Gabriele Fuchs, born in 1946 in Laufen am Salzach, Upper Bavaria, Germany, is a distinguished German soprano and singing pedagogue. She pursued her studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg under the tutelage of Kammersängerin Maria Reining. During her academic years, she was recognized with the Bernhard Paumgartner Medal for being the best Mozart interpreter and the Lilly Lehmann Medal for her outstanding academic achievements. Her early recordings include W.A. Mozart's Coronation Mass and the motet Exsultate Jubilate.

Fuchs regularly performed at the Salzburg Festival, participating in opera productions such as Der Rosenkavalier and W.A. Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro under the direction of Karl Böhm, as well as Don Carlos under Herbert von Karajan. Her career began at the Opernhaus in Graz, followed by engagements at the Städtischen Bühnen Frankfurt and the Hamburgische Staatsoper.

Her repertoire prominently features W.A. Mozart roles, including Konstanze in Entführung aus dem Serail, Susanna and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, and Despina in Così fan tutte. She also excelled in Italian opera, performing roles such as Gilda in Rigoletto, Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera, Nanetta in Falstaff, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, and Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Fuchs was noted for her interpretations of Richard Strauss, particularly as Sophie in Rosenkavalier and Zdenka in Arabella.

Fuchs' career includes numerous recordings and performances at major opera houses worldwide, collaborating with renowned conductors like Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm, Leonard Bernstein, Carlos Kleiber, Wolfgang Sawallisch, and Christoph von Dohnányi. In 1997, she became a professor of singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich, continuing to teach on a freelance basis after her tenure.