{"id":4340,"date":"2026-06-05T19:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songhatid.com\/?page_id=4340"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:45:27","slug":"operugala-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/songhatid.com\/en\/operugala-3\/","title":{"rendered":"OPERA GALA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>OPERA GALA<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, 28th June at 17:00<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harpa \u00d3sk Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir soprano<\/p>\n<p>Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00d3sk Kristj\u00e1nsd\u00f3ttir mezzo-soprano<\/p>\n<p>Elmar Gilbertsson tenor<\/p>\n<p>Andri Bj\u00f6rn R\u00f3bertsson bass-baritone<\/p>\n<p>Matthildur Anna G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir pianist<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tix.is\/event\/21691\/operugala-songhatid-i-hafnarborg\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTickets\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tHarpa \u00d3sk Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir s\u00f3pran, Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00d3sk Kristj\u00e1nsd\u00f3ttir mezz\u00f3s\u00f3pran, Elmar Gilbertsson ten\u00f3r, Andri Bj\u00f6rn R\u00f3bertsson bass-barit\u00f3n og p\u00edan\u00f3leikarinn Matthildur Anna G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir flytja ar\u00edur og sams\u00f6ngatri\u00f0i \u00far vins\u00e6lum \u00f3perum og \u00f3perettum eftir t\u00f3nsk\u00e1ld \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Mozart, Delibes, Monteverdi, Bizet, Beethoven, Donizetti, Verdi, H\u00e4ndel og Sullivan. \u00c1horfendur eru leiddir inn \u00ed heillandi heim \u00f3perunnar me\u00f0 a\u00f0gengilegum kynningum \u00e1 atri\u00f0unum.<br \/>\n\u00d3perugala er or\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e1rvissum vins\u00e6lum t\u00f3nleikum \u00e1 S\u00f6ngh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Hafnarborg sem \u00e1horfendur flykkjast a\u00f0, svo \u00fea\u00f0 er v\u00edsara a\u00f0 tryggja s\u00e9r mi\u00f0a \u00ed t\u00e6ka t\u00ed\u00f0!\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songhatid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0655C00A-9AF6-4A09-BE46-37E29F2E4A54.jpeg\" alt=\"0655C00A-9AF6-4A09-BE46-37E29F2E4A54\" height=\"994\" width=\"766\" title=\"0655C00A-9AF6-4A09-BE46-37E29F2E4A54\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><strong>Harpa \u00d3sk Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir, s\u00f3pran<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harpa \u00d3sk Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir s\u00f6ngkona er f\u00e6dd og uppalin \u00ed K\u00f3pavogi. H\u00fan h\u00f3f a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra s\u00f6ng \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00ed Langholtskirkju hj\u00e1 \u00de\u00f3ru Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttur, \u00fev\u00ed n\u00e6st vi\u00f0 S\u00f6ngsk\u00f3lann \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk og s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed Listah\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands hj\u00e1 \u00d3l\u00f6fu Kolbr\u00fanu Har\u00f0ard\u00f3ttur, \u00de\u00f3ru Einarsd\u00f3ttur, H\u00f6nnu D\u00f3ru Sturlud\u00f3ttur og Kristni Sigmundssyni. H\u00fan lauk mastersn\u00e1mi vi\u00f0 \u00f3perudeild b\u00e6versku leiklistarakadem\u00edunnar August Everding, vi\u00f0 Prinzregententheater og