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Elina Garanca

Sep 16, 1976 (48 years old) in Riga, Latvia

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.

Known For

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Salzburg Festival Opening Concert
Self - Mezzo
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Bizet: Carmen
Carmen
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The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux
Sarah
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Rossini: La Cenerentola
Angelina / Cenerentola
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Verdi: Requiem
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Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala
Self
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Donizetti - La Favorite
Leonor De Guzman
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Don Carlo
Eboli
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Parsifal
Kundry
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Die Operngala der Stars (Baden Baden 2007)

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