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Sasha Cooke (Carmen) and Christian Pursell (Escamillo) © Sunny Martini

Sasha Cooke brings sharp intelligence to Seattle Opera’s Caribbean-tinged Carmen

By Thomas May, 08 May 2026

Sasha Cooke’s thoughtful role debut anchors Paul Curran’s visually and musically alert but dramatically uneven production.

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Seattle

08 May 2026

Sasha Cooke brings sharp intelligence to Seattle Opera’s Carmen

By Thomas May

Lisa Arrindell (Ella Sheppard) © Sunny Martini

African American spirituals ring out in world premiere of Jubilee at Seattle Opera

By Erica Miner, 12 October 2024

A world premiere opera about the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the intrepid troupe of African American singers who changed music history.

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Seattle

12 Oct 2024

African American spirituals ring out in world premiere of Jubilee

By Erica Miner

Magdalena Kuźma (Juliette) © Evan Zimmerman | The Glimmerglass Festival

Timely and timeless: Simon Godwin directs Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at Glimmerglass

By Edward Sava-Segal, 30 July 2023

The English theatre directs turns his hand to opera with a staging of Gounod's take on Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers.

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Cooperstown

30 Jul 2023

Simon Godwin directs Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at Glimmerglass

By Edward Sava-Segal