elina garanca albums

Elīna Garanča (born September 16, 1976) is a Latvian mezzo-soprano. Born into a musical family in Riga, Garanča entered the Latvian Academy of Music in 1996 to study singing with Sergej Martinov. She continued her studies in Vienna with Irina Gavrilović and in the United States with Virginia Zeani. Garanča began her professional career at the Südthüringisches Staatstheater in Meiningen and later worked at the Frankfurt Opera. In 1999 she won the Mirjam Helin Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland.



BEL CANTO (2009)
Elina Garanca follows her exceptional DG debut splash, Aria Cantilena, with bel canto solos and ensembles featuring guest luminaries like Ildebrando d'Arcangelo. Flawless coloratura and a 'one-in-a-million' mezzo (The Independent) make this exciting young artist ideal for this repertoire. Balancing familiar numbers and ensembles with little known treasures by Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini, Elina rides bel canto's vocal acrobatics and spun out melodies through an emotional spectrum to unforgettable effect.



T r a c k L i s t i n g s

1. Act II, Ballata: "Il segreto per esser felici"
2. Act I, Aria: "Al mio core" (Aurelio)
3. Act I, Romanza: "All'afflitto è dolce il pianto" (Sara)
4. Act II, Romance: "Que faire?" - "Sol adoré de la patrie" (Zayda)
5. Act I, Romanza: "Dopo l'oscuro nembo"
6. Act I, Introduzione: "Sì, vuol di Francia il rege"
7. "Ah! Quando all'ara scorgemi"
8. "In tal giorno di contento"
9. "Ah! dal ciel discenda un raggio"
10. Act I, Andante
11. Recitativo: "O patria, dolce e ingrata patria!"
12. Cavatina: "Di tanti palpiti"
13. Act II, Terzetto: "In questi estremi istanti"
14. Act I, Scena: "Lieto del dolce incarco"
15. "Ascolta. Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio"
16. "Riedi al campo"
17. Cavatina: "La tremenda ultrice spada"
18. Act II, Duetto: "Io l'udia chiamarmi a nome"
19. "Suon tremendo!"
20. "La speme un dolce palpito"





* * * * * * * * * *

ARIA CANTILENA (2007)
The young mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca 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. For her debut recording on Deutsche Grammophon, Aria Cantilena, Elina Garanca has selected some of her favorite arias and scenes from current and future stage roles--ranging from the coloratura tour-de-force of Rossini's Cenerentola to the sparkling wit of Offenbach's Grande-Duchesse to the emotional intensity of Charlotte's "Letter Scene" from Massenet's Werther.



T r a c k L i s t i n g s

1. CHAPI: The Daughters of Zebedeo Carceleras (Luisa):
"Al pensar en el dueno de mis amores"
2. MASSENET: Werther Letter Scene (Charlotte): "Werther, Werther"
3. OFFENBACH: The Tales of Hoffmann No. 15 Romance (Nicklausse):
"C'est l'amour vainqueur"
4. ROSSINI: Cinderella Rondo finale (Cenerentola): "Nacqui all'affanno..."
5. VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas brasileiras no. 5 "Aria-Cantilena"
6. OFFENBACH: La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein No.3a Choer,
Recit et Rondeau (La Grande-Duchesse): "Ah! que j'aime les militaires"
7. ROSSINI: The Italian Girl in Algiers No. 11 Cavatina (Isabella):
"Per lui che adoro"8. MONTSALVATGE: Madrigal on a Folksong
9. STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier Trio & Duet(Octavian):
"`Marie Theres'!""Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein"






* * * * * * * * * *


ARIE FAVOURITE (2000)



T r a c k L i s t i n g s

1. Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio (Cherubino's aria)
2. Voi che sapete (Cherubino's arietta)
3. Deh per questo istante (Sesto's aria)
4. Parto, parto (Sesto's aria)
5. Una voce poco fa (Rosina's cavatina)
6. Nacqui all'affanno (Angelina's aria)
7. Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio (Romeo's aria)
8. Fia dunque vero - O, mio Fernando (Leonora's aria)
9. Per questa fiamma indomita (Giovanna's aria)
10. Werther, Werther (Charlotte's aria)



part 1
part 2