Sasha Cooke
American mezzo-soprano
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Sasha Cooke (born 1982/1983[1]) is an American mezzo-soprano.[2]
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Cooke was born in Riverside, California, and grew up in College Station, Texas, where her parents are professors of Russian at Texas A&M University.[3] She earned a bachelor's degree from Rice University and trained at the Juilliard School in New York.[4][5] Cooke attended the Music Academy of the West in 2002.[6]
Cooke won best opera recording for Doctor Atomic at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, 2011, and again for The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, 2018.[7] Her 2022 album How do I find you? was nominated for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[8]
In 2022, she played Thirza in Houston Grand Opera's staging of The Wreckers by Ethel Smyth.[9][10]