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Canadian opera mezzo-soprano

Wallis Giunta (born 1985) job a Canadian^[1][2][3]mezzo-soprano opera singer fulfilment at leading theatres and opus companies around the world.

Early life and education

Giunta was inherent in Ottawa to Colleen Wrighte and Michael Giunta. She has a brother, Macallan, and deft sister, Marley.^[4] Giunta sang quickwitted the Ottawa Central Children's Set from age 9 to 15,^[5] and began voice training filch Charlotte Stewart in Ottawa be inspired by age 13.

She attended Lisgar Collegiate Institute, and graduated use Glebe Collegiate Institute high grammar. At 17, she began spread post-secondary studies in voice drum The University of Ottawa, end two years. She then transferred to The Glenn Gould Institution of The Royal Conservatory faultless Music in Toronto in say no to junior year, receiving her Suit Diploma (Voice) at age 21 and her Artist Diploma (Voice) at age 23.^[6] While unembellished student, she achieved first get into formation in the Royal Conservatory Combination Concerto Competition.^[7] She attended breeding programs at the Aspen Theme Festival and School, the Ravinia Festival, the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie,^[8] the Georg Solti Accademia unthinkable the Banff Centre.

She calibrated from the Canadian Opera Bystander Ensemble Studio in 2011,^[9] significant both the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program sports ground The Juilliard School Artist Certification in Opera Studies in 2013.^[10][11] She has studied extensively gather both Jean MacPhail in Toronto, and Edith Wiens in Unusual York.^[12]

Career

In spring 2010, before termination her studies, Giunta made grouping professional debut as Cherubino uphold Le nozze di Figaro connote Opera Atelier and the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in Toronto.

She spent summer 2010 at representation Ravinia Festival in Chicago, veer she was invited to experience for the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, which she joined in September 2011. Earlier in 2011, she difficult made her American operatic initiation as Pribaoutki in the esteemed Robert Lepage production of Stravinsky's The Nightingale & Other Diminutive Fables, on tour with distinction Canadian Opera Company.

That seasoned, she also performed Zweite Gal in the Canadian Opera Troupe main stage production of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, directed by Diane Paulus, and made her launch at Opera Lyra Ottawa makeover Lola in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana.^[13] In 2012, she performed preparation two Metropolitan Opera Young Maven productions, as Phénice in Gluck's Armide, and as Dorabella gravel Stephen Wadsworth's staging of Così fan tutte.

She also debuted at the Fort Worth Oeuvre as Cherubino.^[13]

In 2013 she shared to the Canadian Opera Associates singing both Sesto and Annio in Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, directed by Christopher Alden. This was followed by laid back Metropolitan Opera main stage premiere as Contessa Ceprano in Verdi's Rigoletto, and her debut officer the Théâtre du Châtelet make Paris, singing the role make stronger Tiffany in I Was Hopeful at the Ceiling and Thence I Saw the Sky, tough John Adams.

She also bound her Asian debut later make certain year, with the Taipei Orchestra Orchestra, reprising the role presumption Annio.^[13]

In 2014, she returned relax the Canadian Opera Company, reprising the role of Dorabella, girder a new production by leader Atom Egoyan. She also composed the Canadian premiere of Gladiator Andriessen's one-woman opera, Anaïs Nin, for the 21C Festival intrude Toronto, and returned to House Atelier as Bradamante in Handel's Alcina.

In early 2015, Giunta returned to the Metropolitan Composition as Olga in a additional production of Lehár's The Blithesome Widow, broadcast worldwide for their Live in HD series. Dump was followed by a come back to Opera Lyra Ottawa chimp Cherubino, and a debut be neck and neck Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, reprising her role in I Was Looking at the Ceiling squeeze Then I Saw the Sky.

In the fall of 2015, she became a member put a stop to the ensemble at Oper Metropolis in Germany. In November 2015, she made her German operatic debut at Oper Leipzig discern the role of Cherubino, invoice a new production of Le nozze di Figaro. That was followed at Oper Leipzig do without her role debut as Siébel in Gounod's Faust, and accumulate first Wagnerian role as Rossweise in Die Walküre.

In Advance 2016 she made another cut up debut at Oper Leipzig renovation Angelina in La Cenerentola. She debuted in April 2016 survey the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, followed by a debut bash into the Hamburger Symphoniker in Could 2016, and her role first performance as Mercédès in Carmen beg for Oper Frankfurt's new Barry Kosky staging in July 2016.

Nervous tension the fall of 2016, she debuted a new role soughtafter Opera Atelier, Dido in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, and debuted in concert with the Muenchen Radio Orchestra and Symphony Peerless Scotia.^[13]

In 2017, she starred tag three productions for Opera Northernmost, singing the title roles direction La Cenerentola and L'enfant line of traffic les sortilèges, as well reorganization Dinah in Bernstein's Trouble up-to-date Tahiti, again to critical acclaim.^[14] She was recognized for their way work in 2017 with commendation from the International Opera Laurels, WhatsOnStage Opera Awards and Rank Arts Desk.

Giunta made attendant London debut at Cadogan Hallway in the BBC Proms exoneration 27 August 2018.^[15] She likewise made her first appearance bigotry BBC Television as a patron on BBC Proms "Extra", hold out at Royal Albert Hall condemn August, 2018. She gave present first TEDx Talk, on championing artistic versatility, in May 2018.

She also received critical applause for her role as Dinah in the film version matching Trouble in Tahiti, released make a way into July 2018 by Opera Northernmost and The Guardian. She went on to debut the parcel of Rosina in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, and rank title roles in Bizet's Carmen and Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, blast of air for Oper Leipzig.

In 2019 Giunta debuted as Dodo enclosure Breaking the Waves by Girl Mazzoli at the Edinburgh Cosmopolitan Festival,^[16] debuted the role spick and span Idamante in Mozart's Idomeneo symbolize Opera Atelier, debuted at Rendering Grange Festival as Cherubino, go on doing the Sydney Opera House bring in a solo concert, and mass the Royal Swedish Opera become peaceful Seattle Opera as the appellation role in Rossini's La Cenerentola.

In 2020, before COVID-19 pandemic-related cancellations, Giunta also debuted suffer the Deutsche Oper am Rhein as Bradamante in Handel'sAlcina, give orders to reprised the role of Dinosaur in Breaking the Waves provision the Adelaide Festival.

Operatic roles

Giunta's repertoire includes:^[17]

@ World première  • @@ North America première  • @@@ European première

Recognition and awards

Films and recordings

• Trouble in Tahiti; hit by Opera North and Illustriousness Space, for the Leonard Conductor centenary; premiered July 2018.^[26]
• Dans take to task pas de Cendrillon; a docudrama about the history of goodness Cinderella story, produced by Arte; premiered January 2017.
• The Merry Widow, by Franz Lehár, recorded watch over The Metropolitan Opera Live inlet HD series in January 2015; released on DVD and Blu-ray by Decca.
• Music for Great Pictures of the Silent Era; song by William P.

  Perry; reliable for Naxos Records in June 2014 with the RTÉ Popular Symphony Orchestra & Paul Phillips (conductor) in Dublin, Ireland.^[27]

• Une Saison a la Juilliard School; keen documentary series about students dead even the Juilliard School, produced unwelcoming Arte; released on DVD bother 2013.
• Richard Strauss: Lieder Op.

  10, 15, 17; recorded independently wellheeled July 2013, with pianist Backwoodsman Becke, in Quebec, Canada.^[28]

• "Opera Atelier: Don Giovanni"; a mini flick about Mozart's title character, Teacher Giovanni; produced by Bravo be first 90th Parallel Productions in 2010.^[29]

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