Biography

Gabrielė Bukinė completed her master's studies in vocal performance at the Music Academy of Vytautas Magnus University under the guidance of Professor Sabina Martinaitytė in 2021. That same year, she began her tenure as a teacher at the Academy of Music of VMU and made her debut at the Kaunas State Music Theater, performing leading roles as Violetta in G. Verdi's La Traviata and Fiorilla in G. Rossini's Il Turco in Italia; therefore, she was nominated for the Golden Cross of Stage and was presented with the prestigious statuette of Fortune.

OTHER ROLES: Irmgard in F. Schreker's Flammen, Jolanta in P. Tchaikovsky's Jolanta, Margarita in Ch. Gounod's Faust, Micaela in G. Bizet's Carmen, Eglė in M. Petrauskas's Eglė Queen of Serpents, Noemie in J. Massenet's Cendrillon, Anna in G. Verdi's Nabucco, Cizi Kniezna in A. Dvorak's Rusalka, Angèle Didier in F. Lehár's operetta Der Graf von Luxemburg, Antonia in J. Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann, Mimi in G. Puccini's La Bohème, Suor Angelica in G. Puccini's Il Trittico: Il tabarro | Suor Angelica | Gianni Schicchi.

In September 2023, Gabrielė Bukinė emerged as the absolute winner of the esteemed 13th International Klaudia Taev Competition in Estonia, securing both the 1st Prize and the Audience Favorite titles. Since 2017, she has distinguished herself as a participant and Grand Prix laureate in fourteen other international competitions across Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Finland, Russia, and Kazakhstan.

In 2024, at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (LNOBT) awards ceremony honoring the outstanding performances of 2023, Gabrielė Bukinė was awarded the Hope of Opera statue. Additionally, she was named the Favorite Soloist of the Year, a recognition determined by audience votes.

Moreover, in 2023, she received the Kaunas City Culture Prize from the Kaunas City Council. She has also been a recipient of prestigious honorary and incentive scholarships, including two awarded by the President of the Republic of Lithuania, as well as scholarships from Intermedix Lietuva, R1 Lietuva, and VMU. Her exceptional talents have further earned her letters of appreciation from President Dalia Grybauskaitė.

MASTERCLASSES: Assoc. Genadij Kabka (Ukraine), Prof. Makal Bogdan (Poland), Prof. Wolfgang Niesser (Austria), Prof. Josef Wallnig (Austria), Prof. Andreas Macco (Austria), Prof. Vladimiras Prudnikovas (Lithuania), Francesco Bottigliero (Italy), Michael Woodwood (United Kingdom), Tomasz Konieczny (Poland), Carmen Santoro (Italy), and John Fisher (United Kingdom). Furthermore, she enhanced her experience during a year-long internship at the Polish National Opera Theater, Teatr Wielki, where she participated in masterclasses led by Prof. Izabela Kłosińska, Matthias Rexroth, and Eytan Pessen.

2024/2025 THEATRE SEASON ENGAGEMENTS:

Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet theatre:

• Suor Angelica, G. Puccini Il Trittico

• Antonia, J. Offenbach Les contes d'Hoffmann

• Violetta, G. Verdi La Traviata

• Donna Elvira, W.A. Mozart Don Giovanni

• Mimi, G. Puccini La Bohème

Kaunas State Musical Theatre:

• Violetta, G. Verdi La Traviata

• Mimi, G. Puccini La Bohème

• Angèle Didier, F. Lehár operetta Der Graf von Luxemburg

• Anna, G. Verdi Nabucco

• Adriana, F. Cilea Adriana Lecouvreur (also in Endla Theatre, Estonia). The premiere in the fall of 2025.