Gabrielė Kupšytė

Lithuanian mezzo-soprano Gabrielė Kupšytė is a graduate of the first year of the Mascarade Opera Studio where she worked closely with Julia Lynch. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Opera from the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she studied with Elizabeth Ritchie and Jonathan Papp, before which she graduated with honours in Vocal Studies from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. During her time at the Royal Academy of Music, she was a grateful recipient of the Carr-Gregory Trust Scholarship, was a member of the prestigious Song Circle and won the Isabel Jay Memorial Prize for singing. In 2019 and 2021, Gabrielė attended the Georg Solti Accademia, where she worked with Roberto Frontali, Barbara Frittoli, Grace Bumbry and Richard Bonynge. Gabrielė has appeared as Cenerentola in Rossini’s La Cenerentola (The New Generation Festival); Veronique in Bizet’s Le Docteur Miracle (L’Orchestre de Chambre de Genève); Chérubin in Massenet’s Chérubin, Prince Athamas in Handel’s Semele, The Dog in Janaček’s The Cunning Little Vixen, and La chatte / L’écureuil in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges (Royal Academy of Music). In 2022 Gabrielė joined the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and performed Romeo in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi at the National Opera House in Vilnius.