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Gabriela Edith Pochinki is a singer of Opera and popular music. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has begun her career when she was a child. She has been awarded prizes at major Opera competitions, including "Best Female Opera Singer" at the Sanremo Festival〔("Pochinki se lució en el San Remo Classic" ) 〕 and "Best Singer In The World" at the 3º Festival della Lirica of the Sanremo Musica Festival,〔(Sanremo Musica Festival Official Page, 1997 Edition )〕 both in Italy. She got the second prize at the Pavarotti Competition, where she met Luciano Pavarotti, who had said about her: "The quality of Gabriela’s voice is stunningly beautiful".〔(HideOut Forum interview with Gabriela Pochinki ) 〕 == Music career == She first received a Bachelor's degree and then a Master’s degree in Music from the Manhattan School of Music. She also received a degree in Speech Therapy from Universidad de Medicina de El Salvador in Buenos Aires. Apart from Opera, she recorded many songs in different styles and genres such as Tango, Pop Music and liturgical chants. Pochinki played different characters in many popular Operas, not only in Argentina but also in United States and Europe. For nine months she played the role of Maria in Leonard Bernstein's ''West Side Story'' at the Landestheater in Salzburg and at the Vienna's Volksoper. During her stay in the United States she toured many cities with the Virginia Opera,〔(''West Side Story' Brings A Taste Of New York To Virginia Opera', ''Daily Press'', November 10, 2000 )〕 where she was the only non-North American performer of the original English-language Broadway version of ''West Side Story'' Apart from playing a Maria in Bernstein's ''West Side Story'', Gabriela also played Gilda in Verdi's ''Rigoletto'', Rosina in Rossini's The Barber of Seville, and Marie in Donizetti's ''The Daughter of the Regiment''.〔(List of Pochinki's performances )〕 Besides, she performed famous songs like “Somewhere over the Rainbow" from ''The Wizard of Oz''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gabriela Pochinki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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