Elina Garanca
Biography
Elīna Garanča is a Latvian opera singer. She was born into a musical family in Riga, Latvia. She began her professional career as a resident artist with the Südthüringischer Staatstheater in Meiningen, followed by the Opera in Frankfurt am Main and Wiener Staatsoper, in each theatre appearing in numerous leading roles.
Since then, Elīna has established herself as one of the music world’s major stars through her performances with leading opera companies and symphony orchestras around the world. She has captured critical and popular acclaim for her beautiful voice, intelligent musicianship, and compelling stage portrayals.
Among other roles, she is particularly famed for her portrayal as Bizet’s Carmen which she has sung in the majority of leading theatres, like Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Bayerische Staatsoper, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Valencia, or Metropolitan Opera to critical acclaim; the NY Times named her “the finest Carmen in 25 years…”. The Met Carmen production was broadcasted in more than 1,000 movie theatres worldwide and is one of the most viewed and successful “Live in HD” performances of the Metropolitan Opera.
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1976-09-16
Place of birth
Riga, Latvia
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Cast
Verdi-Requiem mit Riccardo Muti
2019
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Bizet: Carmen
2010
7.70
Don Carlo
2023
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Rossini: La Cenerentola
2009
3.30
Donizetti: Anna Bolena
2011
8.00
Perpetuum mobile. Raimonds Pauls
2021
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Parsifal
2021
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Primadonna on Rollerskates
2001
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Carmen aus der Arena von Verona
2022
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Georges Bizet: Carmen
2022
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La Clemenza di Tito
2006
8.00
Messiah
2013
9.00
Così fan tutte
2005
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Der Rosenkavalier
2017
7.00
Mascagni: Cavallera Rusticana
2016
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Donizetti - La Favorite
2015
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Werther
2005
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Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala
2020
9.00
Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito
2011
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A riveder le stelle
2020
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Carmen - Opéra National de Paris
2017
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Samson Et Dalila
2024
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Don Carlo
2022
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Symphony of Life
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Le Concert de Paris 2025
2025
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