GABRIELA GEORGIEVA

Soprano

Born in Vidin, Bulgaria. Gabriela Georgieva graduated at the State Academy of Music Pancho Vladigerov in Sofia and at the Bulgarian Academy of Art and Culture Boris Christoff in Rome, Italy. From 2000 to 2005 she studied under the supervision of Gena Dimitrova.

Master Classes:

1999: Interpretation Course with Peter Dvorsky in the Czech Republik and a Master Class with Prof. Caroline Dumas in France.

2000/1: Master Class with Kaludi Kaludow

2003/4: Master Class with the conductor Paul Weigold

2006: Master Class with Anna Tomova Sintova

Awards:

1997: Award at the Second Academic Competition Zlatev – Cherkin in Sofia

1998: Second Prize at the 16th National Singing Competition Svetoslav Obretenov, Bulgaria

2001: Second Prize at the Third National Competition Christo Brambarov in Sofia,

2003: First Prize at the First National Competition of the International Music Festival Laureates Days Katya Popova in Pleven, Bulgaria

2004: Second Prize at the 13th International Competition for Young Opera Singers Boris Christoff

Operatic debuts and activity:

2002: .Partecipation to Europalia International Music Festival – Brussels

2002: Un ballo in maschera (Amelia) – Sofia, National Opera

Il trovatore (Leonora), Bulgaria

2004: Andrea Chιnier (Maddalena) – Sofia, National Opera

Aida (Aida) – Cyprus, First International Opera Festival

Un ballo in maschera (Amelia) – Spain, - France

Il trovatore (Leonora) – Germany

2005: Tosca (Tosca) – Rousse, Bulgaria

Dido and Aeneas (Dido) –Sofia, Bulgaria

Tosca (Tosca) – Spain

2006: La Gioconda (Gioconda) – Croatia

Nabucco (Abigaille) – Sofia, National Opera

2007: Un ballo in maschera (Amelia) – Zagreb

Verdi’s Requiem (soprano) - Split

Nabucco (Abigaille) – Split summer

Tosca (Tosca) - Slovakia

Un ballo in maschera(Amelia) – Slovakia

2008: Suor Angelica (suor Angelica) – Zagreb; Un ballo in maschera (Amelia) – Sofia;

Nabucco (Abigaille) – Zagreb; Trovatore (Leonora), Un ballo in maschera, – Kosice;

Suor Angelica (suor Angelica) – Sofia; Nabucco (Abigaille) – Bruxelles;

2009: Nabucco (Abigaille) – Graz; Un ballo in maschera (Amelia) – Bern

Recordings:

2003: recording for the Bulgarian National Broadcasting; conductor Velizar Genchev

2006: recording for the Bulgerian National Broadcasting; conductor Georgi Dmitrov