Elīna Garanča
Elīna Garanča
Born 16/09/1976 in Riga, Latvia

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.

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.

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Filmography (Movies)

Le Concert de Paris 2025

Le Concert de Paris 2025

Character:Mezzo soprano

Release Date:14/07/2025

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

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

Character:

Release Date:01/01/2025

Elīna Garanča sings “Carmen” @ Neuschwanstein Concerts 2025

Elīna Garanča sings “Carmen” @ Neuschwanstein Concerts 2025

Character:

Release Date:01/01/2025

Samson Et Dalila

Samson Et Dalila

Character:Dalila

Release Date:01/01/2024

Don Carlo

Don Carlo

Character:Eboli

Release Date:07/12/2023

Richard Wagner: "Parsifal" Bayreuther Festspiele 2023

Richard Wagner: "Parsifal" Bayreuther Festspiele 2023

Character:Kundry

Release Date:29/07/2023

Summer Night Concert from Vienna – 2023

Summer Night Concert from Vienna – 2023

Character:Self - Mezzo Soprano

Release Date:03/07/2023

Don Carlo

Don Carlo

Character:La Principessa Eboli

Release Date:26/11/2022

Georges Bizet: Carmen

Georges Bizet: Carmen

Character:Carmen

Release Date:03/09/2022

Carmen aus der Arena von Verona

Carmen aus der Arena von Verona

Character:Carmen

Release Date:17/06/2022

Parsifal

Parsifal

Character:Kundry

Release Date:26/12/2021

Christmas in Vienna – Glanzlichter

Christmas in Vienna – Glanzlichter

Character:Self

Release Date:24/12/2021

Elīna Garanča @ Lucerne Festival 2025

Elīna Garanča @ Lucerne Festival 2025

Character:

Release Date:15/08/2021

Perpetuum mobile. Raimonds Pauls

Perpetuum mobile. Raimonds Pauls

Character:Self

Release Date:08/01/2021

A riveder le stelle

A riveder le stelle

Character:Self - Singer

Release Date:07/12/2020

Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala

Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala

Character:Self

Release Date:25/04/2020

Verdi-Requiem mit Riccardo Muti

Verdi-Requiem mit Riccardo Muti

Character:Self - Mezzo-soprano

Release Date:20/04/2019

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

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

Character:mezzo-soprano

Release Date:09/11/2018

The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila

The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila

Character:Dalila

Release Date:20/10/2018

Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos

Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos

Character:La Princesse Eboli

Release Date:19/10/2017

Carmen - Opéra National de Paris

Carmen - Opéra National de Paris

Character:Carmen

Release Date:16/07/2017

Der Rosenkavalier

Der Rosenkavalier

Character:Octavian

Release Date:13/05/2017

Mascagni: Cavallera Rusticana

Mascagni: Cavallera Rusticana

Character:Santuzza

Release Date:28/11/2016

The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux

The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux

Character:Sarah

Release Date:16/04/2016

Donizetti - La Favorite

Donizetti - La Favorite

Character:Leonor De Guzman

Release Date:02/03/2015

Messiah

Messiah

Character:

Release Date:08/07/2013

The Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza di Tito

The Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza di Tito

Character:Sesto

Release Date:01/12/2012

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert

Character:Self - Mezzo

Release Date:30/08/2011

Donizetti: Anna Bolena

Donizetti: Anna Bolena

Character:Giovanna Seymour

Release Date:05/04/2011

Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito

Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito

Character:

Release Date:29/03/2011

Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann)

Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann)

Character:Herself

Release Date:07/03/2011

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

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

Character:Mezzo-soprano

Release Date:31/12/2010

Bizet: Carmen

Bizet: Carmen

Character:Carmen

Release Date:15/01/2010

Rossini: La Cenerentola

Rossini: La Cenerentola

Character:Angelina / Cenerentola

Release Date:09/05/2009

Die Operngala der Stars (Baden Baden 2007)

Die Operngala der Stars (Baden Baden 2007)

Character:

Release Date:08/01/2007

La Clemenza di Tito

La Clemenza di Tito

Character:Annio

Release Date:20/08/2006

Werther

Werther

Character:Charlotte

Release Date:05/11/2005

Così fan tutte

Così fan tutte

Character:Dorabella

Release Date:23/07/2005

Primadonna on Rollerskates

Primadonna on Rollerskates

Character:Self

Release Date:01/01/2001

Television Appearances

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