Gardar thor cortes biography
- Garðar Thór Cortes (pronounced Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkarðar tʰouːr ˈkʰɔr̥tɛs], born 2 May 1974) is an.
- Garðar Thór Cortes is an Icelandic tenor of Icelandic and English parentage.
- Cortes is making his National Tour debut in Love Never Dies, but he has a long history with the show.
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“Godfather of Icelandic Opera,” Garðar Cortes, Passes Away
Garðar Cortes, sometimes referred to as “the godfather of Icelandic opera,” passed away Sunday at the age of 82. Among other accomplishments, Garðar was instrumental in promoting and strengthening opera culture in Iceland.
“A giant of the Icelandic music scene”
On Sunday, May 14, Icelandic opera singer and promoter of Icelandic music Garðar Emanúel Cortes passed away. He was 82 years old. Eulogised as, “a giant of the Icelandic music scene“ by RÚV, Garðar was instrumental in the founding of the Icelandic Opera in 1980 and served as director of the Opera between 1979 and 1999.
“The Icelandic Opera was officially founded on October 3, 1980, at the initiative of Garðar Cortes. The goal was to give singers the opportunity to work on their art and to make the opera art form accessible to Icelandic audiences,” as noted on the website of the Icelandic Opera.
Besides founding the Icelandic Opera, Garðar also founded the Reykjavík Singing School (Söngskóli Reykjavíkur) where he served as the school’s principal for many years.
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Love Never Dies
January 6, 2018
“Welcome one and welcome all. Welcome to the monster’s hall,” sings Mr. Y’s troupe of contortionists, aerialists, strong men, and performers. “Mr. Y welcomes you to Phantasma.” And that is exactly what the talented cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies is: welcoming. From the first note to the last bow, the whole show casts a spell over the audience that transports them from sitting in their theatre in 2018 to the mysterious world of Coney Island in 1907.
Love Never Dies tells the story of famed French opera singer Christine Daaé who comes to sing for the first time in America. Christine arrives with her young son Gustave and her husband Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny. They are whisked away in a shadowy wagon owned by Mr. Y who turns out to be Christine’s “angel of music” from her days
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