Anita Garanča
Anita Garanča (10 February 1949 – 23 July 2015) was a Latvian lieder singer and vocal teacher. She is the mother of mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča.[1]
In 1973 Garanča graduated from the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, in 1983 with the Vocal Department.[1] Pedagogue Daugavpils Pedagogical Institute. From 1976 to 1982 she was the soloist of the chamber choir , then until 1989, at the Latvian Philharmonic. From 1977 to 2001, she directed the young choir "Zvani". Since 1984 she had been a teacher at the Latvian Academy of Music's Vocal Department, and since 1999 as a professor.[2]
In 1995 she received the Spēlmaņu nakts Award.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mustillo, Michael (5 August 2018). "Latvian opera mourns death of Anita Garanca". The Baltic Times. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Latvijas enciklopēdija. 3. sējums. Rīga: Valērija Belokoņa izdevniecība. 2005. 565. lpp. ISBN 9984-9482-3-4.
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