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March 2002

In the words of Italian critic Gabriele Vitella "Gabriela Pochinki's voice arouses a special magical feeling that leads the listener throughout the soul of the musical score. Her interpretation of Ravel's Kaddish leaves the audience at a loss for words; her notes vibrate with extraordinary poetic feeling, evoking an atmosphere reminiscent of Moorish Andalusia. The soprano, a fervent and well-prepared performer of Mozart's pieces, confronts Italian 1800's repertoire with vocal class and firmness. One of the best aspects of this lyrical review is the section dedicated to Leonard Bernstein, an author Pochinki knows perfectly, performing his pieces very naturally, thus confirming her wide versatility in relation to musicals, a genre in which very few singers manage to find the proper dimension. Gabriela possesses remarkable theatrical power, which has characterized her throughout her entire musical career. This section turns out to be one of the most beautiful and diverse concerts recently recorded" (Corriere del Teatro).

Gabriela Pochinki recorded "Arias & Liturgical Songs" with the Symphonic Orchestra of Varna, Bulgaria, and with the Symphonic Orchestra of Kraków, Poland. She has recently finished recording another CD that includes 37 selected operatic arias, liturgical songs and some pieces from West Side Story as well as Candide, with the Radio Orchestra of Kraków.

A graduate of New York's prestigious Manhattan School of Music, Gabriela Pochinki began her professional career singing liturgical pieces in temples and churches in Buenos Aires, simultaneously studying Phonoaudiology at the University of Salvador, School for Medicine. Thanks to a scholarship granted by the Fulbright Foundation, she participated in several international vocal workshops in Italy, Israel, and the Salzburg Mozarteum in Austria. She studied privately with the renowned sopranos, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf and Renata Scotto.

Gabriela Pochinki has performed on major stages in Europe, South America, the United States and the Middle East. Her repertoire includes "Sandrina" in Mozart's La Finta giardinera, "Esmeralda" in Smetana's Die Verkaufte Braut, "Gilda" in Rigoletto, "Musetta" in La Bohème, "Gianetta" in L'elisir d'amore, "Norina" in Don Pasquale, "Miss Silverpeal" in L'impresario, "Papagena" in Zauberflöte, the leading part in Sarti's Giulio Sabino, and an unforgettable "Maria" in the American masterpiece West Side Story in Salzburg's Lanthestheater and in the United States, with a Broadway cast at the Virginia Opera.

Ms. Pochinki performed several solo concerts and recitals. The most recently at Teatro Piccolo Regio in Turin, Italy, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires (Orff’s Carmina Burana), Villa Mazotti in Chiari (Italy), Vienna’s Rathause (Austria), the Argentinian Consulate in New York, and Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg. After the performances at Teatro Piccolo Regio in Turin, critics hailed her as a "great artist endowed with special charm and a clear voice, capable of mesmerizing the audience with perfect technique and great stage presence."

Gabriela Pochinki won a number of international singing competitions. In 1997 she received first prize in Italy’s prestigious San Remo Classical Music Competition for "Best Opera Singer." During the 1991 Pavarotti Competition, the tenor expressed appreciation for her particular singing style, praising the "beautiful quality of her voice." In her native country, the president of Argentina, Dr. Fernando de la Rua, awarded Ms. Pochinki with a special medal for her world-class carrier.

In August 2001, Ms. Pochinki joined Frederica von Stade as "Valencienne" in The Merry Widow at Teatro Colón, in October she began a run at the Vienna Volksoper as Maria in Bernstein’s Westside Story that lasts until April 2002, while in December of this year she will perform "Adele" in Die Fledermaus at the New Tel Aviv Opera in Israel.