Opera

A professional company since 1980, a national opera since 2025, and a festival that carries the voice into a swimming pool.

Writing

A short history of Icelandic opera
The Icelandic Opera spent twenty-nine years in a cinema, moved into Harpa in 2011 and has closed. A national opera takes the stage in its place in 2026, and a festival keeps carrying the voice into whatever room will hold it.