Elīna Garanča (born 16 September 1976) is a Latvian mezzo-soprano. She began to study singing in her hometown of Riga in 1996 and continued her studies in Vienna and in the United States. By 1999 she had won first place in the Mirjam Helin Singing Competition in Helsinki and had begun a career in Europe. Worldwide engagements followed her 2003 Salzburg Festival appearances.
She entered the Latvian Academy of Music in 1996 to study singing with Sergej Martinov. She continued her studies in Vienna with Irina Gavrilovich and in the United States with Virginia Zeani. Garanča began her professional career at the Meiningen Court Theatre, Meiningen, Germany in 1998,[6] and later worked at the Frankfurt Opera. In 1999, she won the Mirjam Helin Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland.[7]
Garanča's international breakthrough came in 2003 at the Salzburg Festival when she sang Annio in a production of Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Major engagements followed quickly, such as Charlotte in Werther, Dorabella in Così fan tutte at the Vienna State Opera (2004) and Dorabella in a Paris production directed by Patrice Chéreau (2005). In 2006, she returned to La clemenza di Tito, this time singing the part of Sesto. On 12 January 2008 Garanča made her company and house debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in the role of Rosina in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia.[8] Of her debut, Bernard Holland wrote in The New York Times: "Ms. Garanca is the real thing ... Modern singing techniques adapt with difficulty to Rossini's early-19th-century emphasis on speed, lightness and athletic articulation, and Ms. Garanca was the only one onstage sounding completely comfortable. The lyric passages sang out; the episodes of racecourse delivery were fully in hand".[9] Garanča sang the leading role of Georges Bizet's Carmen in the 2010 and 2015 productions of the Metropolitan Opera. In the opening concert of the 2011 Rheingau Musik Festival in the Eberbach Abbey she performed Alban Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder with the hr-Sinfonieorchester, conducted by Paavo Järvi.[10]
Garanča is married to the conductor Karel Mark Chichon, and they have two daughters.[13] She is fluent in Latvian, French, German, Spanish, Russian, and English.
Awards and honoursedit
1999: First Place: Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition (Finland)[14]
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^"Par "Gada rīdzinieku" kļuvusi operdziedātāja Elīna Garanča" [Elina Garanča, the opera singer, has become the "Rigans of the Year"] (in Latvian). LA.lv. 18 November 2018.
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^Christiansen, Rupert (26 September 2012). "Elina Garanca: We mezzos get to have such fun". The Telegraph. from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016. Christiansen states "on the showing she makes in her new album, Romantique, I would go further and claim that in her repertory, there has been no one to touch her since the Olga Borodina of 20 years ago."
Bibliographyedit
Wirklich wichtig sind die Schuhe ("The shoes are really important"), Ecowin Verlag GmbH 2013, ISBN978-3711000453; Garanča's first autobiography.
Zwischen den Welten: Mein Weg auf die großen Opernbühnen (Between the Worlds: My way to the great opera stages), Ecowin Verlag GmbH 2019, ISBN978-3711002334; Garanča's second autobiography.
elīna, garanča, born, september, 1976, latvian, mezzo, soprano, began, study, singing, hometown, riga, 1996, continued, studies, vienna, united, states, 1999, first, place, mirjam, helin, singing, competition, helsinki, begun, career, europe, worldwide, engage. Elina Garanca born 16 September 1976 is a Latvian mezzo soprano She began to study singing in her hometown of Riga in 1996 and continued her studies in Vienna and in the United States By 1999 she had won first place in the Mirjam Helin Singing Competition in Helsinki and had begun a career in Europe Worldwide engagements followed her 2003 Salzburg Festival appearances Elina GarancaGaranca in 2012Born 1976 09 16 16 September 1976 age 47 Riga Latvian SSROccupationOpera singerYears active1998 presentSpouseKarel Mark ChichonChildren2ParentAnita Garanca mother Websiteelinagaranca wbr com Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career in opera 3 Personal life 4 Awards and honours 5 Repertoire 6 Recordings 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External linksEarly life and education editElina Garanca was born in the Latvian city of Riga into a musical family her father was a choral director and her mother Anita was a lieder singer 1 2 3 a professor at the Latvian Academy of Music an associate professor at the Latvian Academy of Culture a vocal music teacher at the Latvian National Opera and also a private voice tutor 4 5 Career in opera editShe entered the Latvian Academy of Music in 1996 to study singing with Sergej Martinov She continued her studies in Vienna with Irina Gavrilovich and in the United States with Virginia Zeani Garanca began her professional career at the Meiningen Court Theatre Meiningen Germany in 1998 6 and later worked at the Frankfurt Opera In 1999 she won the Mirjam Helin Singing Competition in Helsinki Finland 7 Garanca s international breakthrough came in 2003 at the Salzburg Festival when she sang Annio in a production