NORTHWEST' FROM THE BLUE CROSS STUDIO HERE IS A MARGARET
LARSON.
LARSON.
LARSON. >> GOOD MORNING WELCOME TO
'NEW DAY NORTHWEST'.
THE SEATTLE'S OPERA HAS A NEW
PRODUCTION CINDERELLA.
PRODUCTION CINDERELLA. WE ARE HERE WITH A LOOK AT
CINDERELLA THE OPERA WITH
WALLIS GIUNTA .
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>>> THAT
>>> THAT WAS SO WONDERFUL. COME OVER.
COME OVER. IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK YOU TO
SIT DOWN IN THIS GOWN?
WE EVEN TOOK THE TABLE OUT.
WAS ABOUT THE COSTUMING?
>> THIS IS THE DRESS I WEAR
WHEN I GO TO THE MALL.
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN THE
OFFER.
OFFER.
OFFER. THERE'S NO FAIRY GODMOTHER.
MY GODFATHER IS A PHILOSOPHER.
HE GETS ME ALL DOLLED UP. AND
THIS IS WHAT I WEAR MY FIRST GO
TO THE BALL. IT HAS INCREDIBLE
DETAILING.
DETAILING. >> IT IS AMAZING HANDWORK.
>> WHERE WAS THIS MADE ?
>> I THINK NEW ZEALAND OR
AUSTRALIA WHERE THE PRODUCTION
WAS FIRST DONE.
AND THEN IT WAS SENT TO GERMANY
WHICH IS WHERE I FIRST
PERFORMED.
PERFORMED. AND THEN SENT HERE.
>> IT IS AMAZING.
AND YOU SOUND AMAZING.
TELL US ABOUT THE WAY THE STORY
DIFFERS FROM THE DISNEY VERSION
?
?
? >>
? >> IT'S
? >> IT'S THE SAME STORY, THE
SAME CONCEPT.
SAME CONCEPT. A YOUNG WOMAN WHOSE MOTHER HAS
DIED.
DIED.
DIED. AND
DIED. AND THE HALF-SISTERS ARE NOT
VERY NICE TO HER.
SHE MEETS THE PRINTS.
HE DOESN'T KNOW WHO SHE IS.
ALL THAT STUFF IS STILL INTACT.
THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES ARE
INSTEAD OF AN EVIL STEPMOTHER
IT'S A STEPFATHER.
THE FATHER IS NOT HER FATHER.
BUT IT STILL HALF-SISTERS.
ONE OF THE OTHER MAIN
DIFFERENCES IS THE FERRY
GODFATHER.
GODFATHER. AND AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE THESE
AMAZING BRACELETS. THESE ARE
IN LIEU OF GLASS SLIPPERS.
AT THE TIME THAT THIS OPERA WAS
WRITTEN IT WAS INDECENT TO SHOW
A WOMAN'S ANKLE OR FOOT.
IT WOULD'VE CAUSED A SENSATION.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN AN UPROAR.
>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
>> YOU GOOD HAVE AS MUCH
CLEAVAGE BUT NO ANKLE OR FOOT.
HEAVEN FORBID.
HEAVEN FORBID. IT IS A BRACELET.
ONE GETS LEFT BEHIND THE BALL.
THE PRINTS HAS IT HE GOES
AROUND AND LOOKS IN FINES
CINDERELLA.
CINDERELLA. EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME
>> WE WERE TALKING BEFORE WE
WENT ON AIR ABOUT YOUR DAD
BEING ON RADIO AND TV.
IS YOUR FAMILY PERFORMING
FAMILY ?
FAMILY ?
FAMILY ? >> MY FATHER WORKS IN MEDIA.
HE IS ALWAYS BEEN ON AIR AND ON
TELEVISION.
TELEVISION. NOT IN A MUSICAL WAY.
HE IS A HOST, ACTOR AND A
SPEAKER.
SPEAKER.
SPEAKER. I AM THE FIRST PERSON WITH A
PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN
CLASSICAL MUSIC.
