ELINA GARANCA im Gespräch mit Peter Fässlacher 

Not so surprising Mrs Garanca speaks German. After all, she is in line with countless other opera singers. To name a few of the most famous: Marylin Horne, Jessey Norman, Grace Bumbry, Margarete Price. The reason is simple: Because more than half of the opera stages worldwide are located in Germany / the German-speaking area, first engagements in Germany at so-called provincial theaters are quite common. Like Elena Garanca at the Meiningen Opera House. (Whereby Meiningen already belongs to the upscale group of opera houses.) - Heinz

@@pega17pl ......also she studied in Vienna. That helps. But absolutely, for top opera singers is a necessity to speak German at least a little. Not only because of the repertoire but also because of the number of opera houses. Take the late Slovak opera singers Edita Gruberova or Lucia Popp - German practically became their main language for a big part of their lives. Also the brain works differently in people who actively practice classical music. It feels more natural for them to speak in other languages. And opera singers need also French and Italian pronunciation btw. It's not an easy trade. But it's heavenly gorgeous 💕😍 and Elina Garanca is marvelous 👍 Wishing you both a great evening 🌻

Elina didn't learn German until she was in her early 20s according to her autobiography.

zusatz gesegneter mensch

Peter: So Elina Garanca, is that a company? So these are employees who are there for you work? Elina: I have my secretary, who of course helps me incredibly much. I have an agency, just like almost every other singer. Of course there are at certain concerts a company, which is not mine, but I am from the company So basically asked to do a concert, for example Garanca & Friends is already a very big collaboration, from many aspects. Yes, of course we are also supported by our sponsors and everyone involved have joined. That I'm a brand, probably. That I have one I am a businesswoman, probably. But I don't have to be able to sell for the gala evening, yes. And I believe, If I were just a product, that wouldn't be enough in the long run. Yes. I believe that I am a personality who knows how to use a lot. Still, but If the voice wasn't there, the audience would probably pay attention too not aligned with me. Or would I also through my acting or my singing skills probably don't get the attention either, also from the television. And since I can probably speak several languages, that is probably also interesting because even if your German isn't 100%, people actually understand what I'm trying to say. With my slightly Latvian accent, maybe it's a bit charming. Peter: Yes, that's right. Did you actually where you started singing was actually the The idea of the job that you do now is what you had back then Did you think that the job would be like what you do now? Elina: A lot is a lot better. Peter: Really? Elina: Yes, and a lot of things aren't that much better. You know, I believe that a young artist who has just left the academy and wants to conquer the world sees A lot of things are completely different than what actually happens when you're on this high horse. And as a very, very good friend of mine said, on Mount Everest, if you has also reached the top, the air is very, very thin. And sometimes you can sliding down Everest very, very quickly, much faster than on a flat one Berglein. But we are very poor in Latvia with mountains. Our highest mountain is 711 meters high only. And I actually don't care much about that dizzy to say I climbed pretty high too. Yes, because me I'm connected to the earth. And I think that's precisely because I come from a relatively small place Country and, as I say, had to or should fight my way to the top, I know what it's worth. And of course I enjoy what has become now, but I I also pay my price for being away from home so much in recent years, that I never saw the first writing with my first daughter. I would have one Video sent that I often go alone on birthdays or family celebrations I'm somewhere and can't be with my family. Or when my children tell me, you can't sleep only one night instead of five sleep and then be home again? And that feeling of guilt is what is the price I pay for this incredible, glamorous lifestyle that you supposedly... supposedly. Partly no, you have to be honest. Partially, of course will enjoy it too. But not everything is as they say, not everything that glitters is gold. Peter: When did you actually realize in your career that now I've made it? Is there this moment or, I don't know, a production maybe or an event? Elina: What does done mean? So... In your eyes at least it's done. I have not yet done, no. Because I don't think I've reached my full potential yet There are some parts that I haven't sung yet because I believe that my voice has not yet sung all that I still have to sing. And there, for example, with a game like Amneris, which is still ahead of me, or with one Game like Kundry, which is still in front of me, has not yet reached the full top. That I probably did the maximum in what I sang before shouted out, it may be that you still remember the intonation or one Phrase can fall. Yes, but for me in certain shows I said everything I wanted to say and what I, I think, could say. And that's why in certain shows, like for example Octavia or Barbiere di Seville or Sesto or something similar have been eliminated because I for myself, for myself, have exhausted myself. And I don't want to repeat, I I don't want the routine over and over again because