Benedikt Kristjánsson
Benedikt Kristjánsson | |
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Benedikt Kristjánsson in 2018 | |
| Born | 1987 (age 37–38) Húsavík, Iceland |
| Occupation | Operatic tenor |
| Awards | International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition |
| Website | www |
Benedikt Kristjánsson (born 1987) is an Icelandic operatic and concert tenor who is based in Germany and has appeared internationally. He focuses on Baroque music, especially by Johann Sebastian Bach, but has also performed and recorded Romantic lieder and contemporary music. He has performed Bach's St John Passion in an arrangement for one singer, keyboard and percussion, notably in a live broadcast from Bach's resting place at the Thomaskirche on Good Friday 2020.