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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Giunta was born in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] to parents Colleen Wrighte and Michael Giunta. She has a brother, Cal, and a sister, Marley - both also musical.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/2592439-mezzo-soprano-sure-to-dazzle-at-saturday-s-messiah-performance/|title=Mezzo soprano sure to dazzle at Saturday’s Messiah performance|journal=[[Waterloo Region Record]]|first=Valerie|last=Hill|date=December 2011|accessdate=March 18, 2015}}</ref> Wallis sang in the Ottawa Central Children's Choir from age 9 to 15,<ref>{{cite news | author=Erica Eades | title=STAR POWER: A Q&A with opera singer Wallis Giunta | url=http://www.ottawamagazine.com/culture/2013/02/21/mezzo-soprano-wallis-giunta-chats/ | work=Ottawa Magazine | date=12 February 2013 | accessdate=2015-06-24}}</ref> and began her voice training with Charlotte Stewart in Ottawa at age 13. She graduated high school from [[Glebe Collegiate Institute]]. At age 17, she began her post-secondary studies in voice at The [[University of Ottawa]], and there completed her freshman and sophomore years. She then transferred to [[The Glenn Gould School]] of [[The Royal Conservatory of Music]] in Toronto in her junior year, receiving her Performance Diploma (Voice) at age 21 and her Artist Diploma (Voice) at age 23. While a student, she also won First Place in the Royal Conservatory Orchestra Concerto Competition.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://operafresh.blogspot.com/2011/03/wallis-giunta-north-star-beginning-to.htmll|title=Wallis Giunta: A Canadian North Star Beginning To Shine Brightly|journal=Opera Fresh|date=March 2011|accessdate=March 18, 2015}}</ref> She attended training programs at the [[Aspen Music Festival and School]], the [[Ravinia Festival]], the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie, the [[Georg Solti]] Accademia and the [[Banff Centre]]. Wallis graduated from the prestigious [[Canadian Opera Company]] Ensemble Studio in 2011<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.coc.ca/~/ExploreAndLearn/NewToOpera/OnlineLearningCentre/ParlandoTheCOCBlog.aspx?Category=Ensemble+Studio&page=20|title=BIDDING ADIEU TO WALLIS GIUNTA, MICHAEL ULOTH, AND ANNE LARLEE|journal=Parlando Blog|date=May 2011|accessdate=March 18, 2015}}</ref> and both the [[Metropolitan Opera]] Lindemann Young Artist Development Program<ref>{{cite news | author=Erica Eades | title=STAR POWER: A Q&A with opera singer Wallis Giunta | url=http://www.ottawamagazine.com/culture/2013/02/21/mezzo-soprano-wallis-giunta-chats/ | work=Ottawa Magazine | date=12 February 2013 | accessdate=2015-06-24}}</ref> and The [[Juilliard School]] Artist Diploma in Opera Studies in 2013.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.juilliard.edu/journal/1505/alumni-news|title=Alumni News for May 2015|journal=[[Juilliard Journal]]|first=Juilliard|last=Journal|date=May 2015|accessdate=June 24, 2015}}</ref> She has studied extensively with both Jean MacPhail in Toronto, and Edith Wiens in New York
Giunta was born in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] to parents Colleen Wrighte and Michael Giunta. She has a brother, Cal, and a sister, Marley - both also musical.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/2592439-mezzo-soprano-sure-to-dazzle-at-saturday-s-messiah-performance/|title=Mezzo soprano sure to dazzle at Saturday’s Messiah performance|journal=[[Waterloo Region Record]]|first=Valerie|last=Hill|date=December 2011|accessdate=March 18, 2015}}</ref> Wallis sang in the Ottawa Central Children's Choir from age 9 to 15,<ref>{{cite news | author=Erica Eades | title=STAR POWER: A Q&A with opera singer Wallis Giunta | url=http://www.ottawamagazine.com/culture/2013/02/21/mezzo-soprano-wallis-giunta-chats/ | work=Ottawa Magazine | date=12 February 2013 | accessdate=2015-06-24}}</ref> and began her voice training with Charlotte Stewart in Ottawa at age 13. She graduated high school from [[Glebe Collegiate Institute]]. At age 17, she began her post-secondary studies in voice at The [[University of Ottawa]], and there completed her freshman and sophomore years. She then transferred to [[The Glenn Gould School]] of [[The Royal Conservatory of Music]] in Toronto in her junior year, receiving her Performance Diploma (Voice) at age 21 and her Artist Diploma (Voice) at age 23. While a student, she also won First Place in the Royal Conservatory Orchestra Concerto Competition.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://operafresh.blogspot.com/2011/03/wallis-giunta-north-star-beginning-to.htmll|title=Wallis Giunta: A Canadian North Star Beginning To Shine Brightly|journal=Opera Fresh|date=March 2011|accessdate=March 18, 2015}}</ref> She attended training programs at the [[Aspen Music Festival and School]], the [[Ravinia Festival]], the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie, the [[Georg Solti]] Accademia and the [[Banff Centre]]. Wallis graduated from the prestigious [[Canadian Opera Company]] Ensemble Studio in 2011<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.coc.ca/~/ExploreAndLearn/NewToOpera/OnlineLearningCentre/ParlandoTheCOCBlog.aspx?Category=Ensemble+Studio&page=20|title=BIDDING ADIEU TO WALLIS GIUNTA, MICHAEL ULOTH, AND ANNE LARLEE|journal=Parlando Blog|date=May 2011|accessdate=March 18, 2015}}</ref> and both the [[Metropolitan Opera]] Lindemann Young Artist Development Program<ref>{{cite news | author=Erica Eades | title=STAR POWER: A Q&A with opera singer Wallis Giunta | url=http://www.ottawamagazine.com/culture/2013/02/21/mezzo-soprano-wallis-giunta-chats/ | work=Ottawa Magazine | date=12 February 2013 | accessdate=2015-06-24}}</ref> and The [[Juilliard School]] Artist Diploma in Opera Studies in 2013.<ref>{{cite news | author=Susan Jackson | title=Alumni News May 2015 | url=http://www.juilliard.edu/journal/1505/alumni-news | work=Juilliard Journal | date=1 May 2015 | accessdate=2015-06-24}}</ref> She has studied extensively with both Jean MacPhail in Toronto, and Edith Wiens in New York


