Wednesday, January 12, 2011

New Years Concert in the Faroe Islands 2011

The Faroe Symphony Orchestras New Years Concert, which is broadcast live on national television, is a very important event in the Faroe Islands. In the concert, conducted by Bernhardur Wilkinson, Thora sang arias and duettes from La Boheme and Gianni Schicchi by Puccini, from Verdi's LaTraviata, and Die Lustige Witwe by Lehar with tenor Gissur Pall Gissurarson.

In this photo(from left): Gissur Pall Gissurarson(tenor) Bernhardur Wilkinson (conductor) Thora, Heðin Mortensen ( The Mayor of Tórshavn) and Dávur Juul Magnussen (solo trombonist)