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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 name=Hill>{{cite news|last1=Hill|first1=Valerie|title=Mezzo Soprano sure to dazzle at Saturday's Messiah performance|url=http://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/2592439-mezzo-soprano-sure-to-dazzle-at-saturday-s-messiah-performance/|accessdate=9 October 2015|agency=Waterloo Region Record|date=December 2011}}</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 name="Neue Stimmen">{{cite web|title=All Participants|url=http://www.neue-stimmen.de/en/history/all-participants/participants-a-to-z/details/261/|website=Neue Stimmen|accessdate=9 October 2015|date=2009}}</ref> She attended training programs at the [[Aspen Music Festival and School]], the [[Ravinia Festival]], the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie,<ref name=IMA>{{cite web|title=Alumni: 2012|url=http://meistersingerakademie.com/alumni/2012|website=Internationale Meistersinger Akademie|accessdate=9 October 2015|language=English|date=2012}}</ref> the [[Georg Solti]] Accademia and the [[Banff Centre]]. Wallis graduated from the prestigious [[Canadian Opera Company]] Ensemble Studio in 2011, and both the [[Metropolitan Opera]] Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and The [[Juilliard School]] Artist Diploma in Opera Studies in 2013. 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 name=Hill>{{cite news|last1=Hill|first1=Valerie|title=Mezzo Soprano sure to dazzle at Saturday's Messiah performance|url=http://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/2592439-mezzo-soprano-sure-to-dazzle-at-saturday-s-messiah-performance/|accessdate=9 October 2015|agency=Waterloo Region Record|date= 9 December 2011}}</ref> Wallis sang in the Ottawa Central Children's Choir from age 9 to 15,<ref name="Ottawa Mag">{{cite web|last1=Eades|first1=Erica|title=STAR POWER: A Q&A with Mezzo Soprano Wallis Giunta|url=http://www.ottawamagazine.com/culture/2013/02/21/mezzo-soprano-wallis-giunta-chats/|website=Ottawa Magazine|accessdate=9 October 2015|date=12 February 2013}}</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.<ref name="GGS alumni">{{cite web|title=Glenn Gould School Alumni|url=https://learning.rcmusic.ca/glenn-gould-school/alumni|website=The Royal Conservatory}}</ref> While a student, she also won First Place in the Royal Conservatory Orchestra Concerto Competition.<ref name="Neue Stimmen">{{cite web|title=All Participants|url=http://www.neue-stimmen.de/en/history/all-participants/participants-a-to-z/details/261/|website=Neue Stimmen|accessdate=9 October 2015|date=2009}}</ref> She attended training programs at the [[Aspen Music Festival and School]], the [[Ravinia Festival]], the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie,<ref name=IMA>{{cite web|title=Alumni: 2012|url=http://meistersingerakademie.com/alumni/2012|website=Internationale Meistersinger Akademie|accessdate=9 October 2015|language=English|date=2012}}</ref> the [[Georg Solti]] Accademia and the [[Banff Centre]]. Wallis graduated from the prestigious [[Canadian Opera Company]] Ensemble Studio in 2011,<ref name="Opera Canada">{{cite journal|last1=MacMillan|first1=Rick|title=Wallis Giunta|journal=Opera Canada|date=2011|volume=Vol 52|issue=1|page=10|url=https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-255519097/wallis-giunta|accessdate=9 October 2015|language=English}}</ref> and both the [[Metropolitan Opera]] Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and The [[Juilliard School]] Artist Diploma in Opera Studies in 2013. She has studied extensively with both Jean MacPhail in Toronto, and Edith Wiens in New York


==Repertoire==
==Repertoire==

Revision as of 21:17, 9 October 2015

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.[4] While a student, she also won First Place in the Royal Conservatory Orchestra Concerto Competition.[5] She attended training programs at the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Ravinia Festival, the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie,[6] the Georg Solti Accademia and the Banff Centre. Wallis graduated from the prestigious Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio in 2011,[7] and both the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and The Juilliard School Artist Diploma in Opera Studies in 2013. She has studied extensively with both Jean MacPhail in Toronto, and Edith Wiens in New York

Repertoire

Giunta's repertoire includes: [8]

References

  1. ^ Everett-Green, Robert. "Wallis Giunta's Star is Rising Fast in Opera". The Globe & Mail. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. ^ Hill, Valerie (9 December 2011). "Mezzo Soprano sure to dazzle at Saturday's Messiah performance". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. ^ Eades, Erica (12 February 2013). "STAR POWER: A Q&A with Mezzo Soprano Wallis Giunta". Ottawa Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Glenn Gould School Alumni". The Royal Conservatory.
  5. ^ "All Participants". Neue Stimmen. 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Alumni: 2012". Internationale Meistersinger Akademie. 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  7. ^ MacMillan, Rick (2011). "Wallis Giunta". Opera Canada. Vol 52 (1): 10. Retrieved 9 October 2015. {{cite journal}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  8. ^ Giunta, Wallis. "Repertoire". Wallis Giunta Official Website. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

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