
Reykjavík Opera Days: Seal Mother
Tryggvagata 17, 101 Reykjavík
Dates
Hafnarhús
19, October 2025 - 20, October 2025
(see calendar for other dates)
Open from 8.00pm - 9.00pm
Website
https://operudagar.is/is/2025/urta/
General Admission See on official website
Seal mother - a saga poem (2024-2025) is written by composer Ingibjörg Azima to the lyrics of Gerður Kristný, one of Iceland´s greatest contemporary poets. Seal mother is Reykjavík Opera Days Festival in Hafnarhúsið, Sunday October 19th and Monday October 20th at 20:00. Seal mother tells a dramatic story of a fisherman's widow, fighting for the survival of herself and her children in harsh conditions in the North West of Iceland over a hundred years ago.
Participants
Ingibjörg Azima, composer
Margrét Hrafnsdóttir, soprano
Hrönn Þráinsdóttir, piano
Kjartan Guðnason, percussionist
Justin Mange, horn player
Harpa Arnardóttir, artistic director
Þórunn Elísabet Sveinsdóttir, artistic director