T\u00f3nlistarh\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed M\u00fcnchen \u00ed j\u00fal\u00ed 2024. \u00c1\u00f0ur nam h\u00fan vi\u00f0 Felix Mendelssohn t\u00f3nlistarh\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Leipzig. \u00cd dag starfar Harpa sem eins\u00f6ngvari vi\u00f0 Theater Basel \u00ed Sviss, \u00fear sem h\u00fan hefur veri\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0in tv\u00f6 \u00e1r. \u00dear hefur h\u00fan sungi\u00f0 m.a. hlutverk Pam\u00ednu \u00ed T\u00f6fraflautunni, Annina \u00ed La Traviata, Clorinda \u00ed La Cenerentola, s\u00f3pranhlutverki\u00f0 \u00ed svi\u00f0ssetningu \u00e1 Carmina Burana eftir Orff, Woglinde \u00ed tveimur \u00f3perum eftir Wagner, Das Rheingold og G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerungen, Frasquita \u00ed Carmen eftir Bizet, titilhlutverki\u00f0 \u00ed Das schlaue F\u00fcchslein eftir Jan\u00e1\u010dek og Rapunzel \u00ed Into the Woods eftir Sondheim. \u00deessa dagana er h\u00fan a\u00f0 s\u00fdna n\u00fdtt \u00f3peru-pasticcio, Don Quijote, undir lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn svissneska leikstj\u00f3rans Thom Luz \u00fear sem h\u00fan syngur hlutverk Chiteria. Harpa kemur reglulega fram sem eins\u00f6ngvari \u00ed hlj\u00f3msveitarverkefnum, oftast \u00ed s\u00f3pranhlutverki Carmina Burana eftir C. Orff. \u00deennan veturinn hefur h\u00fan sungi\u00f0 verki\u00f0 me\u00f0 Sinfonieorchester Basel b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed konsertuppf\u00e6rslu \u00ed Stadtcasino og svi\u00f0settri uppf\u00e6rslu \u00ed Theater Basel undir stj\u00f3rn Robert Emery, og \u00e1 \u00ferennum t\u00f3nleikum me\u00f0 Sinfonieorchester Aachen \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikum \u00ed Eurogress Aachen og K\u00f6lner Philharmonie undir stj\u00f3rn Christopher Ward. \u00d6nnur n\u00fdleg hlj\u00f3msveitarverkefni voru t.d. s\u00f3pranhlutverkin \u00ed J\u00f3hannesarpass\u00edu Bach me\u00f0 Sinf\u00f3n\u00edu Nord undir stj\u00f3rn Bjarna Fr\u00edmanns Bjarnasonar \u00ed Hofi, \u00ed c-moll messu Mozart me\u00f0 Cantus Basel undir stj\u00f3rn Olgu Pavlu og Exsultate Jubilate eftir Mozart me\u00f0 Norrlandsoperan sinf\u00f3n\u00eduhlj\u00f3msveitinni \u00ed Ume\u00e5 \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 undir stj\u00f3rn Jessica Cottis. Harpa var \u00ed \u00farslitah\u00f3pi s\u00f6ngvara \u00ed Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0. H\u00fan var einn sigurvegara \u00ed keppni Sinf\u00f3n\u00eduhlj\u00f3msveitar \u00cdslands og LH\u00cd, Ungir einleikarar, og h\u00fan hlaut titilinn \u201eR\u00f6dd \u00e1rsins&#8220; \u00ed keppninni Vox Domini \u00e1samt \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sigra h\u00e1sk\u00f3laflokk og \u00e1horfendaver\u00f0laun keppninnar \u00e1ri\u00f0 2019. H\u00fan hefur hloti\u00f0 \u00fdmsar vi\u00f0urkenningar og styrki, \u00fear m\u00e1 nefna styrk fr\u00e1 R\u00f3tar\u00fd, Wagner f\u00e9laginu \u00ed M\u00fcnchen, Julius B\u00e4r, Ingjaldssj\u00f3\u00f0i, Landsbankanum, \u00ddli og minningarsj\u00f3\u00f0um J\u00f3ns Stef\u00e1nssonar, Vilhj\u00e1lms Vilhj\u00e1lmssonar og Ruthar Hermanns. H\u00fan \u00fereytti frumraun s\u00edna me\u00f0 \u00cdslensku \u00f3perunni \u00e1ri\u00f0 2019 \u00ed hlutverki Barbarinu \u00ed Br\u00fa\u00f0kaupi F\u00edgar\u00f3s eftir Mozart. \u00d6nnur verkefni H\u00f6rpu \u00e1 \u00f3perusvi\u00f0inu hafa veri\u00f0 m.a. hlutverk \u00ed \u00f3perunum Toscu vi\u00f0 Oper Leipzig, Hans og Gr\u00e9tu vi\u00f0 Oper Halle, Achill unter den M\u00e4dchen, Juditha Triumphans, 4:48 Psychosis og Zanaida vi\u00f0 Prinzregententheater