Elina Garanča
Born: 16th September 1976, Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Nationality: Latvian
Artist's website: https://elinagaranca.com/
Elina Garanca was born in Riga in 1976 into a musical family. In 1996 she entered the Latvian Academy of Music in Riga. Whilst still a student, she performed the role of Giovanna Seymour in Anna Bolena with only ten days' notice and uncovered a deep affinity with the bel canto repertoire. She made her Met debut in 2008 as Rosina and includes roles as diverse as Charlotte, Carmen, Oktavian, Romeo and Cenerentola in her repertoire. In 2007 she was honoured with an Echo Award for Aria cantilena – her first solo recording for Deutsche Grammophon, and the Three-Star Order from the Latvian State.
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Elīna Garanča on Schumann and Brahms
18th Nov 2020
The Latvian mezzo talks to Katherine about her first lieder recording (released earlier this month on Deutsche Grammophon, with Malcolm Martineau), and preparing to make her Wagner debut as Kundry...
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Elīna Garanča sings the title role in Donizetti's La Favorite
28th Jul 2017
Katherine enjoys Elīna Garanča's commanding performance in Donizetti's dramatic tragedy alongside Mariusz Kwiecień and Matthew Polenzani.
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Verdi: Requiem
Anja Harteros (soprano), Elīna Garanča (mezzo), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), René Pape (bass) Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Daniel Barenboim
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th September 2013
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2013, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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When Night Falls ...
Elina Garanča (mezzo), Raphaël Feuillâtre (guitar), Raimonds Pauls (piano), Albrecht Mayer (oboe), Malcolm Martineau (piano) Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria, Berlin Music Ensemble, Karel Mark Chichon
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Wagner: Parsifal
Jonas Kaufmann (Parsifal), Ludovic Tézier (Amfortas), Elina Garanča (Kundry), Georg Zeppenfeld (Gurnemanz), Wolfgang Koch (Klingsor), Stefan Cerny (Titurel), Wiener Staatsoper, Philippe Jordan
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2024, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Opera
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024
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Wagner: Parsifal | Filmed at the Bayreuth Festival 2023
Andreas Schager (Parsifal), Elīna Garanča (Kundry), Georg Zeppenfeld (Gurnemanz), Derek Welton (Amfortas), Jordan Shanahan (Klingsor), Tobias Kehrer (Titurel) Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Bayreuther Festspielchor, Pablo Heras-Casado
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024, Shortlisted - DVD/Blu-ray of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Video Opera
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