Elīna Garanča
Acting
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
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movieLe Concert de Paris 2025
2025
Mezzo soprano
movieVerdi: Messa da Requiem
2024
Self - Mezzo soprano
movieDon Carlo
2023
Eboli
movieSummer Night Concert from Vienna – 2023
2023
Self - Mezzo Soprano
movieDon Carlo
2022
La Principessa Eboli
movieParsifal
2021
Kundry
A riveder le stelle
2020
Self - Singer
Verdi-Requiem mit Riccardo Muti
2019
Self - Mezzo-soprano
movieOpéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos
2017
La Princesse Eboli
movieDer Rosenkavalier
2017
Octavian
movieDonizetti - La Favorite
2015
Leonor De Guzman
movieSalzburg Festival Opening Concert
2011
Self - Mezzo
movieDonizetti: Anna Bolena
2011
Giovanna Seymour
movieBizet: Carmen
2010
Carmen
movieRossini: La Cenerentola
2009
Angelina / Cenerentola
movieWerther
2005
Charlotte
movieCosì fan tutte
2005
Dorabella
Romy Award
1990
Presenter
movieVerdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim
Mezzo-soprano