of Mozart s La clemenza di Tito conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt Major engagements followed quickly such as Charlotte in Werther Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte at the Vienna State Opera 2004 and Dorabella in a Paris production directed by Patrice Chereau 2005 In 2006 she returned to La clemenza di Tito this time singing the part of Sesto On 12 January 2008 Garanca made her company and house debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in the role of Rosina in Rossini s Il barbiere di Siviglia 8 Of her debut Bernard Holland wrote in The New York Times Ms Garanca is the real thing Modern singing techniques adapt with difficulty to Rossini s early 19th century emphasis on speed lightness and athletic articulation and Ms Garanca was the only one onstage sounding completely comfortable The lyric passages sang out the episodes of racecourse delivery were fully in hand 9 Garanca sang the leading role of Georges Bizet s Carmen in the 2010 and 2015 productions of the Metropolitan Opera In the opening concert of the 2011 Rheingau Musik Festival in the Eberbach Abbey she performed Alban Berg s Sieben fruhe Lieder with the hr Sinfonieorchester conducted by Paavo Jarvi 10 In May 2018 Garanca made her stage role debut as Dalila in Camille Saint Saens Samson et Dalila at the Vienna State Opera conducted by Marco Armiliato 11 In 2018 she appeared in the Metropolitan Opera s performance of that opera 12 Personal life editGaranca is married to the conductor Karel Mark Chichon and they have two daughters 13 She is fluent in Latvian French German Spanish Russian and English Awards and honours edit1999 First Place Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition Finland 14 2000 Latvian Great Music Award 2001 Finalist Cardiff BBC Singer of the World Competition UK 15 2005 Nominated Grammy Award for the recording of Bajazet 16 2006 MIDEM Classical Award Best Opera recording of Vivaldi s Bajazet with Fabio Biondi conductor Patrizia Ciofi David Daniels Ildebrando D Arcangelo Vivica Genaux and Marijana Mijanovic 2006 European Culture Prize in Music Soloist Category awarded by the Pro Europa European Foundation for Culture Switzerland Germany 17 2007 Echo Klassik Award Singer of the Year for the solo CD Aria Cantilena 18 2007 Three Star Order awarded by the Latvian State 2009 Echo Klassik Award Singer of the Year 18 2010 Musical America Award Vocalist of the Year 19 2010 MIDEM Classical Award Singer of the Year 20 2010 Latvian Great Music Award 2013 Austrian Kammersangerin 21 2013 Echo Klassik Award Best Solo Recording of the Year duets opera opera arias for Romantique works by Berlioz Donizetti Gounod Lalo Saint Saens Tchaikovsky and Vaccai Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna cond Yves Abel 18 22 2015 Echo Klassik Award Solo recording of the year 23 2018 Rigan of the Year Gada ridzinieks 24 2019 Latvian Excellence Award in Culture 25 Repertoire editGaranca s repertoire includes 5 26 Year debut Composer Opera Role s LocationWolfgang Amadeus Mozart La clemenza di Tito AnnioPietro Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana LolaPietro Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana SantuzzaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart Le nozze di Figaro CherubinoRichard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier OctavianJules Massenet Werther CharlotteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart Cosi fan tutte DorabellaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart La clemenza di Tito SestoGioachino Rossini The Barber of Seville RosinaGioachino Rossini La Cenerentola Angelina2010 Georges Bizet Carmen Carmen Metropolitan OperaVincenzo Bellini I Capuleti e i Montecchi Romeo2011 Gaetano Donizetti Anna Bolena Giovanna Seymour Wiener Staatsoper2016 Gaetano Donizetti Roberto Devereux Sara Metropolitan OperaGaetano Donizetti La favorite Leonor de GuzmanHector Berlioz Les Troyens DidonWolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Donna ElviraJules Massenet La Navarraise AnitaJohann Strauss Die Fledermaus OrlofskyJacques Offenbach Contes d Hoffmann NicklausseVincenzo Bellini Norma AdalgisaGiuseppe Verdi Don Carlos EboliGiuseppe Verdi Falstaff Meg PageHector Berlioz La damnation de Faust Marguerite2018 Camille Saint Saens Samson et Dalila Dalila Vienna State Opera2021 Richard Wagner Parsifal Kundry Vienna State OperaRecordings editHer recordings include the Grammy Award winning Bajazet conducted by Fabio Biondi in which she sang the role of Andronicus In 2005 Garanca signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon citation needed Other audio recordings include I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini Norma by Vincenzo Bellini Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini Arie Favorite Ondine Habanera Deutsche Grammophon 2010 2894778776 Aria Cantilena Deutsche Grammophon Mozart Opera and Concert Arias EMI Classics Bel Canto Deutsche Grammophon Romantique Deutsche Grammophon 27 The Opera Gala Live from Baden Baden ft Anna Netrebko Ramon Vargas and Ludovic Tezier Elina The Best of Elina Garanca Deutsche Grammophon 2013 2894792241 Revive Elina Garanca and Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana and Roberto Abbado Deutsche Grammophon 2016 2894795937 Elina Garanca Meditation Karel Mark Chichon conducting Deutsche Radio Philharmonic and