About Me
Giselle is a professional soprano, singer, songwriter, pianist, cellist & musical arranger
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Her work includes performances with artists such as Jose Carreras and the BBC Concert Orchestra for BBC Radio 2. She has appeared on Canadian Radio and British Television, and won Talent Rock's Top Female Vocalist Award in 2005, where she performed live on U.S. Television. She appeared on Canadian television in 2006 for the CTV Network where she was interviewed and performed one of her new songs live. She was recently nominated for the 2007 Los Angeles Music Awards as well as the 2007 Ontario Independent Music Awards, and was a winner of the 2007 Billboard World Songwriting Contest. Giselle is also a 2008 Song of the Year Finalist, and was recently interviewed on CBC Radio 1. She has just released her first E.P. and is currently writing and recording her debut crossover album in Canada, which is set for release in June 2008. Her unique fusion of classical and electronic music has inspired a new genre called Classicaltronica.
LATEST UPDATE- GISELLE HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE 2007 L.A. MUSIC AWARDS AS WELL AS THE 2007 ONTARIO INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS
Giselle with producer Elliott Fletcher at the 2007 Los Angeles Music Awards
Giselle completed her contract with the Opera National du Rhin in Strasbourg where she was a member of the Opera Studio.
Giselle sang the role of Adele in a Gala Performance of Die Fledermaus in Switzerland with Jose Carreras. Giselle has also sung at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England with The English Bach Festival, where she sang the role of the Chinese Woman & The Nymph in Purcell's The Fairy Queen. She also covered this role at English National Opera, London, England along with Moira in Ruders' The Handmaid's Tale.
She has appeared on British Television for the BBC and the BBC World Service. Her radio performances have been broadcast on BBC Radio Two and Classic FM in the U.K., and also Canadian National Radio, when she was invited to perform the world premiere of a newly discovered Mozart aria at Christies in London, England.
Giselle has attended Masterclasses at The Britten Pears School with Dame Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge, and also with Hughes Cuenod & Suzanne Danco. She has also taken part in Masterclasses with Adele leigh, Jill Gomez, Marjorie Thomas, Victor Morris and Jonathan Hinden.
A regular on the recital and oratorio platforms, her performances have included a BBC Radio Two 'Friday Night is Music Night'; Mozart's Requiem and Davide Penitente at the Barbican, U.K.; and Carmina Burana with the BBC Concert Orchestra in Nottingham, England.
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Her operatic roles include:
Servant - Ion - Parim Vir (Opera National du Rhin/MTW)
Oscar - A Masked Ball - (English National Opera - London)
Norina - Don Pasquale (Stanley Hall Opera)
Lucia -The Rape of Lucretia - Britten (The European Opera Centre - U.K. & Hungary)
Esmeralda - Smetana's Prodana Nevesta (Opera National du Rhin - Strasbourg, Mulhouse)
Rosita - Offenbach's Un Mari a la Porte (Opera National du Rhin JVR, Colmar, Mulhouse, Strasbourg)
Eleanor - Martinu's Larmes de Couteau (Opera National du Rhin JVR, Colmar, Mulhouse, Strasbourg)
Zerlina - Don Giovanni (Diva Opera - France, U.K., Switzerland)
Marie - La Fille du Regiment (Diva Opera - U.K., Switzerland & France)
Miss Silvertone -The Impresario (New London Opera - London);
Susanna - Le Nozze di Figaro (Diva Opera - U.K., France, Switzerland)
Adele - Die Fledermaus (Diva Opera - U.K., France, Switzerland, Stockholm)
Gilda - Rigoletto (Midsummer Opera - Bermuda, Marlborough)
Papagena- Die Zauberflote (New London Opera - London)
Frasquita - Carmen (Travelling Opera - Bath, Oxford)
WATCH GISELLE IN THE OPERA DON PASQUALE IN HER VIDEOS SECTION
Giselle won Talent Rock's 2005 Female Vocalist Award
WATCH HER WINNING PERFORMANCE IN HER VIDEOS SECTION
Giselle receiving her award on U.S Television.
Visit Giselle's official web site at www.giselleminns.com
CREDITS
Original Music & Lyrics - Giselle
Piano & Vocals - Giselle
Orchestral Arrangements - Giselle
Guitars - Elliott Fletcher
Mixing & Mastering - Joe Barrucco
Produced by Elliott Fletcher
Recordings:
Paramedia Studios, Montreal, Canada
Programming:
Orange Paw Studios, Ottawa, Canada
Timeline Audio, Montreal, Canada
studio.timelineaudio.com
And a big thank you to THE UNIVERSE.
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Photography by Vincent Edwards on behalf of VEP Studioswww.vepstudio.com
OPERATIC REVIEWS
Royal Opera House - Covent Garden - U.K.
"We enjoyed your performance very much...and (you) have an admirable control and conviction"
Rigoletto - Gilda
"Caro Nome should have been encored...exquisite interpretation...her sublime pianissimi in Tutte le Feste will linger long in the memory"
"The role of Gilda was poignantly performed by Giselle Minns, fine soprano with glorious clarity of tone who provided many of the vocal highlights of the evening"
"I would go a long way to hear Giselle Minns again...her singing tugged at the heart strings"
La Fille du Regiment - Marie
"Most memorable are the strong presence, the rich virtuosic voice of the delightful Giselle Minns, a voice capable just as much as power as of delicacy, and perfectly even throughout the large register; all these qualities rendered the role of Marie believable. Nature has been kind to this young artist: she is as good an actress as a musician, a first rate singer, she has all the assets for a great career"
Le Nozze di Figaro - Susanna
"Stars of the show....Giselle Minns....exuded dramatic confidence"
Mozart's Mass in C minor
“Her poignant performance of Et incarnatus est displayed not only her splendid coloratura and clarity of phrasing but also her intelligence and sensitivity to the Mozart style"
INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL COMMENTS
What a breath of fresh air! :
Paul A. Mascioli - Mascioli Entertainment Corporation
Your tracks sound fantastic:
Al Gomes – Big Noise Records
Your music is awesome:
Sandra Plagakis – KissFM
I would love to work with you:
Robert Metzgar – Platinum Plus Universal Records
I enjoy what you do, and I really, really wish you well:
Guy Sigworth – Producer / Composer (Frou Frou)
Your cd is very well done:
Dave Wilkes - Koch Records
You have a wonderful voice:
Laura Becker – Music Producer (Pussy Cat Dolls)
You are great:
Robbyn Navatto – Moonstar Management
