Born in Riga, Latvia, Inessa Galante has twice become an international star, learning her craft originally on the stages of the Bolshoi and Kirov. At first her success was limited by the political conditions of the time, and confined to the then "Eastern bloc". It was not until after the fall of the Berlin Wall that Galante could begin to fulfil the prophecies of Zubin Mehta and the late Yehudi Menuhin that she would be a great success also in "the West".

Campion Records realised her potential after hearing a sample recording of her voice in 1995, and arranged for her to record a further 18 operatic arias and songs in Riga. To date Campion Records have issued 9 CDs and 3 further projects are in preparation. BMG Conifer specially requested Inessa Galante to record four operatic excerpts on the CD "The Tchaikovsky Experience", with the Orchestra of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Neeme Järvi.

Inessa Galante and the Caccini “Ave Maria”
Inessa Galante's performance of the hauntingly beautiful Caccini's "Ave Maria" on her DEBUT album started a worldwide surge of interest in the piece. A single play on TV in Holland led to a Platinum Disc in that country. As a direct result of success of DEBUT the Caccini "Ave Maria" was recorded first by Lesley Garrett, then a host of other international artists including Charlotte Church, Andrea Bocelli, Sumi Jo and a cello version by Julian Lloyd Webber. However Inessa Galante's performance is still the one which most overwhelms listeners worldwide with its beauty.
It was chosen as ideal background music for the first page of the Website for the Madonna of Nagasaki.

In 1999 Campion Records produced a complete recital CD of baroque music with London Musici. Campion Records commissioned 18 new arrangements especially for Galante who revealed a new richer and warmer voice for the first time on CD. That warmth and richness is also very evident in the recent Wigmore Hall recordings with Roger Vignoles.

Inessa Galante is now in constant demand throughout the world for concerts and operatic roles and will be making return appearances in 2003 and beyond to USA, Korea, Germany, UK and throughout Europe, including performances with the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam and Scottish Opera.

In December 2003 Inessa starred in The Scottish Operas production of “Aida” where she received the following outstanding reviews:-

“Inessa Galante made a striking Aida”
Daily Telegraph - 10th December 2003

“She is a thrilling dramatic soprano and the best reason for catching this production”
The Guardian - 8th December 2003

Selected Career Highlights

2003: Stars in Scottish Opera Production of ‘Aida’
“Inessa Galante made a striking Aida”
Daily Telegraph - 10th December 2003
“She is a thrilling dramatic soprano and the best reason for catching this production”
The Guardian - 8th December 2003
2002: Worldwide sales of all CDs featuring Inessa Galante exceeds 250,000
2002: Recital in St. John's Smith Square London November with The Amsterdam Soloist Quintet
2002: Galante's triumphant return to the Bolshoi in production of Adriana Lecourveur
2001: Acclaimed sell-out recitals in Korea & Australia - Sydney and Melbourne
"Her singing is interpretation at a thrilling level" Melbourne Post
2001: Royal recital at Kensington Palace, London
2001: Gala Concert in Rotterdam with Jose Carreras & concert with Natela Nicoli in The Hague
2001: World Premier recording of a Mozart Mass in C with the conductor Douglas Bostock in the Czech Republic
2000: Awarded Platinum Disc for sales of "Debut" in Holland
2000: Albert Hall London debut
1999/2000: Four successful seasons of La Boheme in Detroit, Florida and Baltimore - "Galante's lustrous voice is the breath of first love...She is blessed with exquisite control"
1999: Recital at The Wigmore Hall, London (Broadcast by BBC Radio) accompanied by Roger Vignoles
Three sell-out recitals 1998, 1999, 2001 at the annual Festival au Quat' Saisons at Raymond Blanc's famous Oxford restauant 'Le Manoir' (Broadcast by Classic FM Radio)
1999: Awarded Gold Disc for sales of "Debut" in Holland
1998: Barbican debut with conductor Carl Davis
1996: Concert at Hollywood Bowl
1996: "Debut" Topped TOWER US charts above Bartoli, Te Kanawa, Pavarotti.
1995: American Solo debut at Newport Festival
"Galante...can summon and sustain any mood or emotion" - Boston Globe
1992: A triumphant debut as Pamina in The Magic Flute at the Mannheim Opera in Germany begins her career in The West.