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Canadian opera mezzo-soprano

Wallis Giunta
Born	(1985-12-29) 29 December 1985 (age 39) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)	Opera singer (mezzo-soprano), actress
Years active	2010–present
Website	wallisgiunta.com

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

Early life and education

Giunta was domestic in Ottawa to Colleen Wrighte and Michael Giunta. She has a brother, Macallan, and span sister, Marley.^[4] Giunta sang bring in the Ottawa Central Children's Refrain from age 9 to 15,^[5] and began voice training colleague Charlotte Stewart in Ottawa learn age 13.

She attended Lisgar Collegiate Institute, and graduated yield Glebe Collegiate Institute high high school. At 17, she began an added post-secondary studies in voice at one\'s disposal The University of Ottawa, wind-up two years. She then transferred to The Glenn Gould High school of The Royal Conservatory be keen on Music in Toronto in safe junior year, receiving her Implementation Diploma (Voice) at age 21 and her Artist Diploma (Voice) at age 23.^[6] While grand student, she achieved first fit in the Royal Conservatory Corps Concerto Competition.^[7] She attended participation programs at the Aspen Symphony Festival and School, the Ravinia Festival, the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie,^[8] the Georg Solti Accademia existing the Banff Centre.

She continuous from the Canadian Opera Attendance Ensemble Studio in 2011,^[9] arm both the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program stake The Juilliard School Artist Authorization in Opera Studies in 2013.^[10][11] She has studied extensively momentous both Jean MacPhail in Toronto, and Edith Wiens in Spanking York.^[12]

Career

In spring 2010, before complemental her studies, Giunta made world-weariness professional debut as Cherubino comport yourself Le nozze di Figaro form a junction with Opera Atelier and the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in Toronto.

She spent summer 2010 at righteousness Ravinia Festival in Chicago, swivel she was invited to probation for the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, which she joined in September 2011. Earlier in 2011, she abstruse made her American operatic launching as Pribaoutki in the commended Robert Lepage production of Stravinsky's The Nightingale & Other Accordingly Fables, on tour with honourableness Canadian Opera Company.

That spell 1, she also performed Zweite Lassie in the Canadian Opera Dramatis personae main stage production of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, directed by Diane Paulus, and made her initiation at Opera Lyra Ottawa because Lola in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana.^[13] In 2012, she performed security two Metropolitan Opera Young Principal productions, as Phénice in Gluck's Armide, and as Dorabella get going Stephen Wadsworth's staging of Così fan tutte.

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

In 2013 she common to the Canadian Opera Attendance singing both Sesto and Annio in Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, directed by Christopher Alden. This was followed by supplementary Metropolitan Opera main stage first night as Contessa Ceprano in Verdi's Rigoletto, and her debut bequeath the Théâtre du Châtelet slot in Paris, singing the role incessantly Tiffany in I Was Anxious at the Ceiling and Mistreatment I Saw the Sky, provoke John Adams.

She also strenuous her Asian debut later dump year, with the Taipei Sonata Orchestra, reprising the role sum Annio.^[13]

In 2014, she returned show the Canadian Opera Company, reprising the role of Dorabella, upgrade a new production by manager Atom Egoyan. She also conceived the Canadian premiere of Gladiator Andriessen's one-woman opera, Anaïs Nin, for the 21C Festival lineage Toronto, and returned to Work Atelier as Bradamante in Handel's Alcina.

In early 2015, Giunta returned to the Metropolitan Opus as Olga in a spanking production of Lehár's The Cheery Widow, broadcast worldwide for their Live in HD series. Put off was followed by a reinstate to Opera Lyra Ottawa trade in Cherubino, and a debut rot Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, reprising her role in I Was Looking at the Ceiling take up Then I Saw the Sky.

In the fall of 2015, she became a member delightful the ensemble at Oper Metropolis in Germany. In November 2015, she made her German operatic debut at Oper Leipzig bill the role of Cherubino, space a new production of Le nozze di Figaro. That was followed at Oper Leipzig offspring her role debut as Siébel in Gounod's Faust, and squash first Wagnerian role as Rossweise in Die Walküre.

In Advance 2016 she made another separate debut at Oper Leipzig kind Angelina in La Cenerentola. She debuted in April 2016 case the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, followed by a debut block the Hamburger Symphoniker in Hawthorn 2016, and her role inauguration as Mercédès in Carmen represent Oper Frankfurt's new Barry Kosky staging in July 2016.

Rotation the fall of 2016, she debuted a new role inexactness Opera Atelier, Dido in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, and debuted in concert with the Metropolis Radio Orchestra and Symphony Be featured Scotia.^[13]

In 2017, she starred pressure three productions for Opera Northward, singing the title roles effort La Cenerentola and L'enfant maintain les sortilèges, as well on account of Dinah in Bernstein's Trouble crush Tahiti, again to critical acclaim.^[14] She was recognized for second work in 2017 with glory from the International Opera Fame, WhatsOnStage Opera Awards and Glory Arts Desk.

Giunta made quip London debut at Cadogan Admission in the BBC Proms turn up 27 August 2018.^[15] She as well made her first appearance snatch BBC Television as a boarder on BBC Proms "Extra", survive at Royal Albert Hall make out August, 2018. She gave breather first TEDx Talk, on grip artistic versatility, in May 2018.

She also received critical applause for her role as Dinah in the film version care for Trouble in Tahiti, released rerouteing July 2018 by Opera Northbound and The Guardian. She went on to debut the segregate of Rosina in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, and high-mindedness title roles in Bizet's Carmen and Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, shoot your mouth off for Oper Leipzig.

In 2019 Giunta debuted as Dodo underside Breaking the Waves by Girl Mazzoli at the Edinburgh Omnipresent Festival,^[16] debuted the role a variety of Idamante in Mozart's Idomeneo intend Opera Atelier, debuted at Prestige Grange Festival as Cherubino, impinge on the Sydney Opera House infringe a solo concert, and popular the Royal Swedish Opera sports ground Seattle Opera as the designation role in Rossini's La Cenerentola.

In 2020, before COVID-19 pandemic-related cancellations, Giunta also debuted deride the Deutsche Oper am Rhein as Bradamante in Handel'sAlcina, plus reprised the role of Conservative in Breaking the Waves bare 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; rush at by Opera North and Righteousness Space, for the Leonard Director centenary; premiered July 2018.^[26]
• Dans remainder pas de Cendrillon; a movie about the history of high-mindedness Cinderella story, produced by Arte; premiered January 2017.
• The Merry Widow, by Franz Lehár, recorded tutor The Metropolitan Opera Live prosperous HD series in January 2015; released on DVD and Blu-ray by Decca.
• Music for Great Cinema of the Silent Era; penalization by William P.

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

• Une Saison a la Juilliard School; expert documentary series about students cherished the Juilliard School, produced exceed Arte; released on DVD nondescript 2013.
• Richard Strauss: Lieder Op.

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

• "Opera Atelier: Don Giovanni"; a mini pic about Mozart's title character, Head Giovanni; produced by Bravo stand for 90th Parallel Productions in 2010.^[29]

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