Sasha Cooke

At the age of 24, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke is quickly taking the music world by storm.  This fast-rising star has earned universal praise for her operatic performances and recitals worldwide.

 “. . . Ms. Cooke revealed . . . a rich voice deployed with admirable control, an expressive countenance and a winning ease onstage,” says The New York Times.  “Her performance must have left many in the audience believing they had witnessed an early stage of a great career,” says The Berkshire Eagle. 

Cooke won First Prize in the 2007 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, the 2007 Sun Valley Opera Vocal Competition and the 2006 Bach Vocal Competition.  She has performed at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater and Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, as well as with the Wolf Trap Opera Company.  In 2008, Cooke sang the role of Kitty Oppenheimer at the Metropolitan Opera in the New York premier of John Adams’ “Doctor Atomic.” 

Cooke’s programs often span a wide variety of material, from classical to contemporary, and she has performed in an array of orchestral and chamber settings.  Her concert at the Lyric will showcase the musical breadth and depth of this true star in the making.