Allison Cook
mezzo soprano
With an extraordinary versatility and vocal range seldom found, Allison Cook's recent seasons have seen a number of important debuts including Teatro alla Scala, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Wiener Festwochen, Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie and Teatr Wielki as well as the expansion of her original mezzo repertoire to include roles such as Salome, Marie in Wozzeck, Kundry in Parsifal, Judith in Bluebeard's Castle, Schoenberg's Erwartung, the Duchess of Argyll in Adès's Powder Her Face, Miss Jessel in Britten's The Turn of the Screw, Venus In Tannhauser and the title role in Kaija Saariaho's Emilie.
Recently, she performed as Kundry under the baton of Pablo Heras-Casado, took on the role of Judith in Bluebeard’s Castle, and portrayed Salome with the English National Opera conducted by Martyn Brabbins. She also debuted with the San Francisco Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and at the Enescu Festival.
Allison Cook premiered the role of Marquise de Merteuil in Luca Francesconi’s Quartett and sang in the world premiere of Gerald Barry’s Alice’s Adventures Underground. She will soon return to Opera Vlaanderen as Salome and make her debut at the Salzburg Easter Festival in Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina.