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 Born in Eskifjordur, Iceland, Thorsteinn began his studies with W. Keith Reed at the music school in Egilsstadir, Iceland in 1998. In the fall of 2003, he began his studies at Oklahoma University under the guidance of Salvatore Champagne. He was invited to attend the Music Academy of the West in the summer of 2004, where he studied with a number of world famous artists including Marilyn Horne and Warren Jones. He was one of four students at the Academy, who were chosen to perform a concert of Old American Folksongs by Aaron Copland, which was performed with Warren Jones at the piano.
Mr. Árbjörnsson completed his bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College Conservatory with Salvatore Champagne in May of 2006 and he then went on to cover Alfredo and sing the role of Gastone in La Traviata at the Aspen Music Festival in Aspen,Colorado. The summer of 2008 found Thorsteinn performing as an apprentice artist with the Santa Fe Opera.
His roles performed include Ferrando in Cosi Fan Tutte, Don Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, The Sailor in Le Pauvre Matelot, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore, Le Chevalier in Dialogues des Carmelites, Camille de Rossillon in The Merry Widow, and Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos.
His concert solo performances include Magnificat by J.S. Bach, Carmina Burana by C. Orff, Petite Messe Solemnelle by Rossini, King David by Honegger, Elias by F. Mendelssohn, Coronation Mass by W.A. Mozart, and made his U.S. professional debut with the Cleveland Orchestra in Le Rossignol by Stravinsky conducted by Maestro Pierre Boulez.
ROLES PERFORMED
CAMILLE DE ROSILLON, The Merry Widow, Opera Santa Barbara, 2009
BRIGHELLA, Ariadne auf Naxos, Icelandic National Opera, 2008
GASTONE, La Traviata, Aspen Music Festival, 2007
LE CHEVALIER, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Oberlin Opera Theater, 2005
NEMORINO, L’Elisir d’Amore, Oberlin in Italy, 2005
LE MATELOT, Le Pauvre Matelot, Oklahoma University, 2004
DON OTTAVIO, Don Giovanni, Operastudio of East Iceland, 2003
FERRANDO, Cosi fan tutte, Operastudio of East Iceland, 2002
DON BASILIO, Le Nozze di Figaro, Operastudio of East Iceland, 2001
ORATORIO AND CONCERT APPEARANCES AS A SOLOIST
Magnificat, Bach, Chamber Choir of East Iceland
Coffee Contata, Bach, Apollo’s Fire
King David, Honegger, Oberlin College Conservatory
Elijah, Mendelssohn, Chamber Choir of East Iceland
Coronation Mass, Mozart, Choir of Fjardbyggd
Carmina Burana, Orff, Choir of Fjardbyggd
Petite Messe Solennelle, Rossini, Chamber Choir of East Iceland
Le Rossignol, Stravinsky, Cleveland Orchestra
“Salute to Vienna”, Various Composers, Atilla Glatz Productions (US & Canada)
MUSICAL TRAINING
2008 – Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Artist
2007 – Aspen Music Festival Young Artist
2004 – Music Academy of the West Fellowship
Voice Teachers: Bruce Ford
Voice Coaches: William Vendice
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Music Degree in Vocal Performance – Oberlin College Conservatory, 2006.
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