Elīna Garanča
Riga, Latvia
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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.
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Richard Wagner: "Parsifal" Bayreuther Festspiele 2023
Berliner Philharmoniker: Sir Simon Rattle & Elina Garanca in Baden-Baden
Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann)
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2010
Vienna Opera Gala With Elina Garança, Sonya Yoncheva, Benjamin Bernheim and Jonas Kaufmann
Elīna Garanča sings “Carmen” @ Neuschwanstein Concerts 2025
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Zauberhafte Weihnacht im Land der "Stillen Nacht"
