Biography
The Icelandic bass Unnsteinn Árnason has had big success during the current season 2021-22 as Polyphemus and Achilles in the world premiere of the children’s opera “Odyssée” by Leonard Evers at Zurich Opera and as Sarastro in Mozart’s Magic Flute at the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck. In summer 2022 he will make his debut at the Bregenz Festival. From 2017-2021 he was an ensemble member at the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck. After his debut as Sparafucile in Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in the 2019-20 season, he was able to convince in as Eremit in Carl Maria von Weber’s “Der Freischütz” and as Kuligin in “Katja Kabanowa”. Before that, the young bass had already appeared in Innsbruck as Reinmar von Zweter in Wagner’s “Tannhäuser”, as Egon von Wildenhagen in “Der Vetter aus Dingsda”, as Lu
Performance credits
Past performances 2016 — Yesterday
Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), Puccini
Islenska OperanIl Commissario imperiale (The imperial commissioner)
View cast and crewCosì fan tutte, Mozart
Guglielmo
View cast and crewMadama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), Puccini
Bregenzer FestspieleIl Commissario imperiale (The imperial commissioner)
View cast and crew-
Featured past performances
Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), Puccini
Islenska OperanIl Commissario imperiale (The imperial commissioner)
View cast and crew
Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), Puccini
Bregenzer FestspieleIl Commissario imperiale (The imperial commissioner)
View cast and crew
Biography
The Icelandic bass Unnsteinn Árnason has had big success during the current season 2021-22 as Polyphemus and Achilles in the world premiere of the children’s opera “Odyssée” by Leonard Evers at Zurich Opera and as Sarastro in Mozart’s Magic Flute at the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck. In summer 2022 he will make his debut at the Bregenz Festival. From 2017-2021 he was an ensemble member at the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck. After his debut as Sparafucile in Verdi’s “Rigoletto” in the 2019-20 season, he was able to convince in as Eremit in Carl Maria von Weber’s “Der Freischütz” and as Kuligin in “Katja Kabanowa”. Before that, the young bass had already appeared in Innsbruck as Reinmar von Zweter in Wagner’s “Tannhäuser”, as Egon von Wildenhagen in “Der Vetter aus Dingsda”, as Lu
