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date = "2017-04-03T10:51:00+01:00"
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Ginger Costa-Jackson is one of the most exciting and versatile artists of her generation. She has regularly 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.

Ginger’s upcoming and most recent performances include a return to A Coruna Opera as Preziosilla, the title role of _Carmen_ for MasterVoices in New York, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and the English National Opera, Charlotte in _Werther_ for Grange Park, Musetta in _La Boheme_ for Seattle Opera and Musica Viva Hong Kong, Bradamante in _Alcina_ with Seattle Opera, 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.

She has performed the title role in _Carmen_ for Seattle Opera, San Diego Opera, San Francisco Opera, the Glimmerglass Festival, Tokyo New National Theater, Nashville Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, and Vancouver Opera to name but a few. For the Metropolitan Opera Ginger has performed Rosina in _Il Barbiere di Siviglia,_ Lola in _Cavelleria Rusticana_ and Smeton in _Anna Bolena,_ 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’s_Lulu,_ and Myrtale in _Thaïs._

Other notable performances include Dorabella in _Cosi fan Tutte_ with Seattle Opera (along side 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.

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