Jennifer Goode Cooper
Birth Place: Memphis, TN
Latest News on Jennifer Goode Cooper:
Kevin Kern, George Dvorsky, Madeleine Doherty And Jennifer Goode Cooper Will Lead THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL: THE CONCERT (Feb 17, 2022)
Kevin Kern to Lead THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL: THE CONCERT (Dec 9, 2021)
Showcase Of New Operas By AOP Emerging Composers And Librettists Announced (Sep 4, 2018)
Kevin Kern, George Dvorsky, Madeleine Doherty And Jennifer Goode Cooper Will Lead THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL: THE CONCERT (Feb 17, 2022)
Kevin Kern to Lead THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL: THE CONCERT (Dec 9, 2021)
Showcase Of New Operas By AOP Emerging Composers And Librettists Announced (Sep 4, 2018)
BIO
Jennifer Goode Cooper has enjoyed a rich career that reflects a fusion of opera, music theater, song, and new works. This season she will join Samuel Ramey as Olin Blitch, to sing the title role in Floyd’s Susannah with Toledo Opera. Last year she sang her debut with New York City Opera as Miss Jessel in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw. Just prior, she debuted the role of Titania/Hippolyta in the first known a cappella opera, Michael Ching’s A Midsummer Night's Dream (Albany Records), at Opera Memphis. She also sang the NYC premiere of William Mayer's A Death in the Family (Albany Records), and performed Musetta in Baz Luhrmann's acclaimed Broadway and LA productions of La Bohème. Jennifer has sung cabarets at the Firebird Café in NYC, concerts at Carnegie Hall, backup for Patti LuPone, and benefits with Neil Diamond, Jerry Herman, and Alan Menken. You may have heard Jennifer on NY's Power 105.1 weekly Hip Hopera segment, where she sang opera parodies of hip-hop hits with celebrity DJs Ed Lover and Doctor Dre.
Awards: Weill Foundation's Lotte Lenya Theater Singing Competition (Grand Prize), MacAllister Awards, Met Council Mid-South Regionals, Eugene Opera's Belle Voci Competition, the Orpheus Vocal Competition, Opera Birmingham's Competition, Mobile Opera's Palmer-Tensai Competition, Shreveport Opera's Singer of the Year, 5 Towns Music Foundation.
Companies: NYCO, Glimmerglass, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Syracuse Opera, First Coast Opera, Shreveport Opera, Opera Memphis, Toledo Opera, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Memphis Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Bowdoin International and Greenwich Music Festivals, Goodspeed Opera, North Shore Music Theatre, Kansas City Repertory, Arizona Theatre Company, Theatre Memphis.
Suggested Rep: Donna Anna/Elvira, Susannah, Micaela, Marschallin, Louise, Fiordiligi, Countess, Ellen Orford, Female Chorus, Rosalinda, Magda Sorel, Governess, Miss Jessel, Mimi, Musetta, Violetta. Crossover: Kate (Kiss Me, Kate), Mary Magdalene (JC Superstar), Anna (King and I), Babe (PJ Game), Julie Jordan (Carousel), Fiona (Brigadoon), Eliza (My Fair Lady), Lily (Secret Garden).
Education: B.M., New York University; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; DMA Candidate, University of Memphis.
Jennifer just completed a successful run of Die Fledermaus at Syracuse Opera, and next debuts the role of Donna Elvira with First Coast Opera. She then returns to Opera Memphis as Older Alice in Tom Cipullo's Glory Denied, after last year's debut of Ivonne, a contemporary monodrama by Nathaniel Stookey, for the Ghosts of Crosstown series at the Midtown Opera Festival. She was a 2013 United States Cultural Arts Envoy to Mozambique, and is a 2014 recipient of the Professional Development Grant from the Kurt Weill Foundation.
Jennifer currently resides in Ohio with her husband, bass-baritone Sean Cooper, their three children, and their hairless cat Bruce.
