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Gissur Páll Gissurarson


Classical and Pop

Gissur Páll Gissurarson 16.02.1977 / Icelandic. Árið 2001, að loknu námi við Söngskólann í Reykjavík, flutti Gissur Páll Gissurarson til Ítalíu og stundaði söngnám næstu fjögur ár við Conservatorio G.B. Martini í Bologna undir handleiðslu Wilma Vernocchi. Að því loknu sótti hann einkatíma hjá Kristjáni Jóhannssyni. Frumraun hans á sviði var titilhlutverkið í Oliver Twist, þá aðeins ellefu ára, en sín fyrstu skref á ítölsku óperusviði steig hann árið 2003, sem Ruiz í óperunni Il Trovatore eftir Verdi. Síðan þá hefur hann sungið fjölda óperuhlutverka á Ítalíu og hérlendis, nú síðast í eftirminnilegu hlutverki Rodolfo í La bohème. Gissur Páll hefur sungið messur og óratóríur, frá barrokk og klassíska tímabilinu og kemur oft fram með kórum sem einsöngvari. Árið 2006 tók hann þátt í tveimur söngkeppnum á Ítalíu og vann til verðlauna í þeim báðum. Þann 20. febrúar síðastliðinn voru Gissuri Páli veitt hin Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaun sem söngvari ársins 2012 í flokki Sígildrar og samtímatónlistar. Listasafn Sigurjóns Ólafssonar – Sumartónleikar 13. ágúst 2013. - - - - - Tenor Gissur Páll Gissurarson studied singing at the Conservatorio di Bologna in Italy and took private lessons with tenor Kristján Jóhannsson. He has performed in numerous opera houses and concert halls in Iceland, France, Italy, Japan and Germany. In Iceland he appears frequently in concerts with choirs, and performs oratorios by Bach, Handel, Mozart and Verdi. He has sung several leading roles at the Icelandic Opera, such as Nemorino in L'elisir d'Amore, Rodolfo in La Bohčme and Count Almaviva in the Barber of Seville. In his second album, Aria, released in 2014, he sings famous Italian arias with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Sigurjon Olafssonar Art Museum Summer Concerts (July 29, 2016.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Pop
Popular Tracks   
Himnar opnast (Va pensiero) on Jólagestir Björgvins: Vinsælustu lögin 1987-2014 by Björgvin Halldórsson
Jólastund on Jólastund by Gissur Páll Gissurarson & Björgvin Þ. Valdimarsson
Ég lít í anda liðna tíð on Ideale by Gissur Páll Gissurarson
Í fjarlægð on Ideale by Gissur Páll Gissurarson
Von on Söngvakeppnin 2014 by Various Artists
Hún on Duet II by Björgvin Halldórsson
Nessun dorma on Aría by Gissur Páll Gissurarson & Icelandic Symphony Orchestra
Hún on Ideale by Gissur Páll Gissurarson
Ég hvísla nafn þitt on Ideale by Gissur Páll Gissurarson
Ideale on Ideale by Gissur Páll Gissurarson

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Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
AríaGissur Páll Gissurarson, Petri Sakari, Iceland Symphony Orchestra2014Album
IdealeGissur Páll Gissurarson2010Album
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