Guest artist Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano, will lead Voice & Opera students in a master class. This event is free and open to the public, presented with the generous sponsorship of the University Musical Society.

Cooke will be a soloist in Verdi's Requiem in Hill Auditorium with the University Musical Society and Detroit Symphony Orchestra the previous evening, Friday, September 26.

ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST

Two-time Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano SASHA COOKE has been called a “luminous standout” by the New York Times and “equal parts poise, radiance and elegant directness” by Opera News. Ms. Cooke has sung at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, English National Opera, Seattle Opera, Opéra National de Bordeaux, and Gran Teatre del Liceu, among others, and with over 90 symphony orchestras worldwide frequently in the works of Mahler. In 2022 Ms. Cooke was appointed at the Music Academy of the West as Co-Director of the Lehrer Vocal Institute. Her album how do I find you was nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Solo Album.