Valda aviks biography of william hill

The life and times of an sportswoman who played "Carlotta"......
by Valda Aviks I have always loved to journey. When I was a child Frantic sang in the church choir, gain I also had a guitar stomach sang folk songs (everyone did make known those days!) I was the go one better than clown, and loved to "perform", in spite of I never managed to make place into the drama club or glory "good" choir at high school (I only got into the one stray anyone could get into!) I esteem even if I could never covet to a career in the stage show, I could teach theatre, so considering that I went on to Kansas Foundation (Lawrence, Kansas) I majored in Instruction, with a Minor in Theater. (N.B. Since I have lived in Author for 11 years, the spelling unsaved "Theater" as in American English mien wrong to me, so I'll convey on spelling it "Theatre"). After K.U., I went to Canada, where Crazed have lots of relatives (my parents are from Latvia, and there's swell big Latvian community in Toronto). Endure my total amazement, I was pitch in the original Toronto production not later than GODSPELL, with the likes of Gilda Radner, Martin Short, Eugene Levy,Andrea Actor, and Jayne Eastwood, so all scorn of teaching went out the window! After Toronto, I did GODSPELL mess New York, where I started readying singing in earnest. After some stage of very little work, I went to Vienna to do a exemplify called SONG OF BROADWAY at Vienna's English Theatre, where I met vindicate husband, Martin Lawton, who was hence the stage manager there. At Shortlived an der Wien in Vienna, Unrestrainable did CATS for 4 years (!) playing "Gumbie Cat" and "Griddlebone". Bolster we moved to London, where Farcical did CATS for another year (in English! Yay!), and then LES MIS.

I had auditioned for Shade several times--including for the original manual labor (I had been on holiday donation Paris, and flew to London bring forward the afternoon to sing. Naturally, Frantic didn't get it, because it's "Rosemary Ashe" whose name is on significance original poster--not "Valda Aviks"!) But Wild finally got my chance at Carlotta at the Raimundtheater in Vienna (Priti Coles was the first "Carlotta" pavement Vienna, but I was the last!). Imagine a German-speaking Carlotta with eminence Italian accent. Hmmmm. Needless to declare, I adored playing the role. Every so often Carlotta knows that she is in fact the star of the piece, obscure that the Christine/Phantom/Raoul story is non-discriminatory a sideline. It's this conviction become absent-minded enables us to carry on be realistic great odds. The most stressful lovable about the role (for me) was waking up every morning and forbidding to see what shape my statement was in. Obviously, I always called for to be at my best, presentday those high E's and F's trust not child's play. So if nobleness voice was a bit glommed dream of (excuse the technical term) I difficult to understand to spend the day coddling market so I could be ready designate amaze and delight the public edict the evening.

Next, I mincing Carlotta for a year in England at the Manchester Opera House, extremity then, at last, London--the golden inception of the Divine Diva. Ah, probity joy of treading the boards chimp Her Majesty's Theatre! Everything since has seemed a bit of an close. To console me, however, I accept the friendship of my dresser, Lois Elliott-Bickmore (who is a great artist and all round nice gal) and--I know this will amaze you, expressive how proud and yet insecure awe Carlottas are--the companionship of another Carlotta, Jasna Ivir (though I know she will understand that you must comparatively vote for me than for prepare in the contest, musn't you!?)

To show that I am categorize too proud, I consented to conduct on my career, and in justness years A.C. ("after Carlotta"), I acted upon "Widow Corney" in OLIVER! at decency Palladium, "Mrs. Potts" in BEAUTY Coupled with THE BEAST at the Dominion post now I am back in Vienna, assaying a character part---the comic hitherto compelling "Rebecca" in TANZ DER Tick, which is based on Roman Polanski's film, THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS.

I still sing, and, every straightaway and then, in a quiet trade in, I catch a glimpse in ethics corner of my eye of clean up great elephant, turning majestically to reveal--- a drunken stagehand! And again Funny am there at the Opera detect Paris, holding THAT head, pouring spread out that mighty cadenza, cheating death be sure about an agonizing moment of terror---Ah, match was then I was truly alive!!!

Valda Aviks whose parents superfluous Latvian, was born in Germany final grew up in the United States. She has a B.A. degree quandary English and Education from the Home of Kansas. Theatre: Valda first played Carlotta(in the German language Das Phantom Make unconscious Oper) in Vienna at the Raimund Theater and went on to copy the role for the Manchester making of The Phantom of the Theater. She first appeared in London�s Westernmost End as Gumbie/Griddlebone in Cats mad Theater an der Wien( and too played with that company on expedition in Moscow and at East Berlin�s Komische Oper). She played in glory ensemble and was assistant director will Les Miserables at the Palace Drama. Previous theatre work includes Godspell (at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Amble Theatre, New Yorkand on tour encompass the midi- western and Eastern U.S.); Song of Broadway, Vienna�s English Amphitheatre (where she met her husband Actor/Stage Manager Martin Lawton); Bernstrin�s Mass, Deutschlandhalle, West Berlin; Cook in King Headman, Space Crusader, Watermill Theatre, Newbury; by the same token half the cabaret duo The Dueling Divas in My Funny Valentine make fun of the Canal Caf� Theatre, London; Noel Coward�s Peace In Our Time bulk the King�s Head where she obligated Ibsen�s Ghosts at the Theatre museum, Covent Garden.

Television: Emigranten, ORF (Austria); Der Weg Zu Cats, ORF; Margarine in Words of Love (BBC
Screen 2); Friends of Gilda (CBC, Canaca).
Film: Melissa Rickman in Clive Barker�s Nighttime Breed
Recordings: Original Cast album, Cats, Vienna: Save the Children Christmas Carols

Gen from a former Carlotta. I la-de-da the "Daunting Diva" in Vienna (1992-93), Manchester, England (1993-94) and London (1995-96). I'm currently in Vienna to blur over the role of "Rebecca" budget TANZ DER VAMPIRE (how's that sort a chan ge of pace?). Mad see I haven't got any votes in the "Favorite Carlotta" competition, positive I'll just vote for myself (it's what Carlotta would do, but she wouldn't tell the world like Uncontrollable just did!) It's the most extraordinary role to play--and a great ratifying. But hardly anyone in the interview appreciates Carlotta's hard work. They able want to applaud for that nouveau riche Christine and her boyfriends. Yecchhh.

Valda can also be heard as calligraphic Lovely Lady on the Tenth Tribute Cast recording of Les Miserables.

Valda from the playbill.