Latvian Radio Choir Deutsche Grammophon 2014 2894792071 Elina Garanca Mozart Vivaldi Parliphone Records LTD A Warner Music Group Company Erato 2005 190295905996 Elina Garanca Mozart Opera amp Concert Arias Camerata Saltzburg Louis Langree Virgin Classics Elgar Barenboim Sea Pictures Elina Garanca Falstaff Staatskapelle Berlin Decca Classics 2020 2894850968 Lieder Elina Garanca Malcolm Martineau Robert Schumann Frauenliebe und Leben op 42 Johannes Brahms Heimweh II O wusst ich doch den Weg zuruck op 63 no 8 Liebe und Fruhling II Ich muss hinaus op 3 no 3 Liebestreu op 3 no 1 Madchenlied op 107 no 5 O kuhler Wald op 72 no 3 Verzagen op 72 no 4 O liebliche Wangen op 47 no 4 Geheimnis op 71 no 3 Wir wandelten op 96 no 2 Alte Liebe op 72 no 1 Die Mainacht op 43 no 2 Von ewiger Liebe op 43 no 1 November 6 2020 Deutsche Grammophon 2020 DVD recordings include Anna Bolena by Donizetti Recording from Vienna State Opera La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini Carmen by Georges BizetReferences edit Gurewitsch Matthew 28 June 2009 A Mezzo Kicks Up Her Heels in High Style The New York Times Archived from the original on 24 June 2013 Retrieved 27 June 2010 Loomis George 10 January 2008 Opera s Switch Hitter The New York Sun Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Elina Garanca Biography Deutsche Grammophon Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Kuusisaari Harri 22 July 2009 Latvian blonde is eager to alter her image The Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition Finnish Cultural Foundation Archived from the original on 26 April 2012 a b Anita Garanca s website Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Theurich Werner 3 April 2007 Sopranistin Elina Garanca Coole Diva kesser Charme spiegel de in German Archived from the original on 20 December 2013 Retrieved 10 March 2020 Laureates and Jury 1999 The Mirjam Helin Competition Retrieved 25 March 2019 Rossini s Il Barbiere di Siviglia BBC 26 January 2008 Archived from the original on 29 January 2008 Retrieved 18 March 2014 Holland Bernard 14 January 2008 Barreling Through Rossini With a Noises Off Rhythm The New York Times Archived from the original on 18 December 2013 Retrieved 14 January 2008 Klaus Ackermann 27 June 2011 Magische Momente in German op online de Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Ritterband Charles E 12 May 2018 Samson Dalila und eine Badewanne grandios gescheiterte Neuinszenierung in Wien Samson Dalila and a bathtub a terrific failed new production in Vienna Klassik begeistert in German Samson et Dalila 20 October 2018 Elina Garanca a singer is like a sportsman LRT 20 May 2015 Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Veikko Ylikojola Where are they now Previous winners Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Latvia Elina Garanca BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 1 July 2001 Archived from the original on 22 June 2011 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Aaron Green 48th Annual Grammy Awards Classical Music About com Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Alle Preistrager in German Die Europaische Kulturstiftung Pro Europa Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 a b c Opera star Elina Garanca wins award for Romantique The Baltic Course 27 August 2013 Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Magazine Musical America names Elina Garanca Vocalist of the Year Bestriga 16 November 2009 Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Elina Garanca gewinnt MIDEM Classical Award in German KlassiKAkzente 25 November 2009 Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Verleihung des Titels Osterreichische Kammersangerin an Elina Garanca in German KlassiKAkzente 23 May 2013 Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Solo Recording of the Year Voice Duets opera arias Echo Klassik Archived from the original on 19 August 2013 Retrieved 18 March 2014 Echo Klassik Preistrager 2015 in German Echo Klassik Archived from the original on 9 September 2015 Par Gada ridzinieku kluvusi operdziedataja Elina Garanca Elina Garanca the opera singer has become the Rigans of the Year in Latvian LA lv 18 November 2018 eng lsm lv 29 November 2019 Latvian Excellence Award in Culture goes to Garanca Laudere Lancmanis Latvian Public Broadcasting Retrieved 9 December 2019 Elina Garanca Wiener Staatsoper Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Christiansen Rupert 26 September 2012 Elina Garanca We mezzos get to have such fun The Telegraph Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Christiansen states on the showing she makes in her new album Romantique I would go further and claim that in her repertory there has been no one to touch her since the Olga Borodina of 20 years ago Bibliography editWirklich wichtig sind die Schuhe The shoes are really important Ecowin Verlag GmbH 2013 ISBN 978 3711000453 Garanca s first autobiography Zwischen den Welten Mein Weg auf die grossen Opernbuhnen Between the Worlds My way to the great opera stages Ecowin Verlag GmbH 2019 ISBN 978 3711002334 Garanca s second autobiography External links editOfficial website Elina Garanca on Operabase Elina Garanca singing Mozart on YouTubePortals nbsp Biography nbsp Opera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elina Garanca amp oldid 1215845750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
