On August 3, Elīna Garanča returns to the Salzburg Festival to sing a recital of lied. The Latvian mezzo-soprano, who made her Salzburg Festival debut in 2003, presents a program of Johannes Brahms, Henri Duparc, and Sergei Rachmaninov with frequent recital partner Malcolm Martineau.
On July 21, audiences can enjoy the DVD of Elīna Garanča’s debut performance in Donizetti’s La favorite, recorded live at the Bayerische Staatsoper. The Latvian mezzo-soprano stars as Léonor de Guzman, the titular “favorite” of the Spanish king Alphonse XI, portrayed by Marisusz Kwiecien.
On June 29, Elīna Garanca sings a rich program of arias with Ion Marin and the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. The Latvian mezzo-soprano sings works by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Verdi, Cilea, Mascagni, and Tosti.
Elīna returns to Ljubljana after enchanting audiences at the festival in 2014.
In her first book, Elīna Garanča talks about her life between two different worlds: between East and West, roots and wings, children and career, talent and self-discipline, art and life.