Artist Profile

Elīna Garanča

Biography

ElÄ«na 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 SĂŒdthĂŒringischer Staatstheater in Meiningen, followed by the Opera in Frankfurt am Main and Wiener Staatsoper, in each theatre appearing in numerous leading roles. Since then, ElÄ«na 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 SofĂ­a Valencia, or Metropolitan Opera to critical acclaim; the NY Times named her “the finest Carmen in 25 years
”. The Met Carmen ...

Born
1976-09-16
From
Riga, Latvia

Known For

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CosĂŹ fan tutte

2005

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Der Rosenkavalier

2017

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Bizet: Carmen

2010

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Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala

2020

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Messiah

2013

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Rossini: La Cenerentola

2009

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Donizetti: Anna Bolena

2011

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Carmen - Opéra National de Paris

2017

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Salzburg Festival Opening Concert

2011

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Georges Bizet: Carmen

2022

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Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos

2017

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The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila

2018

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Vienna Opera Gala With Elina Garança, Sonya Yoncheva, Benjamin Bernheim and Jonas Kaufmann

2025

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Mascagni: Cavallera Rusticana

2016

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Perpetuum mobile. Raimonds Pauls

2021

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La Clemenza di Tito

2006

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Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito

2011

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Elīna Garanča sings “Carmen” @ Neuschwanstein Concerts 2025

2025

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Werther

2005

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Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann)

2011

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Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim

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Die Operngala der Stars (Baden Baden 2007)

2007

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Parsifal

2021

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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2010

2010

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The Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza di Tito

2012

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The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux

2016

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Le Concert de Paris 2025

2025

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Summer Night Concert from Vienna – 2023

2023

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Don Carlo

2023

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Richard Wagner: "Parsifal" Bayreuther Festspiele 2023

2023

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Don Carlo

2022

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Samson Et Dalila

2024

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Donizetti - La Favorite

2015

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Berliner Philharmoniker: Sir Simon Rattle & Elina Garanca in Baden-Baden

2018