With:
Elīna Garanča, mezzo soprano
Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
National Orchestra of Belgium

Works by Ēriks Ešenvalds, Hector Berlioz, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky, Andris Dzenītis

BOZAR celebrates the beginning of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and welcomes for the first time the mezzo, Elīna Garanča, one of the most charismatic artistes of her generation. For the occasion, she presents a musical journey across Europe and through different musical eras. This varied programme will give free rein to the powerful stage presence and extraordinary vocal range of the Latvian star. She will be accompanied by the National Orchestra of Belgium conducted by Karel Mark Chichon who, between 2008–2012, was also the chief conductor and artistic director of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.

Elīna Garanča was born into a musical family in Riga, Latvia, and studied at the Latvian Academy of Music. After winning several international competitions, she began her professional career as a resident artist with the Südthüringisches Staatstheater in Meiningen, and later with the Frankfurt Opera. Her first solo recording Aria Cantilena received the prestigious ECHO Klassik award. Highlights of recent seasons include her critically-acclaimed house debut in the title role of Bizet’s Carmen at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and at the Metropolitan Opera. In May 2013, Elīna Garanča was honoured by the Wiener Staatsoper with the title of ‘Kammersängerin’.

Tickets available on the BOZAR website.