Gabrielle Anne Barkidjija
mezzo-soprano
a little about gabrielle
Praised for her “coppery warm tone” (Classical Voice North America), mezzo-soprano Gabrielle Barkidjija recently earned critical acclaim for her portrayal of Dodo in Detroit Opera’s production of Breaking the Waves, as well as for the NAXOS Records release of Daron Hagen’s Everyone, Everywhere, a work which she premiered as the mezzo-soprano soloist at Carnegie Hall.
On the opera stage, Gabrielle has performed with Sarasota Opera, Detroit Opera, the Merola Opera Program, the Aspen Music Festival, Central City Opera, Teatro Nuovo, and Geneva Light Opera.
On the concert stage, Gabrielle frequently performs with the GRAMMY- Award winning ensemble, The Crossing Choir, with Voices of Ascension, and the NY Philharmonic chorus.
Also an accomplished recitalist, Gabrielle recently presented a self-curated program as part of Carnegie Hall Citywide’s fall season.
UPCOMING
“Gabrielle Barkidjija created a stalwart, open-hearted Dodo, Bess’ only friend, with her coppery warm tone and realistic characterization. Barkidjija’s luscious vocal color anchored her lines as islands of humanity in the second half’s tornado of musical terror.”
Classical Voice North America
“Whether as a seductively diabolical dominatrix or a Brooklynese-spouting hairstylist, in any of her morphing personae, Gabrielle Barkidjija made herself riveting on stage and sang with damnable commitment and satisfying vocal chops.”
Boston Musical Intelligencer
In case you were wondering…
Barkidjija is pronounced (bar-ki-jee-yuh): it’s an atypical Croatian surname. My father is Croatian and my mother is half-Palestinian and half-British. I feel fortunate that my childhood was heavily influenced by Croatian, Palestinian, and British cultures. My heritage will always inform who I am as a person and as an artist.