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Elīna Garanča
Actor

Elīna Garanča

16 Sep 1976Born
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Riga, LatviaBirthplace

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.

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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

Filmography

  1. TBAVerdi: Messa da Requiem - BarenboimFilm: Mezzo-soprano
  2. TBABizet's CarmenFilm: Carmen
  3. 2025Le Concert de Paris 2025Film: Mezzo soprano
  4. 2025Vienna Opera Gala With Elina Garança, Sonya Yoncheva, Benjamin Bernheim and Jonas KaufmannFilm
  5. 2025Elīna Garanča sings “Carmen” @ Neuschwanstein Concerts 2025Film
  6. 2025Elīna Garanča - My PlaylistFilm
  7. 2024Samson Et DalilaFilm: Dalila
  8. 2023Don CarloFilm: Eboli
  9. 2023Richard Wagner: "Parsifal" Bayreuther Festspiele 2023Film: Kundry
  10. 2022Don CarloFilm: La Principessa Eboli
  11. 2022Georges Bizet: CarmenFilm: Carmen
  12. 2022Carmen aus der Arena von VeronaFilm: Carmen
  13. 2021ParsifalFilm: Kundry
  14. 2021Elīna Garanča @ Lucerne Festival 2025Film
  15. 2018Berliner Philharmoniker: Sir Simon Rattle & Elina Garanca in Baden-BadenFilm: mezzo-soprano
  16. 2018The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et DalilaFilm: Dalila
  17. 2017Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don CarlosFilm: La Princesse Eboli
  18. 2017Carmen - Opéra National de ParisFilm: Carmen
  19. 2017Der RosenkavalierFilm: Octavian
  20. 2016Mascagni: Cavallera RusticanaFilm: Santuzza
  21. 2016The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto DevereuxFilm: Sarah
  22. 2015Donizetti - La FavoriteFilm: Leonor De Guzman
  23. 2013MessiahFilm
  24. 2012The Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza di TitoFilm: Sesto
  25. 2011Anna Bolena - Wiener StaatsoperFilm: Giovanna Seymour
  26. 2011Mozart - La Clemenza di TitoFilm
  27. 2010The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2010Film: Mezzo-soprano
  28. 2010Bizet: CarmenFilm: Carmen
  29. 2009Rossini: La CenerentolaFilm: Angelina / Cenerentola
  30. 2007Die Operngala der Stars (Baden Baden 2007)Film
  31. 2006La Clemenza di TitoFilm: Annio
  32. 2005WertherFilm: Charlotte
  33. 2005Così fan tutteFilm: Dorabella

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