Elīna Garanča Mezzo-soprano

Biography

Elīna Garanča performs on the world’s greatest opera stages, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, the Salzburg Festival, the Baden-Baden Festival, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Carnegie Hall in New York, and Wigmore Hall in London…

Among her major roles is the title role in Carmen, which she has notably performed at the Royal Opera House in London, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She recently made her debut as Judith (Bluebeard’s Castle) at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and in a concert version with the MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, as well as on tour in South Korea and Japan. Last year, she made her debut at the Bayreuth Festival in the role of Kundry (Parsifal).

In September 2005, Elīna Garanča became an exclusive artist with Deutsche Grammophon. Her discography includes the albums "Aria Cantilena," "Romantique," and "Meditation" (ECHO Klassik award winner), as well as "Sol y Vida." Her first solo recital album was released in 2020, and "Live from Salzburg" was recorded during the 2020 and 2021 Salzburg Festivals with the Vienna Philharmonic and Christian Thielemann. As for "When Night Falls" (2024), Elīna Garanča reflects on the many facets of the night.

Elīna Garanča has received numerous national and international awards. The Vienna State Opera honored her with the title of Kammersängerin in recognition of her dedication to the institution, where she has performed more than eighteen roles in approximately 160 performances since her debut in 2003.

At the Paris Opera: Così fan tutte (Dorabella), 2005; Der Rosenkavalier (Octavian), 2006; La Clemenza di Tito (Sesto), 2006; Werther (Charlotte), 2016; Carmen (title role), 2017; Cavalleria rusticana (Santuzza), 2016; Don Carlo (Princess Eboli), 2017.