Gabriele Fontana

Gabriele Fontana was born in 1958 in Innsbruck, Austria. Fontana is an operatic soprano who made her professional debut in 1980 as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with Oper Frankfurt. In 1982, she joined the Hamburg State Opera, performing roles such as Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier. She also performed as Sophie Scholl in the world premiere of Udo Zimmermann's Weisse Rose, a role she later recorded with the Vienna State Opera. Fontana has performed at major opera houses worldwide and at festivals including the Salzburg Festival and Glyndebourne Festival.