About Gabriella
Born in San Diego, California and raised also in Tijuana, Mexico. Gabriella began her musical journey at a very young age performing at school concerts and as a member of the local church choir. She studied classical singing at the Conservatorio de la OBC in Tijuana after which she enrolled as a Dramatic Arts major and music minor at Mesa College in San Diego. Gabriella continued her theatrical studies in Madrid, Spain at the Escuela Superior de Artes y Espectaculos where she met and studied under renowned Spanish Zarzuela soprano Josefina Arregui. Some of her most influential teachers are Ignacio Clapes, Mary McKenzie, Ilia Aramayo, Roberto Coviello and Erika Pagan. In 2010 Gabriella was chosen to perform the role of Carmen in a production of Bizet's opera at Festival De Opera en la Calle in Tijuana under the direction of José Medina. She continued her collaboration with them until 2012 including the role of Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana. After performing at various concerts in Spain, Mexico and USA, she settled in Milan, Italy where she was accepted at Scuola Civica di Musica Claudio Abbado. After obtaining her Bachelor’s in Classical Singing she went on to debut her first operatic role in a production of Mozart's Don Giovanni at Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto, Italy, where she went back to perform the role of Kate Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly. She was Tosca in a concert form production of Puccini's Opera at Teatro Gatto in Switzerland and reprised the role of Donna Elvira in a production of Don Giovanni in Varese, Italy. She was Maria in a Scuola Civica Claudio Abbado's production of West Side Story and reprised the role in two other occasions in the city of Milan. She recently performed the roles of La Fata Turchina and La Volpe in a production of Natalia Valli's Pinocchio and Serafina in Opera Italia’s production of Donizetti’s Il Campanello in Los Angeles. Her repertoire includes Donna Elvira, Tosca, Trovatore, Contessa D’Almaviva, Elisabetta, Adriana Lecouvreur to name a few. She currently trains and performs in Italy where she also resides. Gabriella is currently on the 2024-2025 Season Singer Roster at Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto, were she was featured also for the 2023-2024 Season Roster. Gabriella is known for the warmth and roundness of her voice as well as for the extended range and versatility. Her concert series have been a tremendous hit including the sold out concert: Le Stagioni dell'Amore (The Season's of Love). Gabriella has sung at numerous prestigious venues including but not limited to Vigorelli Stadium in Milan, Italy where she was invited to sing the US National Anthem in collaboration with the U.S Consulate of Milan, at the XXV Italian Super Bowl.