Agnes Thorsteins - Dramatic Soprano

e well known to Icelanders. She has participated in masterclasses by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Prof. Over the last couple of years, Agnes has been studying singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, first being taught by Prof. Anton Scharinger and later by Prof. Regine Köbler. She has taken part in a variety of concerts and performances; amongst others, Agnes sang in "Stabat Mater" by Pergolesi, in Vidalin church and the cathedral at Holar in Hjaltadal. She has also taken part in three performances in Vienna of "The Marriage of Figaro" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in the roles of Marcellina and Cherubino. In addition, Agnes has sung the role of the neighbour in the Russian opera "Mavra" by Igor Stravinsky. Agnes received funding and recognition from the Kopavogur Arts and Culture Council as an outstanding student in the arts in 2010. In acknowledgement, that winter she gave a number of concerts for the elderly citizens of Kopavogur. Agnes has performed at concerts in Vienna, as well as outside of the city. She has performed at private events, performed Orfeo, Carmen, Tolomeo from Giulio Cesare, The Neighbor in Mavra and Sesto from La clemenza di Tito as a part of her studies. Agnes was a member of the Opera studio Niederrhein at Theatre Krefeld and Mönchengladbach in Germany where she sang roles such as Lola from Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, Hänsel from Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, Mondgroom from Lincke's Frau Luna and Glascha from Janacek's Kat'a Kabanowa. Agnes gave her Debut with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra in September 2016 along with 4 other singers. For the past couple of years, Agnes has been accumulating roles on stages around the world as well performing in concerts and Masterclasses. Recently, Agnes made the switch from Mezzosoprano to Dramatic Soprano and has emerged into the Wagner Fach.