M\u00fcnchen, T\u00f6fraflautunni \u00ed Leipzig og Grimma og me\u00f0 Sinf\u00f3n\u00eduhlj\u00f3msveit \u00cdslands. N\u00e6st \u00e1 dagskr\u00e1 h\u00e9rlendis eru m.a. tvenn verkefni me\u00f0 Sinf\u00f3n\u00eduhlj\u00f3msveit \u00cdslands, tvennir t\u00f3nleikar \u00e1 Seiglu t\u00f3nlistarh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed H\u00f6rpu og J\u00f3las\u00f6ngvar Langholtskirkju. Erlendis ver\u00f0ur Harpa m.a. \u00ed verkefnum \u00ed \u00de\u00fdskalandi og Sviss, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al \u00ed n\u00fdrri svi\u00f0s-uppsetningu \u00e1 Carmina Burana, \u00ed hlutverki Sophie \u00ed Rosenkavalier eftir Strauss og \u00ed margskonar konsertverkefnum \u00ed Basel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpaosk.com\">www.harpaosk.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andri Bj\u00f6rn R\u00f3bertsson, bassbar\u00edt\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andri Bj\u00f6rn R\u00f3bertsson, bassbar\u00edt\u00f3n, er einn af fremstu s\u00f6ngvurum \u00cdslendinga \u00e1 \u00f3perusvi\u00f0inu. Hann nam vi\u00f0 S\u00f6ngsk\u00f3lann \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, the Royal Academy of Music og National Opera Studio \u00ed London. Hann var me\u00f0limur \u00d3perust\u00fad\u00ed\u00f3s \u00d3perunnar \u00ed Z\u00fcrich og var Harewood Artist vi\u00f0 Ensku \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0ar\u00f3peruna (ENO).<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1 n\u00e6stunni mun Andri syngja hlutverk Nebulous\/Activist\/Wolf \u00ed Masque of Might eftir Purcell\/Pountney me\u00f0 Kammer\u00f3perunni \u00ed Varsj\u00e1; bassahlutverki\u00f0 \u00ed 9. sinf\u00f3n\u00edu Beethovens me\u00f0 Sinf\u00f3n\u00eduhlj\u00f3msveit \u00cdslands og Edward Gardner; Witness\/Madman \u00ed Lessons of Love and Violence eftir Sir George Benjamin me\u00f0 London Symphony Orchestra undir stj\u00f3rn Edward Gardner; og Terry \u00ed Breaking the Waves eftir Missy Mazzoli me\u00f0 ENO.<\/p>\n<p>Andri hefur sungi\u00f0 hlutverk Superintendent Budd \u00ed Albert Herring (ENO, The Grange Festival); Sprecher \u00ed T\u00f6fraflautunni, Theseus \u00ed J\u00f3nsmessun\u00e6turdraumi, Nebulous\/Activist\/Wolf \u00ed Masque of Might (Opera North); Erster Priester\/Zweiter Geharnischter \u00ed T\u00f6fraflautunni (Glyndebourne); Priest\/Pan\/He \u00ed King Arthur eftir Purcell (\u00d3peran \u00ed Z\u00fcrich) Leporello \u00ed Don Giovanni (Kilden Opera); F\u00edgar\u00f3 \u00ed Br\u00fa\u00f0kaupi F\u00edgar\u00f3s (\u00cdslenska \u00d3peran); Basilio \u00ed Rakaranum fr\u00e1 Sevilla(Nevill Holt Opera); og Angelotti \u00ed konsertuppf\u00e6rslu af Toscu me\u00f0 Bryn Terfel og Kristine Opolais (Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod). Andri hefur einnig veri\u00f0 &#8216;cover\u00b4fyrir hlutverk Saul \u00ed Saul eftir Handel, Quince \u00ed J\u00f3nsmessun\u00e6turdraumi (Glyndebourne); Toshiro\/Kozan \u00ed The Great Wave (Scottish Opera); F\u00edgar\u00f3 \u00ed Br\u00fa\u00f0kaupi F\u00edgar\u00f3s (Opernhaus Z\u00fcrich); og Basilio \u00ed Rakaranum fr\u00e1 Sevilla (ENO).