
Elīna Garanča
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.
Filmografi
Anna Bolena - Wiener Staatsoper2011 · Giovanna Seymour
Così fan tutte2005 · Dorabella
Carmen - Opéra National de Paris2017 · Carmen
Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito2011 ·
Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim · Mezzo-soprano
Elīna Garanča sings “Carmen” @ Neuschwanstein Concerts 20252025 ·
Verdi: Messa da Requiem2024 · Self - Mezzo soprano
Georges Bizet: Carmen2022 · Carmen
Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala2020 · Self
Elīna Garanča - My Playlist2025 ·
Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos2017 · La Princesse Eboli
Samson Et Dalila2024 · Dalila
Summer Night Concert 20232023 · Herself
Elīna Garanča @ Lucerne Festival 20252021 ·
Vienna Opera Gala With Elina Garança, Sonya Yoncheva, Benjamin Bernheim and Jonas Kaufmann2025 ·
Parsifal2021 · Kundry
The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila2018 · Dalila
Perpetuum mobile. Raimonds Pauls2021 · Self
The Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza di Tito2012 · Sesto
Rossini: La Cenerentola2009 · Angelina / Cenerentola
Dan Paul Dumitrescu
Anna Netrebko
Luca Pisaroni
Daniel Barenboim
Ildar Abdrazakov
Ruggero Raimondi
Maria Agresta
René Pape
Ildebrando d'Arcangelo
Alain Azerot
Roberto Alagna
Dorothea Röschmann