Finnur Bjarnason was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and studied singing at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. His operatic experience includes roles at Glyndebourne, English National Opera, The Netherlands Opera, the Komische and Staatsoper in Berlin, and the Châtelet and Champs-Elysées in Paris. As a recitalist he has appeared at Wigmore Hall with Graham Johnson, and at St George’s Brandon Hill with Eugene Asti. In concert Finnur’s appearances as a soloist include Handel’s Messiah in Boston, Alexander’s Feast with Marcus Creed and the Bayerischer Rundfunk, and Monteverdi Madrigals with Le Concert d’Astrée.