Elīna Garanča

Elīna Garanča

Acting
Born 1976-09-16Riga, Latvia

Biography

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.

Movies (45)

Così fan tutte
9.0

Così fan tutte

2005Movie9.0
Anna Bolena - Wiener Staatsoper
8.0

Anna Bolena - Wiener Staatsoper

2011Movie8.0
Carmen - Opéra National de Paris

Carmen - Opéra National de Paris

2017Movie
Symphony of Life

Symphony of Life

Movie
Parsifal
6.0

Parsifal

2021Movie6.0
Elīna Garanča - My Playlist

Elīna Garanča - My Playlist

2025Movie
Samson Et Dalila

Samson Et Dalila

2024Movie
Rossini: La Cenerentola
3.3

Rossini: La Cenerentola

2009Movie3.3
Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim

Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim

Movie
Elīna Garanča @ Lucerne Festival 2025

Elīna Garanča @ Lucerne Festival 2025

2021Movie
Salzburg Festival Opening Concert

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert

2011Movie
Verdi: Messa da Requiem

Verdi: Messa da Requiem

2024Movie
The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux

The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux

2016Movie
Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito

Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito

2011Movie
Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala
9.0

Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala

2020Movie9.0
Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos

Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos

2017Movie
The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila

The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila

2018Movie
Perpetuum mobile. Raimonds Pauls

Perpetuum mobile. Raimonds Pauls

2021Movie
Georges Bizet: Carmen

Georges Bizet: Carmen

2022Movie
Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann)
7.0

Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann)

2011Movie7.0
Der Rosenkavalier
7.0

Der Rosenkavalier

2017Movie7.0
Primadonna on Rollerskates
10.0

Primadonna on Rollerskates

2001Movie10.0
The Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza di Tito

The Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza di Tito

2012Movie
Mascagni: Cavallera Rusticana

Mascagni: Cavallera Rusticana

2016Movie
Bizet: Carmen
7.7

Bizet: Carmen

2010Movie7.7
La Clemenza di Tito
8.0

La Clemenza di Tito

2006Movie8.0
Christmas in Vienna – Glanzlichter

Christmas in Vienna – Glanzlichter

2021Movie
Summer Night Concert 2023

Summer Night Concert 2023

2023Movie
Le Concert de Paris 2025

Le Concert de Paris 2025

2025Movie
Bizet's Carmen

Bizet's Carmen

Movie
Werther

Werther

2005Movie
Don Carlo

Don Carlo

2022Movie
Messiah
9.0

Messiah

2013Movie9.0
Donizetti - La Favorite

Donizetti - La Favorite

2015Movie
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2010

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

2010Movie
Carmen aus der Arena von Verona

Carmen aus der Arena von Verona

2022Movie
Elīna Garanča sings “Carmen” @ Neuschwanstein Concerts 2025

Elīna Garanča sings “Carmen” @ Neuschwanstein Concerts 2025

2025Movie
Die Operngala der Stars (Baden Baden 2007)
10.0

Die Operngala der Stars (Baden Baden 2007)

2007Movie10.0
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

2025Movie
Berliner Philharmoniker: Sir Simon Rattle & Elina Garanca in Baden-Baden

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

2018Movie
A riveder le stelle

A riveder le stelle

2020Movie
Verdi-Requiem mit Riccardo Muti

Verdi-Requiem mit Riccardo Muti

2019Movie
Don Carlo

Don Carlo

2023Movie
Richard Wagner: "Parsifal" Bayreuther Festspiele 2023

Richard Wagner: "Parsifal" Bayreuther Festspiele 2023

2023Movie
Summer Night Concert from Vienna – 2023

Summer Night Concert from Vienna – 2023

2023Movie

TV Shows (10)

DAS!
4.7

DAS!

1991Series4.7
NDR Talk Show
6.6

NDR Talk Show

1979Series6.6
Wer weiß denn sowas?
7.6

Wer weiß denn sowas?

2015Series7.6
3 nach 9
7.2

3 nach 9

1974Series7.2
Romy Award
9.0

Romy Award

1990Series9.0
Stöckl

Stöckl

2013Series
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
6.5

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

2011Series6.5
Semperopernball

Semperopernball

2006Series
Zauberhafte Weihnacht im Land der "Stillen Nacht"

Zauberhafte Weihnacht im Land der "Stillen Nacht"

2014Series
Eine große Nachtmusik

Eine große Nachtmusik

2005Series