it's just not interesting to me anymore. ​And if I didn't just appear on stage with these parts as a must, I would lie to the audience because I'm not 100 percent behind it. Because I say I don't and won't do it because I'm passionate about it, but rather with an encounter I say, oh, I sing that loosely, as they say, with my left vocal cord and I'm on fire no more for it. And that's why I want, that's why I just want to move on now develop and say, I can still use my pedal, accelerator, a little more press on the ground and then we'll see what happens. Peter: Because my feeling is that this is also a factor in your great success, so it is My impression is that you always do a lot of things with a certain distance. So that's yes something that saves a lot of energy. So if you... Do you want me to move closer to you? Yes, exactly, we just work together. But can you do something with the idea? Or say, I even understand that Not sure what you mean by that? No, I understand that, but I I think that's a certain, that's a certain, how should I put it, a trademark maybe from me too, because I'm shy. People don't believe it, but I am shy and I need time until I can fully open up to people trust, because I have to be honest, my mother was an incredibly tough one Critic and I have appeared on stages with doubt for years and say, whether I'm even good enough. And I think it's somehow in the background still, this uncertainty. And I'm also one of those artists where I think we divide it into two anyway. So are part of the artist, they bring the audience to them. So you go on stage and Open your arms like this and say, now I'm going to take you all and bring you to you me. Or maybe it's another artist who says, now I'm jumping like I do in rock'n'roll or with Rolling Stones, you jump in like this and you're now wearing me on your sleeve, so back up again. And I think I'm group 1 and I like if I then go on stage and I sometimes fight for their attention People and say, well he's leaving now, I still have to get him to me. Or he's looking for something the bag, I still have to get it with me. And somehow, slowly, slowly, I just want to hug people too. And Maybe that's a certain impression as to why I'm being distanced sees. But you also have to be very careful that I'm almost 1.82 meters tall, when I perform on stage, with my high heels. And if the robe is still very long and very pompous, it is also a being who is like that on stage and not a little turn-on-on, as it should be. And I have a very large forehead and am prominent in my face and shoulders. So I am no little girl who would now appear so shy on stage. ​ And maybe for some people it's just, I would say, aristocratically elegant Distance. I think that's a very nice formulation. How to do that on stage brings with you. Peter: Finally, can I ask you something very, very uncharming? I'm canceling this already very sophisticated. You actually notice when you start to like puzzles Are you interested in the fact that you really slowly get older? Elina: Yes. Yes, but I believe that It doesn't have to do with age, because my older daughter, who is now eight, almost nine years old old, she loves puzzles. And that actually works for me for a really long time because we talk to each other. I I think that's something very, very meditative, something that enriches meditation for me. Meditative, that's the right word, meditative. And it's easy when I'm on the road a lot with concerts Promotions and interviews and this and that, I need my own bubble where I say, now it's all about me. And it's very monotonous. And what myself very much was surprised, I actually have an incredibly short patience, so it works for me up pretty quickly. But that incredible feeling of happiness you get when you're in 4,500 pieces Failure has found exactly this one and it slips in like this, it goes in like this right point. So that's kind of like a King Kong, I have that now because there are so many and sometimes you see them all so similar. And if you do it like that raps and then stands and then I forget that I was there for hours have worked. For me that is what simply transports me into some world that is perfect actually is passive. Although there's a Star Wars track running up here, so to speak. And I have I also noticed that it helps me a lot to memorize. In winter times I like to knit or do cross stitch and so on. And very often lay I listen to the music next to me and learn the lyrics. And at the same time I do something. So I've always done it that way. But also this feeling that you have 9 pieces or 18,000 pieces or now 33,600 pieces when I've finished it all and say, I did that, that's how it is. But I'm also getting older. Sorry, I mean, you don't have to search for a long time now. You go to Google, in Wikipedia, they know exactly how old I am. So I have nothing to do with that hide. Peter: Dear Ms. Gerantscher, what do I wish for you? Health. That of everyone. Elina: I believe, that in this crisis situation you really don't just focus on the negative, but also I can always dig up something positive And that I can still reach my Everest for a few more years. Peter: Then wish I wish you good health and that you will achieve what you want in a few years want. And that you still have a lot of fun with the 33,600 piece puzzle

Elina es mi preferida de esta epoca como mesoprano.Es maravillosa.

I was thinking the same thing!

Am 7. JULI 2022 ist sie wieder in LINZ an der Donau 😀😀😀

¿Por qué? Yo lo entendí todo perfectamente bien? Oh... Quizás no hablas alemán. Lo siento. :(