Marina Rebeka has received the Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
She was honored with this prestigious award at Latvian National Opera by Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Ambassadeur de France en Lettonie and in the presence of President of Latvian Republic Edgars Rinkēvičs. This came at the end of the second of the two solo concerts promoted in Latvia by Zagara Fonds. Singing at ‘home’ is a a gift which filled my heart with joy and emotion.”
The soprano received the award for her creative works that have made significant contributions to the field of art and literature or who have promoted the prestige of art and literature in France and elsewhere in the world.