Allison Cook
soprano
Dramatic versatility and an extensive vocal range have shaped Allison Cook’s unique career which incorporates both mezzo and soprano roles including Judith (Bluebeard’s Castle), Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw), Salome, Marie (Wozzeck), Schoenberg’s Erwartung and Saariaho’s Émilie.
The past season included Allison’s return to The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden under Thomas Adès in the first ever staging of Gerald Barry’s Alice’s Adventures Under Ground as well as world premiere performances of Errollyn Wallen’s Dido’s Ghost with the Dunedin Consort at the Barbican and Edinburgh International Festival. The Marquise in particular has earned Cook unanimous acclaim, from her world premiere performances at La Scala to subsequent productions at Gran Teatre del Liceu, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie and more.
Other significant highlights have included Allison’s role debut as Salome in Adena Jacobs’ new production for English National Opera, garnering Allison praise for her committed performance and “gleaming tone” (Opera Magazine), the world-premiere of Casablancas’ L’Enigma De Lea for Gran Teatre del Liceu – a piece she reprises this season with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Miss Jessel in Kasper Holten’s The Turn of the Screw for Teatro alla Scala conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, and Allison’s debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in The Diary of One Who Disappeared.
