GINGER COSTA-JACKSON

UPCOMING WCO APPEARANCE

Rossini’s Ermione (12/2/23)

Ginger Costa-Jackson is one of the most exciting and versatile artists of her generation. She has performed at the world’s leading opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opéra National de Paris, La Monnaie/De Munt, and the Gran Teatre del Liceu.

She has performed the title role in Bizet’s Carmen to critical acclaim throughout the world including the San Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, Seattle Opera, Tokyo New National Theater, Nashville Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, and Vancouver Opera. Future performances of Carment include her debut with Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, and Manitoba Opera.  Other future engagements include her debut with the Royal Opera Covent Garden and a return to Seattle Opera as Bradamante in Handel’s Alcina.

This season she sings Charlotte in Werther for Grange Park, returns to A Coruña Opera Festival as Preziosilla in La Forza del Destino, performs the title role of Carmen with the English National Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Master Voices in New York. Recent performances include Musetta in La Boheme for Seattle Opera and Musica Viva Hong Kong, Donna Elvira for Teatro Petruzzelli, Giulietta in Les contes d’Hoffmann for Gran Teatre del Liceu, Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte and Cherubino in Le Nozze de Figaro for La Monnaie De Munt, Angelina in La Cenerentola for Seattle Opera, and Despina in Cosi fan tutte for Opéra National de Paris conducted by Philippe Jordan.

For the Metropolitan Opera Ginger has performed over 75 performances including Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Lola in Cavelleria Rusticana, Smaridgi in Francesca da Rimini, Mercedes in Carmen, Nancy T’sang/First Secretary in Nixon in China, Pousette in Manon, Wowkle in La fanciulla del West, Eine Theatergarderobiere/Der Gymnasiast/Ein Groom in Berg’sLulu, and Myrtale in Thaïs.

Other notable performances include Dorabella in Cosi fan Tutte with Seattle Opera (alongside her sister Marina Costa Jackson as Fiordiligi), Maddalena in Rigoletto with LA Opera, Donna Elvira at the Coruna Festival, her debut with the San Francisco Symphony in L’Enfant et la Sortileges, Helène in La Belle Helène with Odyssey Opera, and Rosina in Barbiere di Siviglia in Toulon.

Ginger is a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, and is a Samling Scholar.

Ginger Costa-Jackson’s appearances with WCO in Rossini’s ERMIONE has been generously underwritten by Harlow Case and James Riedy.