Karin Torbjörnsdóttir

Karin Torbjörnsdóttir, a mezzo-soprano of Icelandic and Swedish origin, has given numerous recitals featuring compositions by Mozart and Haydn, French mélodies, German Lieder, as well as Swedish and Icelandic songs. Her achievements include world premieres of operas and chamber music, as well as performances at festivals such as the Lucerne Festival, Anima Mundi Festival in Pisa, the 27th International Music Festival Macau, as well as Salzburg’s ‘Nacht der Komponisten’ and ‘Barocknacht’.

Torbjörnsdóttir was awarded ‘Singer of the Year 2020’ by Gríman, the Icelandic Performing Arts Awards, for her portrayal of Cherubino in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, performed at the Icelandic Opera the previous year. Torbjörnsdóttir has developed a diverse repertoire of Baroque, Classical and Romantic works, starred in leading mezzo roles by Mozart, delved into the repertoire of Puccini, Rossini and Verdi, and has performed contemporary works by composers such as Ligeti, Nono, Rihm and Ullmann, to name a few. After completing her Master of Opera at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, she began her career at the opera studio of the Staatsoper Stuttgart, and later became a member of the Luzerner Theater, all while maintaining a busy schedule as a guest soloist.

In 2021, she made her debut with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Torbjörnsdóttir has performed in Austria, Germany, Iceland, Macau, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the US, both in opera and as a concert soloist, under the baton of conductors including Daníel Bjarnason, Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason, Olof Boman, Sylvain Cambreling, Giuliano Carella, Johannes Gustavsson, Franck Ollu, David Parry and Gabriel Venzago.