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 with Gena Dimitrova.
Master Classes:
1999: Interpretation Course with Peter Dvorsky in the Czech Republik and a Master Class with 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: Awarded 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.
2003: Un ballo in maschera (Amelia) and Il trovatore (Leonora)– Sofia, National Opera.
2004: Andrea Chénier (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) – Ruse, Bulgaria; Dido and Aeneas (Dido) –Sofia; 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 Festival; Tosca (Tosca) and Un ballo in maschera(Amelia)
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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.
2010: Tosca – Bern.
2011: Nabucco (Abigaille) and Un ballo in maschera (Amelia) – Opernhaus, Zürich; Aida – Terme di Caracalla, Teatro dell’Opera in Rome.
Recordings:
2003: recording for the Bulgarian National Broadcasting; conductor Velizar Genchev.
2006: recording for the Bulgarian National Broadcasting; conductor Georgi Dmitrov.
