# Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano

> Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano – 3 recordings on Ondine. Elīna Garanča was born into a musical family in Riga, Latvia. In 1996 she entered the Latvian Academy…

Source: https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/garanca-elina

- **Role:** mezzo-soprano
- **Photo:** © Heikki Tuuli

## Biography

Elīna Garanča was born into a musical family in Riga, Latvia. In 1996 she entered the Latvian Academy of Music, and since 1998 she has studied with Irina Gavrilovici in Vienna and Virginia Zeani in the United States. She won the Mirjam Helin Singing Competition in 1999 and was a finalist in the 2001 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, after which Ondine released her début solo recording 'Arie Favorite'.

In September 2005 Elīna Garanča became an exclusive recording artist with Deutsche Grammophon. Ever since, the young mezzo-soprano has quickly established herself as one of the music world's newest stars through her performances with leading opera theaters and symphony orchestras around the world. She has captured critical and popular acclaim for her beautiful voice, intelligent musicianship, and compelling stage portrayals.

## Discography on Ondine (3)

- [Elina Garanca: Arie Favorite](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-969-2.md): Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano (ODE 969-2, 2001)
- [Opera Gala: Famous arias featuring · Karita Mattila · Elina Garanca · Soile Isokoski · Juha Uusitalo · Tommi Hakala · Jorma Hynninen](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1139-2f.md): Soile Isokoski, soprano · Karita Mattila, soprano · Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano · Jorma Hynninen, baritone · Tommi Hakala, baritone · Juha Uusitalo, bass-baritone · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra · Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra · Leif Segerstam, conductor · Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra · Estonian Symphony Orchestra · Eri Klas, conductor · Tapiola Sinfonietta · Latvian National Symphony Orchestra · Alexandrs Vilumanis, conductor (ODE 1139-2F, 2008)
- [Mozart Jubileum](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1078-2.md): Pekka Kuusisto (ODE 1078-2, 2006)

## Links

- [Official Website](http://www.elinagaranca.com/)
- [UMC Management & Productions](http://www.umcmp.com/artists.php)
- [Operabase](http://www.operabase.com/listart.cgi?name=garanca&loose=E&acts=+Schedule+)