News
Kevin Kern, George Dvorsky, Madeleine Doherty And Jennifer Goode Cooper Will Lead THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL: THE CONCERT
The iconic tale of The Little Match Girl returns to New York City on its new date – Friday, April 8, 2022 (originally slated for January 22, but postponed due to COVID), in a special concert presentation presented by Oxygen Media and Emma Wang in association with Nava Wang. It will be performed in The Nave at Riverside Church (490 Riverside Drive).Â
The iconic tale of The Little Match Girl returns to New York City on its new date – Friday, April 8, 2022 (originally slated for January 22, but postponed due to COVID), in a special concert presentation presented by Oxygen Media and Emma Wang in association with Nava Wang. It will be performed in The Nave at Riverside Church (490 Riverside Drive).Â
Kevin Kern to Lead THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL: THE CONCERT
The iconic tale of The Little Match Girl returns to New York City in a special concert presentation on Saturday January 22, 2022 at 7PM in The Nave at Riverside Church (490 Riverside Drive).Â
The iconic tale of The Little Match Girl returns to New York City in a special concert presentation on Saturday January 22, 2022 at 7PM in The Nave at Riverside Church (490 Riverside Drive).Â
Showcase Of New Operas By AOP Emerging Composers And Librettists Announced
This fall, contemporary opera producer AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) will present COMPOSERS & THE VOICE: SIX SCENES 2018, a showcase concert of opera scenes from nine artists emerging in the world of contemporary opera. Audiences will get a first look at six wildly different new works invoking diverse settings such as the Arab Spring in Tunisia, a post-apocalyptic future, and a modern college campus and exploring a multitude of themes and concepts, including the emotional minefield of solar flares, the dissonance of fundamentalism in urban and regional communities, and the nature and validity of Opera itself. The composers Matt Browne, Scott Ordway, Frances Pollock, Pamela Stein Lynde, Amber Vistein and Alex Weiser, and librettists Laura Barati, Kim Davies, andSokunthary Svay, were chosen by AOP to spend a year creating new works in its bi-annual fellowship program Composers & the Voice (C&V). The evening will be hosted by C&V Artistic Director Steven Osgood.
This fall, contemporary opera producer AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) will present COMPOSERS & THE VOICE: SIX SCENES 2018, a showcase concert of opera scenes from nine artists emerging in the world of contemporary opera. Audiences will get a first look at six wildly different new works invoking diverse settings such as the Arab Spring in Tunisia, a post-apocalyptic future, and a modern college campus and exploring a multitude of themes and concepts, including the emotional minefield of solar flares, the dissonance of fundamentalism in urban and regional communities, and the nature and validity of Opera itself. The composers Matt Browne, Scott Ordway, Frances Pollock, Pamela Stein Lynde, Amber Vistein and Alex Weiser, and librettists Laura Barati, Kim Davies, andSokunthary Svay, were chosen by AOP to spend a year creating new works in its bi-annual fellowship program Composers & the Voice (C&V). The evening will be hosted by C&V Artistic Director Steven Osgood.
Composer/Librettist Fellowships Awarded for Two-Year Opera Training
AOP (American Opera Projects) and Composers & the Voice Artistic Director Steven Osgood have selected six composers and three librettists to receive fellowships for its upcoming ninth season of Composers & the Voice. The 2017-2019 season will train, and present new works from, composers Matthew Browne, Scott Ordway, Frances Pollock, Pamela Stein Lynde, Liliya Ugay, and Amber Vistein and librettists Laura Barati, Kim Davies, and Sokunthary Svay. The primary focus of Composers & the Voice is to give emerging composers and librettists experience working collaboratively with singers on writing for the voice and contemporary opera stage.
AOP (American Opera Projects) and Composers & the Voice Artistic Director Steven Osgood have selected six composers and three librettists to receive fellowships for its upcoming ninth season of Composers & the Voice. The 2017-2019 season will train, and present new works from, composers Matthew Browne, Scott Ordway, Frances Pollock, Pamela Stein Lynde, Liliya Ugay, and Amber Vistein and librettists Laura Barati, Kim Davies, and Sokunthary Svay. The primary focus of Composers & the Voice is to give emerging composers and librettists experience working collaboratively with singers on writing for the voice and contemporary opera stage.
Composer/Librettist Fellowships Awarded for Two-Year Opera Training
AOP (American Opera Projects) and Composers & the Voice Artistic Director Steven Osgood have selected six composers and three librettists to receive fellowships for its upcoming ninth season of Composers & the Voice. The 2017-2019 season will train, and present new works from, composers Matthew Browne, Scott Ordway, Frances Pollock, Pamela Stein Lynde, Liliya Ugay, and Amber Vistein and librettists Laura Barati, Kim Davies, and Sokunthary Svay. The primary focus of Composers & the Voice is to give emerging composers and librettists experience working collaboratively with singers on writing for the voice and contemporary opera stage.
