We don’t feature voice as often as we’d like, which is why we’re especially pleased to present the mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke. A graduate of the Julliard and the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera, Ms. Cooke has been acclaimed for her performances in opera, as a soloist with orchestra and song recitals. Her 2009-10 season includes engagements with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas’s San Francisco Symphony, and the title role in Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe. She also sings the role of Meg in Falstaff with the Seattle Opera, and the role of Medea in Jason with Chicago Opera Theater.
We’ll hear Ms. Cooke in a contrasting set of songs. First, Hector Berlioz’s Au cimitière, from Les Nuits d'été, which will be followed by Maurice Ravel’s cycle Cinq mélodies populaires Grecques. We’ll finish with two songs from William Bolcom’s set of Cabaret Songs: Blue and Amor. To listen, click here.
May 3, 2010
We don’t feature voice as often as we’d like, which is why we’re especially pleased to present the mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke. A graduate of the Julliard and the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera, Ms. Cooke has been acclaimed for her performances in opera, as a soloist with orchestra and song recitals. Her 2009-10 season includes engagements with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas’s San Francisco Symphony, and the title role in Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe. She also sings the role of Meg in Falstaff with the Seattle Opera, and the role of Medea in Jason with Chicago Opera Theater.
We’ll hear Ms. Cooke in a contrasting set of songs. First, Hector Berlioz’s Au cimitière, from Les Nuits d'été, which will be followed by Maurice Ravel’s cycle Cinq mélodies populaires Grecques. We’ll finish with two songs from William Bolcom’s set of Cabaret Songs: Blue and Amor. To listen, click here.