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Garðar Cortes

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Garðar Cortes
Born(1940-09-24)24 September 1940
Died14 May 2023(2023-05-14) (aged 82)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Alma materRoyal Academy of Music (1968)
Watford School of Music (1969)
OccupationOpera 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]

References

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  1. ^ Jakob Bjarnar Grétarsson (16 May 2023). "Garðar Cortes er látinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ^ Ísak Gabríel Regal (16 May 2023). "Garðar Cortes er látinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ^ Árni Johnsen (2 November 1986). "Skemmtilegt að fá hvatningu til að syngja erlendis". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 28–29. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Andlát: Garðar Cortes". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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