courses.
This year's Singing Festival at Hafnarborg will feature eight concerts with outstanding Icelandic and international singers and instrumentalists, 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, 13th June at 5 p.m.
In the twilight
Sally Matthews, soprano
Simon Lepper, pianist

Saturday, 20th June at 5 p.m.
Suor Angelica by G. Puccini
Babbling
Ólína Ákadóttir, pianist

Sunday, 21st June at 5 p.m.
The endless road
Stuart Skelton, tenor
Liam Kaplan, pianist

Tuesday, 23 June at 8 p.m.
Fragments
Olga Vocal Ensemble

Thursday, 25th June at 8 p.m.
Master class concert
Students of Kristinn Sigmundsson at a masterclass sing songs and arias.
Helga Bryndís Magnúsdóttir, pianist

Friday, 26th June at 5 p.m.
Family concert (free admission)
Solveig Óskarsdóttir, singer
Sævar Helgi Jóhannsson, pianist

Saturday, 27th June at 5 p.m.
The Eternal Song
Guðrún Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir, mezzo-soprano
Halldóra Ósk Helgadóttir, soprano
Thóra Kristín Gunnarsdóttir, pianist
Bjargey Birgisdóttir, violinist
Sólveig Steinþórsdóttir, violinist
Fidel Atli Quintero Gasparsson, violist
Júlía Mogensen, cellist
Francisco Javier Jáuregui, guitarist

Sunday, 28th June at 5 p.m.
Opera gala
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir, soprano
Sigríður Ósk Kristjánsdóttir, mezzo-soprano
Elmar Gilbertsson, tenor
Andri Björn Róbertsson, bass-baritone
Matthildur Anna Gísladóttir, pianist

Further information about the Hafnarborg Song Festival, 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 and the Music Fund.