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The first participants selected for the young vocalists’ programme Elīna Garanča. Young Baltic Voices are sopranos Gunta Greisle and Paula Mihailova, and mezzo-soprano Agneta Otaņķe from Latvia, as well as tenor Nojus Vytis from Lithuania.

The Latvian National Opera and Ballet announces that applications are now open for the Elīna Garanča Opera Academy programme “Young Baltic Voices” for the 2026/2027 season. Applications are accepted from 12 February to 16 March 2026.

The Latvian National Opera and Ballet, in collaboration with the outstanding mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča and the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, has launched the first young opera soloists’ program in the Baltics – Elīna Garanča. Young Baltic Voices. Applications for the program will be accepted already this season, while the training process will take place in the 2026/2027 season. The program’s patroness and ambassador is the world-renowned opera singer Elīna Garanča – a vivid source of inspiration for emerging artists.

The first audition for the 2026/2027 season will begin in February 2026 and will take place in two rounds. The first round will involve a remote selection based on submitted materials (including recordings). Applicants who advance to the second round will be invited to live auditions at the Latvian National Opera.

On Tuesday, September 9, at 11:00 AM, media representatives are invited to a press conference in the Beletage Hall of the Latvian National Opera.