In 2025, aged 19, soprano Etīna Emīlija Saulīte made her debut at the Latvijas Nacionālā Opera, singing her first Liù in Puccini’s Turandot, a part she will also sing during the 2026/27 season. In November 2025, the soprano has sung Dido in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas at 31st Iubilaei Cantus Festival 2025 in Nowy Sącz, Poland. In December 2025, she made her debut at Teatro alla Scala in the title role in Colasanti’s Anna A., followed by her debut at Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden in September 2026.
In 2024, Etīna Emīlija Saulīte sang the soprano solo in Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with the Emīla Dārziņa Chamber Orchestra, repeating it in 2025 at Jurmala Concert Hall with Riga Cathedral Boys’ Choir conducted by Mārtiņš Klišāns. In December 2026, she will make her debut singing Beethoven’s Symphony N° 9 in Berlin and Frankfurt/Oder, accompanied by Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt under the baton of Howard Griffiths.
Other recent performances include the 2024 Emīls Awards final concert conducted by Andris Vecumnieks, the Latvian National Opera’s 2024/25 season opening gala concert with the Latvian Opera and Ballet Symphonic Orchestra, a recital with pianist Daniil Mickevich at the Latvian Concert Hall and a concert with tenor Aleksandres Antonenko conducted by Ainārs Rubiķis at the Jurmala Festival.
Etīna Emīlija Saulīte performed with orchestras including Arte dei Suonatori, Emīla Dārziņa Chamber Orchestra, Krakow Opera Orkiestra, Latvijas Nacionālā Opera and Ballet Symphonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, and Zespół Śpiewaków Miasta Katowice Camerata Silesia – under the baton of conductors including Domingo Hindoyan, Marta Kluczyńska, Mārtiņš Ozoliņš, and Ainārs Rubiķis.
Premio Under 25: Concorso di Canto Lirico Internazionalea Portofino, 2026
First Prize: Hedda Urbani Competition of the Friends of Vienna State Opera, 2026
Second Prize: 21ˢᵗ Ada Sari International Vocal Artistry Competition, Nowy Sącz, 2025
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Puccini: La bohème
Mimi: Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì …
Live recording 2025
