This June, Elīna Garanča embarks on tour with the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare. Opening the tour at the Wiener Konzerthaus on June 16, the acclaimed mezzo-soprano takes the stage to sing Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder cycle. The program, which returns to the Konzerthaus on June 17, also includes Beethoven’s “Leonora Overture” and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra.
Following her acclaimed role debut as Dalila at Wiener Staatsoper, Elīna Garanča launches into a busy summer season of concerts and recitals throughout Europe.
On June 9, Elīna travels to Poland to sing with the Sinfonietta Cracovia. Conducted by Karel Mark Chichon, Elīna performs an evening of Italian and Spanish classical music favorites.
On May 12, Elīna Garanča makes her stage role debut as Dalila in Camille Saint-Saën’s Samson et Dalila at Wiener Staatsoper. Conducted by Marco Armiliato, the Latvian mezzo-soprano performs alongside tenor Roberto Alagna, with whom she has shared the stage many times in Carmen.
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.