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.
Known For
DAS!
NDR Talk Show
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Eine große Nachtmusik
Zauberhafte Weihnacht im Land der "Stillen Nacht"
Bizet: Carmen
All Movies (44)
- Le Concert de Paris 20252025 · as Mezzo soprano
- Vienna Opera Gala With Elina Garança, Sonya Yoncheva, Benjamin Bernheim and Jonas Kaufmann2025
- Elīna Garanča sings “Carmen” @ Neuschwanstein Concerts 20252025
- Elīna Garanča - My Playlist2025
- Verdi: Messa da Requiem2024 · as Self - Mezzo soprano
- Samson Et Dalila2024 · as Dalila
- Don Carlo2023 · as Eboli
- Richard Wagner: "Parsifal" Bayreuther Festspiele 20232023 · as Kundry
- Summer Night Concert from Vienna – 20232023 · as Self - Mezzo Soprano
- Don Carlo2022 · as La Principessa Eboli
- Georges Bizet: Carmen2022 · as Carmen
- Carmen aus der Arena von Verona2022 · as Carmen
- Parsifal2021 · as Kundry
- Christmas in Vienna – Glanzlichter2021 · as Self
- Elīna Garanča @ Lucerne Festival 20252021
- Perpetuum mobile. Raimonds Pauls2021 · as Self
- A riveder le stelle2020 · as Self - Singer
- Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala2020 · as Self
- Verdi-Requiem mit Riccardo Muti2019 · as Self - Mezzo-soprano
- Berliner Philharmoniker: Sir Simon Rattle & Elina Garanca in Baden-Baden2018 · as mezzo-soprano
- The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila2018 · as Dalila
- Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos2017 · as La Princesse Eboli
- Carmen - Opéra National de Paris2017 · as Carmen
- Der Rosenkavalier2017 · as Octavian
- Mascagni: Cavallera Rusticana2016 · as Santuzza
- The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux2016 · as Sarah
- Donizetti - La Favorite2015 · as Leonor De Guzman
- Messiah2013
- The Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza di Tito2012 · as Sesto
- Salzburg Festival Opening Concert2011 · as Self - Mezzo
- Donizetti: Anna Bolena2011 · as Giovanna Seymour
- Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito2011
- Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann)2011 · as Herself
- The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 20102010 · as Mezzo-soprano
- Bizet: Carmen2010 · as Carmen
- Rossini: La Cenerentola2009 · as Angelina / Cenerentola
- Die Operngala der Stars (Baden Baden 2007)2007
- La Clemenza di Tito2006 · as Annio
- Werther2005 · as Charlotte
- Così fan tutte2005 · as Dorabella
- Primadonna on Rollerskates2001 · as Self
- Symphony of Life— · as Self
- Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim— · as Mezzo-soprano
- Bizet's Carmen— · as Carmen
All TV Shows (10)
- Wer weiß denn sowas?2015 · as Self
- Zauberhafte Weihnacht im Land der "Stillen Nacht"2014 · as Self
- Stöckl2013 · as Self
- Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell2011 · as Self
- Semperopernball2006 · as Self
- Eine große Nachtmusik2005 · as Self
- DAS!1991
- Romy Award1990 · as Presenter
- NDR Talk Show1979 · as Self
- 3 nach 91974 · as Self