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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Costa-Jackson was raised in [[Palermo]], [[Italy]]. She studied voice privately with Ariel Bybee and briefly at [[Utah State University]] before entering the [[Academy of Vocal Arts]] (AVA) in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2016/3/Departments/Sound_Bites_%E2%80%94_Marina_Costa-Jackson.html|title=Sound Bites: Marina Costa-Jackson|author=Brian Kellow|work=[[Opera News]]|date=March 2016}}</ref> At the AVA she was a pupil of William Schuman and appeared in several of the school's opera productions; including appearances as Mimì in Puccini's ''[[La Bohème]]'', Marguerite in Gounod's ''[[Faust (opera)|Faust]]'', Fiora in ''[[L'amore dei tre re]]'', and the title role in ''[[Iolanta]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.operatoday.com/content/2015/03/winners_of_the_.php|title=Winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Announced|date=March 22, 2015|work=[[Opera Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://wrti.org/post/ava-performs-old-opera-thats-new-most-audiences#stream/0|title=AVA Performs An Old Opera That's New To Most Audiences|author= David Patrick Stearns|work=[[WRTI]]|date=January 26, 2016}}</ref>
Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Costa-Jackson was raised in [[Palermo]], [[Italy]]. She studied voice privately with Ariel Bybee and briefly at [[Utah State University]] before entering the [[Academy of Vocal Arts]] (AVA) in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2016/3/Departments/Sound_Bites_%E2%80%94_Marina_Costa-Jackson.html|title=Sound Bites: Marina Costa-Jackson|author=Brian Kellow|work=[[Opera News]]|date=March 2016}}</ref> At the AVA she was a pupil of William Schuman and appeared in several of the school's opera productions; including appearances as Amelia in Verdi's ''Un Ballo in Maschera]]'', Mimì in Puccini's ''[[La Bohème]]'', Marguerite in Gounod's ''[[Faust (opera)|Faust]]'', Fiora in ''[[L'amore dei tre re]]'', and the title role in ''[[Iolanta]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.operatoday.com/content/2015/03/winners_of_the_.php|title=Winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Announced|date=March 22, 2015|work=[[Opera Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://wrti.org/post/ava-performs-old-opera-thats-new-most-audiences#stream/0|title=AVA Performs An Old Opera That's New To Most Audiences|author= David Patrick Stearns|work=[[WRTI]]|date=January 26, 2016}}</ref>


Costa-Jackson made her professional opera debut in 2015 as Musetta in ''La Bohème'' with the [[Michigan Opera Theatre]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2015/10/18/mots-la-boheme-likeable-thrill/74172172/|title=Review: MOT’s ‘La Boheme’ likeable but no thrill|author=George Bulanda|date=October 19, 2015|work=[[The Detroit News]]}}</ref> Later that year she performed the role of Leonora in Verdi's ''[[Il trovatore]]'' with Musica Viva in Hong Kong, and appeared in concert with [[Andrea Bocelli]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-review-bocellis-performance-at-sands-bethlehem-event-center-is-fit-for-divinity-20150928-column.html|title=REVIEW: Bocelli's performance at Sands Bethlehem Event Center is fit for divinity|date=September 28, 2015|work=[[The Morning Call]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadailyasia.com/lifeandart/2015-12/18/content_15360426.html|title=A Verdi oasis in the cultural desert|author=Peter Gordon|date=December 18, 2015|work=[[China Daily]]}}</ref> In February 2016 she sang in a concert of Puccini's music with the [[Allentown Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-allentown-symphony-puccini-valentines-20160210-story.html|title=Classical: Fall in love with Puccini at Allentown's Miller Symphony Hall|author=Steve Siegel|work=[[The Morning Call]]|date=February 10, 2016}}</ref> In March 2016 she was the soprano soloist in Verdi's ''[[Requiem (Verdi)|Requiem]]'' at the [[Municipal Theatre of Santiago]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latercera.com/noticia/cultura/2016/03/1453-671470-9-filarmonica-y-sinfonica-apuestan-por-verdi-y-beethoven-para-inaugurar-temporadas.shtml|title=Filarmónica y Sinfónica apuestan por Verdi y Beethoven para inaugurar temporadas|author=R. González/M.P. Jaramillo|date=9 March 2016|work=[[La Tercera]]}}</ref> In 2017 she is scheduled to make her debut at the [[Welsh National Opera]] as Mimì.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://slippedisc.com/2016/02/majro-tchaikovsky-premiere-in-wales/|title=Major Tchaikovsky premiere in … Wales|author=[[Norman Lebrecht]]|date=February 10, 2016|work=Slipped Disc}}</ref> Other scheduled future engagements include Fiordiligi in ''[[Così fan tutte]]'' (opposite her sister [[Ginger Costa-Jackson]] as Dorabella) with the [[Seattle Opera]] and Violetta in ''[[La Traviata]]'' with [[Austin Lyric Opera]].
Costa-Jackson made her professional opera debut in 2015 as Musetta in ''La Bohème'' with the [[Michigan Opera Theatre]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2015/10/18/mots-la-boheme-likeable-thrill/74172172/|title=Review: MOT’s ‘La Boheme’ likeable but no thrill|author=George Bulanda|date=October 19, 2015|work=[[The Detroit News]]}}</ref> Later that year she performed the role of Leonora in Verdi's ''[[Il trovatore]]'' with Musica Viva in Hong Kong, and appeared in concert with [[Andrea Bocelli]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-review-bocellis-performance-at-sands-bethlehem-event-center-is-fit-for-divinity-20150928-column.html|title=REVIEW: Bocelli's performance at Sands Bethlehem Event Center is fit for divinity|date=September 28, 2015|work=[[The Morning Call]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadailyasia.com/lifeandart/2015-12/18/content_15360426.html|title=A Verdi oasis in the cultural desert|author=Peter Gordon|date=December 18, 2015|work=[[China Daily]]}}</ref> In February 2016 she sang in a concert of Puccini's music with the [[Allentown Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-allentown-symphony-puccini-valentines-20160210-story.html|title=Classical: Fall in love with Puccini at Allentown's Miller Symphony Hall|author=Steve Siegel|work=[[The Morning Call]]|date=February 10, 2016}}</ref> In March 2016 she was the soprano soloist in Verdi's ''[[Requiem (Verdi)|Requiem]]'' at the [[Municipal Theatre of Santiago]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latercera.com/noticia/cultura/2016/03/1453-671470-9-filarmonica-y-sinfonica-apuestan-por-verdi-y-beethoven-para-inaugurar-temporadas.shtml|title=Filarmónica y Sinfónica apuestan por Verdi y Beethoven para inaugurar temporadas|author=R. González/M.P. Jaramillo|date=9 March 2016|work=[[La Tercera]]}}</ref> In 2017 she is scheduled to make her debut at the [[Welsh National Opera]] as Mimì.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://slippedisc.com/2016/02/majro-tchaikovsky-premiere-in-wales/|title=Major Tchaikovsky premiere in … Wales|author=[[Norman Lebrecht]]|date=February 10, 2016|work=Slipped Disc}}</ref> Other scheduled future engagements include Fiordiligi in ''[[Così fan tutte]]'' (opposite her sister [[Ginger Costa-Jackson]] as Dorabella) with the [[Seattle Opera]] and Violetta in ''[[La Traviata]]'' with [[Austin Lyric Opera]].

