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. Currently, Gabrielė Bukinė is a soloist at the Kaunas State Musical Theatre and the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (LNOBT), as well as a lecturer in vocal performance at the Vytautas Magnus University Music Academy.

ROLES: Violetta in G. Verdi's La Traviata, Mimi in G. Puccini's La Bohème, Suor Angelica in G. Puccini's Il Trittico: Il tabarro | Suor Angelica | Gianni Schicchi, Angèle Didier in F. Lehár's operetta Der Graf von Luxemburg, Antonia in J. Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann, Donna Elvira in W.A. Mozart's Don Giovanni, Irmgard in F. Schreker's Flammen, Fiorilla in G. Rossini's Il Turco in Italia, 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.

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 also been a laureate and finalist of fourteen other international competitions in Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Finland, Russia, and Kazakhstan, including several Grand Prix honors. She has received scholarships from the President of the Republic of Lithuania (Antanas Smetona Scholarship, twice), Intermedix Lietuva, R1 Lietuva, and Vytautas Magnus University (Honorary and Merit Scholarships), as well as Letters of Appreciation from the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė.

In 2022, she was awarded the Fortūna Statuette for her debut performances in 2021: Violetta (La Traviata — also nominated for the Golden Stage Cross) and Fiorilla (The Turk in Italy). In 2023, she received the Kaunas City Culture Award. In 2024, she was recognized by the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre as the Opera Hope of the Year and, by audience vote, the Favorite Soloist of the Year. In 2025, she was named Opera Soloist of the Year for her portrayals of Sister Angelica and Antonia. For these roles, as well as for her interpretation of Mimì in La Bohème, she received the Golden Stage Cross.

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.

2025/2026 THEATRE SEASON ENGAGEMENTS:

Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet theatre:

• Suor Angelica, G. Puccini Il Trittico

• Cio-Cio-San, G. Puccini Madama Butterfly

• Violetta, G. Verdi La Traviata

• Donna Elvira, W.A. Mozart Don Giovanni

Kaunas State Musical Theatre:

• Violetta, G. Verdi La Traviata

• Mimi, G. Puccini La Bohème

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

• Pamina, W.A. Mozart Die kleine Zauberflöte

• Adriana, F. Cilea Adriana Lecouvreur

Laureate of the Golden Stage Cross, the Kaunas City Culture Award, and the Fortūna Statuette, as well as Opera Soloist of the Year at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre