Garðar Cortes | |
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Born | |
Died | 14 May 2023 Reykjavík, Iceland | (aged 82)
Alma mater |
Royal Academy of Music (1968) Watford School of Music (1969) |
Occupation | Opera singer ( tenor) |
Garðar Emanúel Axelsson Cortes (24 September 1940 – 14 May 2023) was an Icelandic singer, choir director, orchestra director, and opera director who founded the Icelandic Opera, the Reykjavík School of Singing, and the Reykjavík Symphony Orchestra. [1] [2] [3]
Garðar Cortes was the father of Garðar Thór Cortes. He died on 14 May 2023, at the age of 82. [4]