Revision as of 00:23, 16 March 2016

Marina Costa-Jackson is an American soprano who has performed in concerts and operas internationally. She has won several international singing competitions. In 2014 she won first prize at the Giulio Gari Foundation International Competition, received second place in the Marcello Giordani Foundation Vocal Competition, and was a finalist in the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition. In 2015 she won both the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Vocal Competition.[1]

Life and career

Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Costa-Jackson was raised in Palermo, Italy. She studied voice privately with Ariel Bybee and briefly at Utah State University before entering the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) in Philadelphia.[2] At the AVA she was a pupil of William Schuman and appeared in several of the school's opera productions; including appearances as Amelia in Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera]], Mimì in Puccini's La Bohème, Marguerite in Gounod's Faust, Fiora in L'amore dei tre re, and the title role in Iolanta.[3][4]

Costa-Jackson made her professional opera debut in 2015 as Musetta in La Bohème with the Michigan Opera Theatre.[5] Later that year she performed the role of Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore with Musica Viva in Hong Kong, and appeared in concert with Andrea Bocelli.[6][7] In February 2016 she sang in a concert of Puccini's music with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra.[8] In March 2016 she was the soprano soloist in Verdi's Requiem at the Municipal Theatre of Santiago.[9] In 2017 she is scheduled to make her debut at the Welsh National Opera as Mimì.[10] Other scheduled future engagements include Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte (opposite her sister Ginger Costa-Jackson as Dorabella) with the Seattle Opera and Violetta in La Traviata with Austin Lyric Opera.

References

  1. ^ Vivien Schweitzer (March 23, 2015). "Review: National Council Auditions Winners Named at Grand Finals Concert". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Brian Kellow (March 2016). "Sound Bites: Marina Costa-Jackson". Opera News.
  3. ^ "Winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Announced". Opera Today. March 22, 2015.
  4. ^ David Patrick Stearns (January 26, 2016). "AVA Performs An Old Opera That's New To Most Audiences". WRTI.
  5. ^ George Bulanda (October 19, 2015). "Review: MOT's 'La Boheme' likeable but no thrill". The Detroit News.
  6. ^ "REVIEW: Bocelli's performance at Sands Bethlehem Event Center is fit for divinity". The Morning Call. September 28, 2015.
  7. ^ Peter Gordon (December 18, 2015). "A Verdi oasis in the cultural desert". China Daily.
  8. ^ Steve Siegel (February 10, 2016). "Classical: Fall in love with Puccini at Allentown's Miller Symphony Hall". The Morning Call.
  9. ^ R. González/M.P. Jaramillo (9 March 2016). "Filarmónica y Sinfónica apuestan por Verdi y Beethoven para inaugurar temporadas". La Tercera.
  10. ^ Norman Lebrecht (February 10, 2016). "Major Tchaikovsky premiere in … Wales". Slipped Disc.
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