==Roles in operas==
==Roles in operas==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.wallisgiunta.com/ Wallis Giunta Official Website]
* [http://www.wallisgiunta.com/ Wallis Giunta Official Website]
* [https://learning.rcmusic.ca/glenn-gould-school/alumni/ Glenn Gould School Alumni Page]


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Wallis Giunta is a Canadian lyric mezzo-soprano[1] performing with leading opera companies around the world. She is of Italian, Irish and Scottish ancestry.

Early life and education

Giunta was born in Ottawa, Ontario to parents Colleen Wrighte and Michael Giunta. She has a brother, Cal, and a sister, Marley - both also musical.[2] Wallis sang in the Ottawa Central Children's Choir from age 9 to 15,[3] and began her voice training with Charlotte Stewart in Ottawa at age 13. She graduated high school from Glebe Collegiate Institute. At age 17, she began her post-secondary studies in voice at The University of Ottawa, and there completed her freshman and sophomore years. She then transferred to The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto in her junior year, receiving her Performance Diploma (Voice) at age 21 and her Artist Diploma (Voice) at age 23. While a student, she also won First Place in the Royal Conservatory Orchestra Concerto Competition.[4] She attended training programs at the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Ravinia Festival, the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie, the Georg Solti Accademia and the Banff Centre. Wallis graduated from the prestigious Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio in 2011[5] and both the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program[6] and The Juilliard School Artist Diploma in Opera Studies in 2013.[7] She has studied extensively with both Jean MacPhail in Toronto, and Edith Wiens in New York

Roles in operas

References

Notes

  1. ^ Everett-Green, Robert (March 2011). "Wallis Giunta's star is rising fast in opera". Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Hill, Valerie (December 2011). "Mezzo soprano sure to dazzle at Saturday's Messiah performance". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Erica Eades (12 February 2013). "STAR POWER: A Q&A with opera singer Wallis Giunta". Ottawa Magazine. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  4. ^ "Wallis Giunta: A Canadian North Star Beginning To Shine Brightly". Opera Fresh. March 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "BIDDING ADIEU TO WALLIS GIUNTA, MICHAEL ULOTH, AND ANNE LARLEE". Parlando Blog. May 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  6. ^ Erica Eades (12 February 2013). "STAR POWER: A Q&A with opera singer Wallis Giunta". Ottawa Magazine. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  7. ^ Susan Jackson (1 May 2015). "Alumni News May 2015". Juilliard Journal. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  8. ^ Mudge, Stephen J. (June 2013). "I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky". Opera News. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  9. ^ MacMillan, Rick (Spring 2011). "Artists on the Stage: Wallis Giunta" (PDF). Opera Canada. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  10. ^ "Wallis Giunta Repertoire List Online". Official Website. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

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