Elina Garanca Habanera (Carmen) by Georges Bizet

[sidvidkid]

She seems to have lungs more powerful then any other female opera singer i have heard, and she always looks like she isnt even trying....awesome, i would love to see her live some day.

[CarloQuinto]

Elina is tremendous! Listen to that rich full tone! She communicates the message of the music superbly.  I have always loved Callas' Carmen but I also love Garanca's Carmen. Let's appreciate and love her for the great artist she is.

[girlwithbirds]

im so proud that she's from my country. :)

[devilxhlywood]

great voice, horrible director.

[Bunty1962]

I wish that bald guy would wear a rug or a hat,I can't take my eyes off it. I bet Elina felt like slapping it at the end.

[aina2412]

i'm hoping if somenone can post the lyrics in english. thank you

[antianne61]

Je découvre avec bonheur cette artiste ... fabuleuse!!! quel tempérement!!!

[danibal54]

Confirmo, y Reafirmo, lo que dije en el co-

mentario anterior. ¡¡¡GARANCA COMPUSO

UNA DE LAS MAS EXTRAORDINARIAS

CARMENES DE ESTE NUEVO SIGLO!!!.

Confirmo, y me colmo, en todas mis ex-

pectativas. ¡¡¡Que Artista!!!, ¡¡¡Que Cantan-

te!!!. ¡¡¡Absolutamente, y para redondear,

¡¡¡MAGNIFICA!!!

[danibal54]

si haci hace Carmen, en concierto, ¡¡Que

Puede hacer En Vivo, Cuando el Sabado

la Vea desde El Met!!; ¡¡Esta Extraordina-

ria!!. Yo sabia que Garanca seria uno de

los muy buenos artista de hoy y lo voy

confirmando con el correr de su exitosa

carrera. ¡¡¡Grandes Augurios Para Tan Exi-

sita Cantante/Actriz.

[msnnnbc]

sorry to have to tell you this but that beautiful blonde hair and those stunning blue eyes wont be seen on the HD broadcast. she wears dark colored contacts and a black wig to look the part of the gypsy Carmen. i know because i saw two rehearsals and a final dress rehearsal of her at the Met. she is amazing. the new production is great, its very sexy.

[boguswoman81]

@msnnnbc No, actually she only wore a dar wig, but not dark coloured contacts. In the 'Carmen' DVD, you can see her blue eyes very well. And I am really glad for that, because otherwise that cruel, "man eating" look of Garanca's Carmen wouldn't have quite the same effect. The cold, blue eye colour adds to the general coldness of her look.

[msnnnbc]

@boguswoman81 you are correct about the contacts. she had them at some points and not at others it seems. but on the HD broadcast they were nowhere to be found.

[Casablanca1939]

A tall blonde Carmen ?  Wow!

I'm looking forward to watching the HD Broadcast of her from the Met coming up in Mid January 2010. Don't miss it if you are a fan.

[ChibiSF]

I had the pleasure of attending that performance at the Met. She was absolutely stunning as Carmen.

[coliflowerful]

Fantastic, you are one of my favorite singers

[cicorocuu]

Wie kann man sie bewundern? Hat nichts mit kühl zu tun, sie ist einfach eine langweilige, mittelmäßige Sängerin - nur hören das heutzutage leider viel zu wenige Leute. Vergleicht das einfach mal mit irgendeiner Interpretation dieser Arie von Maria Callas...

[ClassicalRelated]

I disagree completely with you. There's only one mediocre person around here.

It's some prejudiced person who doesn't like Elina.

Only nerds don't like her.

[Valynbrown]

@ClassicalRelated I'm a nerd and she's my favorite vocalist... don't categorize us :P

[Mirani2]

@cicorocuu Maria Callas ist Tod. Elina ist heute hier! Und sie ist eine schon Schauspielerin/singer.

[Compui7]

@cicorocuu ist zwar ein Jahr her, aber stimme Dir zu! Sehe da nicht wirklich viel Kraft hinter...ist zwar auch irgendwie schön in meinen Ohren, aber man merkt, dass das so ne olle schrulle singt.

[ThPaw]

Ich bewundere Sie.

Aber Carmen? Sie ist zu kühl.