<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1ri\u00f0 2018 s\u00f6ng Andri hlutverk Witness\/Madaman \u00ed heimsfrums\u00fdningu \u00e1 Lessons in Love and Violence eftir Sir George Benjamin hj\u00e1 Konunglega \u00f3peruh\u00fasinu \u00ed London, \u00ed uppsetningu sem f\u00f3r s\u00ed\u00f0ar til Hollensku \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0ar\u00f3perunnar, R\u00edkis\u00f3perunnar \u00ed Hamborg, \u00d3perunnar \u00ed Lyon, sem og \u00ed konsertuppf\u00e6rslu me\u00f0 Orchestra de Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Sem me\u00f0limur \u00d3perust\u00fad\u00ed\u00f3sins vi\u00f0 \u00d3peruna \u00ed Z\u00fcrich s\u00f6ng Andri me\u00f0al annars, Brabantischer Edler \u00ed Lohengrin, Fedja Dawidowitsch Pronin \u00ed F\u00e4lle eftir Oscar Strasnoy, Sprecher \u00ed T\u00f6fraflautunni og Der K\u00f6nig \u00ed Die G\u00e4nsemagd. Sem Harewood Artist vi\u00f0 ENO s\u00f6ng hann Angelotti \u00ed Toscu, Theseus \u00ed J\u00f3nsmessun\u00e6turdraumi, Ceprano \u00ed Rigoletto og Lord Krishna \u00ed Satyagraha eftir Philip Glass.<\/p>\n<p>Andri hefur einnig komi\u00f0 v\u00ed\u00f0a fram \u00e1 lj\u00f3\u00f0at\u00f3nleikum, me\u00f0al annars \u00e1 Oxford International Song Festival, \u00ed \u00cdslensku \u00d3perunni, Festival d&#8217;Aix-en-Provence, \u00ed \u00d3perunni \u00ed Lille \u00ed Nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3sum og \u00ed Salnum \u00ed K\u00f3pavogi. Deb\u00fat hlj\u00f3mdiskur Andra, Thorsteinson &amp; Schumann me\u00f0 \u00c1str\u00ed\u00f0i \u00d6ldu Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttur, p\u00edan\u00f3leikara, kom \u00fat \u00e1ri\u00f0 2021 undir merkjum Fuga Libera og f\u00e9kk fr\u00e1b\u00e6rar vi\u00f0t\u00f6kur.<\/p>\n<p>Andri hefur einnig sungi\u00f0 \u00ed fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgum \u00f3rator\u00edum, me\u00f0al annars \u00ed Pass\u00edum og H-moll messu Bachs; Mess\u00edasi, Saul og Samson eftir Handel; Sk\u00f6puninni og Nelson Mass eftir Haydn; Elijah eftir Mendelssohn; Requiem eftir Mozart; Messa di Gloria eftir Puccini; Petite Messe Solennelle eftir Rossini; og Requiem eftir Faur\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Andri var tilnefndur sem S\u00f6ngvari \u00e1rsins \u00e1 \u00cdslensku t\u00f3nlistarver\u00f0laununum \u00e1rin 2022 og 2023, s\u00f6ng \u00ed undan\u00farslitum Queen Sonja s\u00f6ngkeppninnar \u00ed \u00d3sl\u00f3, auk \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa unni\u00f0 til fj\u00f6lda annarra ver\u00f0launa fyrir s\u00f6ng sinn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andribjornrobertsson.co.uk\">www.andribjornrobertsson.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sigridur \u00d3sk Kristj\u00e1nsd\u00f3ttir, mezzo-s\u00f3pran<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sigridur \u00d3sk Kristj\u00e1nsd\u00f3ttir mezzo-s\u00f3pran lauk s\u00f6ng- og p\u00edan\u00f3kennaran\u00e1mi fr\u00e1 T\u00f3nlistarsk\u00f3lanum \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk og \u00f3perudeild og meistaragr\u00e1\u00f0u fr\u00e1 Royal College of Music \u00ed London. Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00d3sk syngur reglulega \u00ed \u00f3perum, \u00f3rator\u00edum og \u00e1 lj\u00f3\u00f0at\u00f3nleikum h\u00e9rlendis og erlendis.\u00a0 Me\u00f0al \u00f3peruhutverka eru: Nunna \u00ed Love and Other Demons eftir Peter E\u00f6tv\u00f6s me\u00f0 Glyndebourne \u00f3perunni, m\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00ed Jakob Lenz eftir Wolfang Rihm me\u00f0 English National Opera, Waltraute \u00ed Valkyrjunum me\u00f0 LidalNorth \u00ed Norksu \u00f3perunni, Arcane \u00ed Teseo eftir Handel me\u00f0 English Touring Opera, Arbate \u00ed Mitridate eftir Mozart me\u00f0 Classical Opera Company. Tisbe \u00ed \u00d6skubusku eftir Rossini me\u00f0 Iford Opera. Me\u00f0 \u00cdslensku \u00d3perunni s\u00f6ng h\u00fan Rosinu \u00ed Rakaranum fr\u00e1 Sevilla, einnig hefur h\u00fan sungi\u00f0 Floru Bervoiz \u00ed La Traviata og \u00feri\u00f0ju d\u00f6mu \u00ed T\u00f6fraflautunni.