Kristinn Sigmundsson
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Kristinn Sigmundsson (born 1 March 1951) is an Icelandic operatic bass.
Sigmundsson earned a degree in biology from the University of Iceland. He then worked as a teacher before commencing music studies under Guðmundur Jónsson at the Reykjavik Academy of Singing. Later, he studied at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna, Austria, under Helene Karusso, Christian Möller and Wolfgang Gabriel. His other teachers have included John Bullock. Sigmundsson began his freelance career in 1992.
Sigmundsson has made a number of recordings, including Sarastro in Arnold Östman's version of the Magic Flute, and Commendatore in his version of Don Giovanni. He also sang the role of Christ in Frans Brüggen's recordings of Bach's St John Passion and St Matthew Passion. Other recordings include a set of opera arias with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Arnold Östman, and Schubert's Schwanengesang and Winterreise with pianist Jónas Ingimundarson. He has re-recorded Winterreise with pianist Víkingur Ólafsson in 2012. Sigmundsson is featured on the Pentatone of Corigliano's opera The Ghost of Versailles, taken from live performances in 2015.
Sigmundsson is a visiting professor at the Listaháskólai Islands (Iceland University of the Arts). His honours include the Philadelphia Opera Prize, the Íslensku tónlistarverðlaunin (Icelandic Music Prize) for 1995, 2010 and 2011, and he Útflutningsverðlaun Forseta Íslands (Presidential Prize of Iceland) for 2011.
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- A te l'estremo addio... Il lacerato spirito (Simon Boccanegra) - In Concert, Diddú, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2009 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Ah! non credea mirarti (La Sonnambula) - In Concert, Diddú, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2009 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Danny Boy - In Concert, Diddú, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2009 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Með bæninni kemur ljósið (The Last Rose of Summer) - In Concert, Diddú, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2009 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Sólsetursljóð - In Concert, Diddú, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2009 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Draumalandið - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Gígjan - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Þey, þey og ró, ró - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Kveld - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Sprettur - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Máninn líður - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Vögguvísa - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Bikarinn - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Die Taubenpost - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Ständchen - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Der Wanderer - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Aufenthalt - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Bráðum kemur betri tíð - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Ég er brott frá þér bernska - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Lauffall - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Gamalt ljóð - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Gamansöngvar - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Ella giammai m’amó (Don Carlo) - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Lubvy vse vosrasty porny (Eugen Onegin) - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- La calunnia (Il barbiere di Siviglia) - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Musikaliska Akademiens Stora Sal 2005 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Dimmi, ben mio, che m’ami - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- La partenza - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- T’intendo si, mio cor - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- L’amante impaziente (Arietta assai seriosa) - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Þetta land - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Vor - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Vor í holtinu - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Vetrardagur - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Haustvísa - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Sumarnótt - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Blómarósir - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Vorblíðan - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Hvít ský - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Dýravísur - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Ferð: 7 sönglög - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- Ég lít í anda liðna tíð - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
- In diesem heilgen Hallen: (Töfraflautan) - In Concert, Kristinn og Jónas, Salurinn Iceland 2011 - Kristinn Sigmundsson
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