Rúni Brattaberg

Rúni Brattaberg (born 1966) is a Faroese bass opera singer.

Rúni is a son of Árni and Karin Brattaberg, from the village of Vágur on the Faroese island of Suðuroy. He is married to the German opera singer Susanne Brattaberg-Jacoby.

Brattaberg was trained as a singer at the Finnish Sibelius Academy, and received private tutoring from Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in Helsinki and from Ventzeslav Katsarov in Bulgaria.

*1991–1994 Photography training
*1999–2000 Appointed at the International Opera Studio of Zürich
*2001–2002 Bass soloist at the National Theatre in the German city of Mainz
*2002 Sang the Faroese National Anthem at the European Football Championship. The Faroes played against Germany in Hannover.
*2004 Composer Gavin Bryars wrote two pieces for choir and bass soloist especially for Brattaberg which were first performed in London in November.
*2005-2006 Bass soloist at Bern's City Theatre and guest performances at the Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) and Ústí nad Labem (Czech Republic) City Theatres. Opera Roles

*Daland in "Der fliegende Holländer,"
*Basilio in "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"

CDs

*Songs by Sibelius, Schubert en Mussorgsky
*Mikko Heiniö: "The Knight and the Dragon" by Curt Appelgren, Rúni Brattaberg, Mikko Heiniö, and Ulf Söderblom
*"Brotið" by Rúni Brattaberg, Regin Dahl, Modest Mussorgsky, and Sunleif Rasmussen