The lyric soprano Eyrún Unnarsdóttir was born in Akureyri, Iceland. As of season 21/22 she is a part of the solo ensemble of Luzerner Theater and has performed numerous roles there including Tatiana in «Eugene Onegin», Feldmarschallin in «Der Rosenkavalier» and Countess Almaviva in «Le nozze di Figaro». She will be seen this season as Dido in «Dido and Aeneas», Mimì in «La Bohème» and Arianna in «Giustino».

In 2019, she made her house and role debut as the Countess in «Le nozze di Figaro» with the Icelandic Opera and was nominated as Singer of the Year at the Icelandic Theatre Awards in 2020.

Eyrún is a prize winner of the International Vocal Competition Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg for her portrayal of the role of Fiordiligi in «Così fan tutte», followed with the role of Agathe in «Der Freischütz» at Stadttheater Baden.

As a recitalist and collaborator, Eyrún performed Le Marteau sans maître by Pierre Boulez at the Arnold Schönberg Center in presence of the composer and in numerous appearances in Pearls of Icelandic Song at Harpa Concert Hall, to name a few.

She received her vocal training in Vienna at Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst and at the private university of Musik und Kunst. During her studies, Eyrún performed roles as Elettra from Mozart’s «Idomeneo» and Oberto in Händel’s «Alcina».

Her former and current teachers include Leopold Spitzer, Uta Schwabe, Charles Spencer, Niels Muus, Sigríður Aðalsteinsdóttir and Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir.