Elīna Garanča
Known For
Acting
Born
1976-09-16 in Riga, Latvia
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.
Most Known For
DAS!
NDR Talk Show
as Self
3 nach 9
as Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
as Self
Romy Award
as Presenter
Stöckl
as Self
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
as Self
Eine große Nachtmusik
as Self
Semperopernball
as Self
Zauberhafte Weihnacht im Land der „Stillen Nacht“
as Self
Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos
as La Princesse Eboli
Symphony of Life
as Self
Bizet: Carmen
as Carmen
Donizetti: Anna Bolena
as Giovanna Seymour
Rossini: La Cenerentola
as Angelina / Cenerentola
Der Rosenkavalier
as Octavian
Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala
as Self
Georges Bizet: Carmen
as Carmen
Werther
as Charlotte
The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila
as Dalila