Sasha Cooke

Sasha Cooke (born 1982/1983[1]) is an American mezzo-soprano.

[2] Cooke was born in Riverside, California, and grew up in College Station, Texas, where her parents are professors of Russian at Texas A&M University.

[3] She earned a bachelor's degree from Rice University and trained at the Juilliard School in New York.

[6] Cooke won best opera recording for Doctor Atomic at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, 2011, and again for The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, 2018.

[7] In 2022, she played Thirza in Houston Grand Opera's staging of The Wreckers by Ethel Smyth.