Elīna Garanča
Birthday: 1976-09-16 | Place of Birth: Riga, LatviaElīna 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
Acting
Role
as Mezzo soprano
as Dalila
as Self - Mezzo soprano
as Eboli
as Self - Mezzo Soprano
as Carmen
as La Principessa Eboli
as Kundry
as Self
as Self - Singer
as Mezzosopran
as Dalila
as Carmen
as La Princesse Eboli
as Octavian
as Self - Mezzo
as Carmen
as Angelina / Cenerentola
as Annio
as Charlotte
as Self
