Name: Gabriela Georgieva
Date of Birth: June 8th 1971, Vidin, Bulgaria
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Married
Citizenship: Bulgaria
Type of Voice: SOPRANO
Educational Background:
1994-1998 State Academy of Music "Pancho Vladigerov" - Sofia, Bulgaria 1998-1999 Bulgarian Academy of Art and Culture "Boris Christoff' - Rome, Italy Since 2003 Classes under the supervision of Ghena Dimitrova.
Master Classes:
June 1999 Interpretation Course for vocalists under Peter Dvorsky - Czech Republic
September 1999 Master Class under Prof. Caroline
Dumas - France 2000-2002 Master Classes under
Kaludi Kaludow 2003,2004 Master Classes under
conductor Paul Weigold 2006 Master Class under
Anna Tomova Sintova
Languages: Italian, Russian
Awards:
1997 Award at the Second Academic Competition "Zlatev- Cherkin", Sofia
1998 Second Prize at the 16th National Singing Competition
"Svetoslav Obretenov", Bulgaria
2001 Second Prize at the Third National Competition "Christo Brambarov", Sofia
2003 First Prize at the First National Competition "Katya Popova" - Pleven, Bulgaria
Second Prize at the 13 International Competition for young
opera singers "Boris Christoff –Bulgaria
Artistic Experience:
1999 Mozart - REQUIEM - participation in the International Music Festival "Peter Dvorsky", Czech Philcarmonic of Brno, Peter Fiala - conductor, Czech Republic
2000 Participation in the "Voices of the Future" - Presentation by Ghena Dimitrova - National Palace of Culture, Philharmonic Orchestra, Grigor Palikarov - conductor, Sofia, Bulgaria
2000 Participation in the opening of the International Music
Festival "Peter Dvorsky" by invitation and in partnership with Peter Dvorsky; Czech Philcarmonic of Brno, Yan Chalupetzki - conductor, Czech Republic
1999 - 2002 Assistant - Professor in opera singing at the New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria
2002 First performance in Bulgaria of "Poemes pour Mi" (1936) by Olivier Messiaen - Sofia, Bulgaria
2002 Debut participation as Leonora in "II Trovatore" by Verdi, Bulgaria
2002 Debut participation as Amelia in "Un ballo in Maschera" by Verdi - Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria
2002 Participation in the International Music Festival
"EUROPALIA" - Brussels, Belgium
2003 Concert participation in Bolshoj Theatre - Moscow, Russia
2003 Recordings for the Bulgarian National Radio-conductor Velizar Genchev
2004 Debut participation as Maddalena in "Andrea Chenier" by Giordano- Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria
2004 Debut participation as Aida in "Aida" by Verdi at the First International Opera Festival, Cyprus
2004 Tour hi Spain and France, sang Amelia in Verdi's "Un ballo in maschera".
A number of concerts in Italy, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary
2005 Participation in Germany, sang Leonora in Verdi's "II Trovatore"
2005 Debut participation as Tosca in "Tosca" by Puccini - Rousse, Bulgaria 2005 Debut participation as Dido in "Dido and Aeneas" by Purcell - Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria 2005 Pergolesi "Stabat mater" - participation in the 22'th International Music Festival Laureates Days "Katya Popova" - Bulgaria
2005 Participation in Spain, sang Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca"
2006 Recordings for the Bulgarian National Radio, conductor - Georgi Dimitrov
2006 Debut participation as Gioconda in "La Gioconda" by Ponchielli - Croatia 2006 Debut participation as Abigaile in "Nabucco" by Verdi - Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria 2006 Participation in Zagreb National Opera, Croatia, sang
Abigaile in Verdi's "Nabucco"
2006 Debut participation (World premiere) as Anastasia in "A destini for two" by Alexander Yosifov - Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria Since 2006 Solist at the Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria
2007 Participation in Zagreb National Opera, Croatia, sang Leonora in Verdi's "II Trovatore"
2007 Participation in Zagreb National Opera, Croatia, sang Amelia in Verdi's "Un ballo in maschera"
2007 Debut participation in "Requiem" by Verdi - Sofia National Opera
2007 Participation as Abigaile in "Nabucco" by Verdi at the Split Summer Festival, Croatia
2008 Debut participation as Angelica in "Suor Angelica" by Puccini - Zagreb National Opera, Croatia
List of Repertoire:
Parts from Operas, Oratorios and other vocal works:
PERGOLESI "Stabat mater" - Soprano PURCELL "Dido and Aeneas" - Dido ROSSINI "Stabat mater" - Soprano
VERDI
"Requiem" - Soprano
"Nabucco" - Abigaile
"Attila" - Odabella
"II Trovatore" - Leonora
"Un ballo in Maschera" - Amelia
"Don Carlo" - Elisabetta Valoa
"Aida"-Aida
PONCHIELLI "La Gioconda" - Gioconda
GIORDANO "Andrea Chenier" - Maddalena
PUCCINI "Tosca" - Tosca
"Suor Angelica" - Angelica
MASCAGNI "Cavalleria Rosticana" - Santuzza
MESSIAEN "Poemes pour Mi", First and Second Books
