Mezzo-soprano GABRIELA ESTEPHANIE SOLÍS lends her “rich tone” and “moving expressiveness” (San Francisco Classical Voice) to an expansive range of repertoire spanning medieval through contemporary periods. As a passionate concert artist, her notable solo performances from recent seasons include Lili Boulanger’s Psaume 130 and Holst’s The Cloud Messenger (Georgetown Epiphany Festival), Copland’s In the Beginning (University of Notre Dame), Brahms’s Alto Rhapsody (Grace & St.Peter’s, Baltimore), and selections from Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder (Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra). An avid interpreter of Baroque repertoire, she has collaborated with preeminent early music organizations in performances of Vivaldi’s Juditha Triumphans (Tempesta di Mare), Bach’s B Minor Mass (American Bach Soloists), Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater (Resonance Berkeley), and Handel’s Messiah (Seraphic Fire), as well as in the roles of Medoro in Handel’s Orlando (BEMF Young Artist Training Program), Bradamante in Handel’s Alcina, and Endimione in Cavalli’s La Calisto at San Francisco State University under the direction of Christine Brandes.