CLASSICAL MUSIC. WE HAVE MUSICAL PEOPLE IN MY
FAMILY AND OTHER WAYS
>> HOW DID YOU DISCOVER THAT
YOU HAD A VOICE MADE FOR OPERA?
>> IT WAS A SLOW BURNING
PROCESS.
PROCESS.
PROCESS. IT HAPPENED MOSTLY THROUGH
OTHER PEOPLE NOTICING.
I STARTED SINGING IN A
CHILDREN'S CHOIR WHEN I WAS
VERY YOUNG.
VERY YOUNG. I LOVED MAKING MUSIC.
AND THEN MY CHOIR DIRECTOR
NOTICED EARLY ON.
SHE SAID YOU HAVE SOMETHING
REALLY SPECIAL.
REALLY SPECIAL. I'M A GIVE YOU THE SOLO THIS
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. AND
YEAR. AND MAYBE YOU COULD TAKE
SINGING LESSONS NEXT YEAR WHEN
YOU'RE 12 YEARS OLD.
SHE RECOMMENDED A TEACHER.
AND THAT TEACHER ENCOURAGE ME TO
KEEP GOING IN THE CLASSICAL
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. AND I DISCOVERED THAT OPERA WAS
A GOOD FIT IN MY LATE TEENS.
WHICH IS WHEN THE VOICE BECOMES
CAPABLE OF MEETING THOSE
DEMANDS OF OPERA
>> I HEARD YOU WARMING UP THIS
MORNING IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD MIMIC
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. IT
YOU. IT WAS VERY EMBARRASSING.
SO HOW DO YOU WARM UP?
>> EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN
PROCESS.
PROCESS.
PROCESS. FOR ME I LIKE THE LESS IS MORE
APPROACH.
APPROACH.
APPROACH. I FEEL THAT TALKING THROUGHOUT
THE DAY , JUST CHATTING WITH
PEOPLE IS A GOOD WARM-UP FOR
YOUR VOICE.
YOUR VOICE. I DO A SMALL AMOUNT OF SING.
IF I'M DOING 3-4 HOURS OF SING
AND I WOULD RATHER NOT PEEK TOO
SOON. I
SOON. I
SOON. I TRIED TO DO LESS WARMING UP.
JUST A FEW SCALES AND THEN I
JUST TRUSTED.
JUST TRUSTED. IF YOU HAVE BEEN DOING IT AS
LONG AS I HAVE YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF AND YOU
TRUST.
TRUST.
TRUST. >>
TRUST. >> TELL ME ABOUT THE REST OF THE
CAST.
CAST.
CAST. WE
CAST. WE SAW A VIDEOTAPE OF EVERYONE
IN THEIR MAGNIFICENT COSTUMES.
IT'S A VERY COLORFUL SHOW
>> WE HAVE TWO CASTES.
THERE'S ANOTHER CINDERELLA AND
AUDIENCES WILL KNOW HER QUITE
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. SHE'S HAD RECENT PERFORMANCES.
SHE ALTERNATES WITH ME.
WE HAVE TWO PRINCES. THERE
BOTH LOVELY.
BOTH LOVELY. QUITE DIFFERENT IN THEIR
APPROACH.
APPROACH.
APPROACH. THERE IS NO SWITCHING AROUND.
>> WE HAVE OUR OWN PRINCE
CHARMING.
CHARMING.
CHARMING. >> I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE
INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. BUT WHAT IS INTERESTING RIGHT
BEFORE COMING HERE, I JUMPED
INTO FILL IN FOR A SICK
COLLEAGUE IN STOCKHOLM.
I SING IT IN SWEDEN WITH HIM
THE SAME PRODUCTION SAME
COSTUME BUT ON ANOTHER CONTINENT
>> IT'S A VERY INTERNATIONAL
VENUE.
VENUE.
VENUE. >>
VENUE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
SEATTLE OPERA'S PRODUCTION OF
CINDERELLA RUNS THROUGH
NOVEMBER 1. WE CAN LINK YOU TWO
TICKETS AT WWW.KING5.COM.
>>> WHEN WE COME BACK WHEN THE
FIRST WOMEN IN TELEVISION.
JACKIE BLACKLOW REVEALS