Next month, Elīna Garanča returns to New York to headline the Metropolitan Opera’s revival of Carmen. Starring in Richard Eyre’s production, one that she opened in 2009, the Latvian mezzo-soprano rejoins costar Roberto Alagna as Don José (with Jonas Kaufmann singing the final two performances of the run) with Ailyn Pérez as Micaëla and Gábor Bretz as Escamillo.
On January 16, Elīna Garanča will be heard at Brussel’s Palais des Beaux Arts where she headlines a concert with the Orchestre National de Belgique and Karel Mark Chichon. The concert marks the opening of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and marks the Latvian mezzo-soprano’s debut at the hall.
This week, Elīna Garanča gives her first performances of 2015 with recitals in Zurich and Graz. On January 5, the Latvian mezzo-soprano takes the stage of the Opernhaus Zurich for a collection of hand-picked lieder by Brahms, as well as three works by Duparc and eight songs by Rachmaninoff.
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.