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Sasha Cooke to Headline Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s Weekend Concert Series

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Sasha Cooke will headline Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s Weekend Concert Series on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. “Of Thee I Sing, a recital of American song, will feature the famed mezzo-soprano alongside pianist Myra Huang. The program features the Boston premiere of Jasmine Barnes’s new song cycle “American Lament,” co-commissioned by the museum, which sets Langston Hughes’s poem {…}

Interviews

Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Sasha Cooke & Composer Jasmine Barnes on ‘American Lament’ & How Artists Reflect Reality

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(Photos: © Sasha Cooke press / Jasmine Barnes press) The pending arrival of 2026- the country’s Semiquincentennial, got mezzo- soprano Sasha Cooke thinking about what it means to be an American in these times of unrest and division, and what the country has represented these 250 years. Her five-city “Of Thee I Sing” recital tour begins November 4th and features {…}

News, Season Announcement

Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao Announces 2025-26 Season Featuring Sasha Cooke & Carlos Mena

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The Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances on offer. Orchestral  Sasha Cooke joins Ramón Tebar for Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. The concert also includes Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2. Performance Dates: Oct. 16-17, 2025 Carlos Mena conducts Bach’s St John Passion with Ana Quintans, Rodrigo Carreto, José Coca Loza, and Peter Harvey. Performance {…}

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Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Golda Schultz, Sasha Cooke & Jennifer Holloway Lead Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The BSO Opening Gala will be conducted by Andris Nelsons and will feature soloists Golda Schultz, James Carter, vibraphonist J. William Hudgins, and double bassist Caleb Quillen. The program includes music by John Adams, Barber, Gerswhin, and Montgomery. Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2025 {…}

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Sasha Cooke Among Headlines of Music Academy of the West’s 2025 Summer Season

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Music Academy of the West has announced its 2025 summer season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Sasha Cooke headlines a Mozart and Ravel chamber music program alongside pianist Jeremy Denk and clarinetist Richie Hawley. Also performing on the concert is the Takács Quartet and cellist Julie Albers. Performance Date: June 26, 2025 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” {…}

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Irene Roberts, Golda Schultz, Sasha Cooke, David Portillo & Joélle Harvey Lead San Francisco Symphony’s 2025-26 Season

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The San Francisco Symphony has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Donald Runnicles conducts Alban Berg’s Seven Early Songs and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1. Irene Roberts is a soloist. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-28, 2025 Jane Glover conducts Händel’s “Messiah” with Heidi Stober, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Josh Lovell, and Will Liverman. Performance Dates: Dec. 5 {…}

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Corinne Winters, Ryan McKinny, Angel Blue, Sasha Cooke, Arturo Chacón-Cruz Headline Houston Grand Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2025-26 season, titled “The Light We Hold.” The season opens with “Porgy and Bess” in a production by Francesca Zambello and starring Michael Sumuel, Angel Blue, Latonia Moore, Blake Denson, and Demetrious Sampson Jr.  James Gaffigan conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 24 – Nov. 15, 2025 Corinne Winters headlines “Il Trittico,” taking on roles in each {…}

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Quinn Kelsey, Sasha Cooke & Russell Thomas Lead Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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The Baltimore Symphony has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Music Director Jonathon Heyward conducts Dukas’ “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and Scriabin’s “Prometheus: Poem of Fire,” alongside Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2” and Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain.” The concert features George Li and the University of Maryland Concert Choir. Performance Dates: Nov. 6-9, 2025 Patrick Quigley conducts {…}

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Sasha Cooke, Clay Hilley & Heidi Stober Lead Grand Teton Music Festival’s 2025 Season

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The Grand Teton Music Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. Concerts  The season opens with Sir Donald Runnicles, conducting Caitlin Lynch, Renée Tatum, Clay Hilley, and Seth Carico in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, “Choral.” Performance Dates: July 3 & 5, 2025 Sir Donald Runnicles conducts Dobrinka Tabakova’s Orpheus’ Comet, Mozart’s Piano {…}