Price description
3.500 adults 1000 children to 16 years old
On Sunday, November 15th, at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM, Lappalúðakvæði by Hallgrímur Pétursson will be performed at Hvalsneskirkja church in Suðurnesjabær.
While Hallgrímur Pétursson is primarily known as a hymn writer, he also composed numerous secular poems that are less well-known.
Among these is Lappalúðakvæði, which he wrote during his time as a pastor at Hvalsnes.
In Lappalúðakvæði, Hallgrímur engages in a dialogue with a character named Lappalúði, who is seeking to take his children for Grýla—a figure who lies bedridden in a cave.
In addition to Lappalúðakvæði, musical settings of several other secular poems by Hallgrímur will also be performed.
Hörður Bragason has composed music for Lappalúðakvæðið (The Ballad of Lappalúði), which consists of 53 stanzas.
In addition to Hörður—who appears as Hallgrímur—the performers include Pétur Eggerz as Lappalúði, and Magnea Tómasdóttir, who performes the role of Guðríður Símonardóttir, Hallgrímur’s wife.
Children from the elementary and music schools of Sandgerði appear as 17th-century children from the Suðurnes region.
Steinunn Eldflaug, Katrín Oktavía, Steingrímur Starri, and Bragi Zar play the children of Hallgrímur and Guðríður.
Pétur Eggerz Pétursson plays Skröggur—a son Lappalúði had before meeting his wife—while Iðunn Gígja Kristjánsdóttir plays the Yule Cat (*Jólakötturinn*).
Guðmundur Sigurðsson plays the church organ, Sighvatur Ómar Kristinsson (Músíkvatur) plays the bass, and Eiríkur Stephensen performs on percussion, clarinet, and theremin. Ingibjörg Azíma plays the trombone.
Ticket price: 3,500 ISK. For children aged 16 and under: 1,000 ISK.
https://tix.is/event/22616/lappaludi-i-hvalsneskirkju
The concert is supported by the Suðurnesjabær Cultural Fund, Hvalsneskirkja and Kaffi Gola