Sharing lunch interview with ooe opera singer wallis giunta

In this interview, conducted from her home in Leeds, England, she recalls her childhood and adolescence in Ottawa, discusses the dedication and passion for singing that has brought her international success, and speaks with her characteristic frankness about the important work she is doing offstage, using her social media platform to influence change and betterment within the opera world.

Music obviously was a key to your childhood. But what other interests did you have as a youngster and what else did you enjoy doing beyond the realm of music and singing?

Sharing Lunch Interview with OOE Opera Singer Wallis Giunta.

My sister and I were over there almost every day. We were actually competitive junior lawn bowlers. They started this program when we were kids for junior members; they were trying to encourage kids to pick up lawn bowling because, up until then, the average member age was probably over We both did it for about seven years, until around age Our parents made a choice for us to grow up in a home without television; at some point we got a TV, but we had just basic cable, and a few VHS movies that we would get to watch if we were good!

For me, childhood was full of imaginative play. I was down by the river, chasing toads or snakes or building forts in the trees with my sister. We were super outdoorsy and active, always climbing on the play structures at Brewer Park.

We continue our popular interview feature this issue, focusing on a gifted young talent from the world of opera, Wallis Giunta, who grew up and.

It was just that kind of childhood, and I know we were really lucky to have that. I was also an avid reader. I absorbed books like a plant in the desert in a rainstorm. I really loved Sherlock Holmes.