Garðar Emanúel Axelsson Cortes (24 September 1940 – 14 May 2023) was an Icelandic singer, choir director, orchestra director, and opera director who founded the Icelandic Opera, the Reykjavík School of Singing, and the Reykjavík Symphony Orchestra.

[1][2][3] Garðar Cortes was the father of Garðar Thór Cortes.

He died on 14 May 2023, at the age of 82.

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