Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir sings Mahler

Mezzo-soprano Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir has shot to stardom in recent years and has received, amongst other awards, the International Opera Awards Rising Star of the Year in 2024. Here she performs some of Gustav Mahler's most beautiful songs: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Songs of a Wayfarer, which deals with the loves and sorrows of the journeyman, and the moving Urlicht, or Primordial Light from Symphony No. 2, which describes the desire for relief from worldly suffering.