Lithuanian mezzo-soprano Gabrielė Kupšytė is an artist of remarkable versatility, recognised for her warm, distinctive voice, expressive musicality and compelling stage presence. From 2022 to 2024, she was a member of the prestigious Jette Parker Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and since 2024 has been an ensemble member of Oper Leipzig, where she is now entering her third season.
During the 2026/27 season at Oper Leipzig, Gabrielė will appear as Olga in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Cherubino in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Dorabella in Così fan tutte. Her work with the company has already included a wide variety of roles, among them Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier, Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, Wellgunde in Das Rheingold, Wellgunde in Götterdämmerung, Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Clotilde in Norma, Flora in La traviata and Melibea in Il viaggio a Reims. She also appeared at Staatsoper Hannover as the Second Nymph in Dvořák’s Rusalka.
The 2026/27 season brings several important international engagements. Gabrielė makes her theatre debut at Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera in Warsaw as Nicklausse in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann. She performs the same role at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Vilnius. In September, she also appears in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Gintaras Rinkevičius.
During her time at the Royal Opera House, Gabrielė performed roles including Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Second Nymph in Rusalka, Inez in Il trovatore, Flora in La traviata, Arminio in Arminio, Third Maid in Elektra and Mercédès in Carmen. She also covered principal roles including Dorabella in Così fan tutte, Charlotte in Werther, Preziosilla in La forza del destino and Lola in Cavalleria rusticana. Her work brought her into collaboration with conductors including Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Mark Elder, Semyon Bychkov, Maxim Emelyanychev, Nicola Luisotti, Antonello Manacorda and others.
Gabrielė made her Royal Albert Hall debut as Laura in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta, performing with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Vasily Petrenko. Her concert repertoire includes major symphonic and concert works, with engagements in Lithuania and across Europe.
Her artistic achievements have been recognised through several awards and nominations. In 2023, she was nominated in the Young Singer category at the International Opera Awards. She was also honoured by the Global Lithuanian Awards for her contribution to representing Lithuania internationally, while the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre named her Opera Hope of the Year following her debut as Romeo in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi under Sesto Quatrini.
Gabrielė holds an Advanced Diploma in Opera from the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she was awarded the Carr-Gregor Trust Scholarship and the Isabel Jay Memorial Prize. She is an alumna of the Mascarade Opera Studio in Florence and a two-time participant in the Georg Solti Accademia, where she worked with artists including Roberto Frontali, Barbara Frittoli, Grace Bumbry and Richard Bonynge. She completed her undergraduate studies with honours at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
Her earlier repertoire includes the title role in Rossini’s La Cenerentola at the New Generation Festival, Véronique in Le Docteur Miracle with L’Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, and roles including Cherubino, Prince Athamas in Handel’s Semele, the Dog in Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen, and La Chatte and L’Écureuil in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges with Royal Academy Opera.
With a repertoire spanning Mozart, Strauss, Handel, Bellini, Wagner, Janáček, Offenbach and contemporary music, Gabrielė Kupšytė is establishing herself as a versatile European mezzo-soprano, equally at home in the opera house and on the concert platform, with a particular affinity for rich, character-driven repertoire.