\u00a0 Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00d3sk hefur veri\u00f0 eins\u00f6ngvari me\u00f0 nokkrum af fremstu k\u00f3rum landins m.a me\u00f0: \u00d3peruk\u00f3r Reykjav\u00edkur, M\u00f3tettuk\u00f3rnum, D\u00f3mk\u00f3rnum, K\u00f3r Langholtskirkju, Karlak\u00f3r Reykjav\u00edkur og F\u00f3stbr\u00e6\u00f0rum. Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00d3sk hefur sungi\u00f0 \u00ed t\u00f3nleikas\u00f6lum eins og Royal Albert Hall, Kings place, St. Martin in the Field og Cadogan Hall \u00ed London en \u00fear s\u00f6ng h\u00fan \u00e1samt Dame Emma Kirkby, t\u00f3nleikunum var \u00fatvarpa\u00f0 \u00e1 Classic FM. Me\u00f0 Sinf\u00f3n\u00eduhlj\u00f3msveit \u00cdslands hefur hefur h\u00fan tvisvar sungi\u00f0 \u00ed Klass\u00edkinni okkar og einnig \u00ed 9. sinf\u00f3n\u00edu Beethovens. Me\u00f0 barokk-bandinu Symphonia Angelica kom h\u00fan fram \u00e1 Listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, \u00e1 S\u00f6ngh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Hafnarborg og \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikunum Concerto Grosso-Viking Barokk sem f\u00f3ru fram \u00ed Oslo Konserthus, Berwaldhallen \u00ed Stokkh\u00f3lmi og Musiikkitalo \u00ed Helsinki. S\u00f6ng Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar m\u00e1 heyra \u00e1 geisladiski \u201eEngel Lund&#8217;s Book of Folksongs&#8220;, Nimbus Records og \u00e1 diski me\u00f0 s\u00f6ngl\u00f6gum eftir J\u00f3nas Ingimundarson sem heitir Me\u00f0 vori\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00f6ndunum. N\u00fdveri\u00f0 var h\u00fan eins\u00f6ngvari \u00e1 Sk\u00e1lholtsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 og \u00e1 Berjad\u00f6gum.\u00a0 Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00d3sk var tilnefnd til \u00edslensku t\u00f3nlistarver\u00f0launanna \u00e1ri\u00f0 2016 fyrir hlutverk Rosinu me\u00f0 \u00cdslensku \u00f3perunni og fyrir hlutverk i\u0301 o\u0301ratori\u0301unni Salo\u0301mon sem flutt var a\u0301 Kirkjulistaha\u0301ti\u0301\u00f0 i\u0301 Hallgri\u0301mskirkju, hu\u0301n var einnig tilnefnd 2017 fyrir flutning a\u0301 Lucreziu eftir Ha\u0308ndel a\u0301 Listaha\u0301ti\u0301\u00f0 i\u0301 Reykjavi\u0301k. A\u0301ri\u00f0 2018 fyrir einso\u0308ngsto\u0301nleikana Amori\u0301os hja\u0301 I\u0301slensku o\u0301perunni og a\u0301ri\u00f0 2021 fyrir Chanson Made\u0301casses eftir M.Ravel sem flutt var hja\u0301 Kammermu\u0301si\u0301kklu\u0301bbnum. Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur stendur \u00e1rlega fyrir j\u00f3lat\u00f3nleikunum, S\u00edgild j\u00f3l.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sigridurosk.com\">www.sigridurosk.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elmar Gilbertsson, ten\u00f3r<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elmar Gilbertsson has been a member of the Stuttgart State Opera ensemble since the 2018-19 season, with performances including as Prince in a new production of Die Liebe zu den 3 Orangen (Achim Ranisch\/Alejo Perez), Pylade in Krzysztof Warlikowski&#8217;s production of Iphig\u00e9nie en Tauride, as Narraboth in Salome, Grigory\/Jewish Partisan in a new production of Boris Godunov with Titus Engel, Mime in a new production of Das Rheingold (Stephan Kimmich\/Cornelis Meister), amongst others. Prior to Stuttgart Elmar Gilbertsson performed Mime conducted by Teodor Currentzis in a new production of Das Rheingold at the RuhrTriennale, and with the NDR Elbphilharmonie under Marek Janowski in Hamburg, Dortmund and at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. 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