Vocal Arts DC presents Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano, and Julius Drake, piano, in Recital
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street NW, District of Columbia 20566
Renowned as much for her luminous instrument as for her all-encompassing stylistic versatility and musicianship, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke has become a favorite of opera and concert audiences worldwide. Recent career highlights for this Grammy Award®-winning artist have included the title role in Handel's Orlando with San Francisco Opera, an acclaimed solo recital with Carnegie's Zankel Hall in New York, and appearances with the Chicago Symphony. With esteemed pianist Julius Drake she will offer a recital including Beethoven's "An die ferne Geliebte" and Schumann's song cycle "frauenliebe und-leben."