AOP (American Opera Projects) and Composers & the Voice Artistic Director Steven Osgood have selected six composers and three librettists to receive fellowships for its upcoming ninth season of Composers & the Voice. The 2017-2019 season will train, and present new works from, composers Matthew Browne, Scott Ordway, Frances Pollock, Pamela Stein Lynde, Liliya Ugay, and Amber Vistein and librettists Laura Barati, Kim Davies, and Sokunthary Svay. The primary focus of Composers & the Voice is to give emerging composers and librettists experience working collaboratively with singers on writing for the voice and contemporary opera stage.
Resident Ensemble of Professional Opera Singers Selected for AOP Training Program
AOP (American Opera Projects) announces the six singers who will become its Resident Ensemble for the upcoming ninth season of its Composers & the Voice training program. Comprised of one each of the basic operatic/vocal categories, the singers for the 2017-18Â season will be Coloratura Soprano Tookah Sapper, Lyric Soprano Jennifer Goode Cooper, Mezzo-Soprano Blythe Gaissert, Tenor Blake Friedman, Baritone Mario Diaz-Moresco and Bass Adrian Rosas.
AOP (American Opera Projects) announces the six singers who will become its Resident Ensemble for the upcoming ninth season of its Composers & the Voice training program. Comprised of one each of the basic operatic/vocal categories, the singers for the 2017-18Â season will be Coloratura Soprano Tookah Sapper, Lyric Soprano Jennifer Goode Cooper, Mezzo-Soprano Blythe Gaissert, Tenor Blake Friedman, Baritone Mario Diaz-Moresco and Bass Adrian Rosas.
America Opera Projects to Present COMPOSERS & THE VOICE: SIX SCENES, Today
This fall, contemporary opera producer AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) will present COMPOSERS & THE VOICE: SIX SCENES 2016, a concert of opera scenes from ten artists emerging in the world of contemporary opera. Audiences will get a first look at six wildly different new works that range from imagining moments in the lives of famous people such as Sigmund Freud and Mabel Dodge Luhan or events taking place in a spaceship, an asylum, and a uterus. The composers Matthew Barnson, Carlos R. Carrillo, Nell Shaw Cohen, Marc LeMay, Cecilia Livingston, and Sky Macklay and librettists Edward Einhorn, Duncan McFarlane, Emily Roller, and Mark Sonnenblick, were chosen by AOP to spend a year creating new works in its bi-annual fellowship program Composers & the Voice (C&V).
This fall, contemporary opera producer AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) will present COMPOSERS & THE VOICE: SIX SCENES 2016, a concert of opera scenes from ten artists emerging in the world of contemporary opera. Audiences will get a first look at six wildly different new works that range from imagining moments in the lives of famous people such as Sigmund Freud and Mabel Dodge Luhan or events taking place in a spaceship, an asylum, and a uterus. The composers Matthew Barnson, Carlos R. Carrillo, Nell Shaw Cohen, Marc LeMay, Cecilia Livingston, and Sky Macklay and librettists Edward Einhorn, Duncan McFarlane, Emily Roller, and Mark Sonnenblick, were chosen by AOP to spend a year creating new works in its bi-annual fellowship program Composers & the Voice (C&V).
America Opera Projects to Present COMPOSERS & THE VOICE: SIX SCENES, 9/30
This fall, contemporary opera producer AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) will present COMPOSERS & THE VOICE: SIX SCENES 2016, a concert of opera scenes from ten artists emerging in the world of contemporary opera. Audiences will get a first look at six wildly different new works that range from imagining moments in the lives of famous people such as Sigmund Freud and Mabel Dodge Luhan or events taking place in a spaceship, an asylum, and a uterus. The composers Matthew Barnson, Carlos R. Carrillo, Nell Shaw Cohen, Marc LeMay, Cecilia Livingston, and Sky Macklay and librettists Edward Einhorn, Duncan McFarlane, Emily Roller, and Mark Sonnenblick, were chosen by AOP to spend a year creating new works in its bi-annual fellowship program Composers & the Voice (C&V).
This fall, contemporary opera producer AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) will present COMPOSERS & THE VOICE: SIX SCENES 2016, a concert of opera scenes from ten artists emerging in the world of contemporary opera. Audiences will get a first look at six wildly different new works that range from imagining moments in the lives of famous people such as Sigmund Freud and Mabel Dodge Luhan or events taking place in a spaceship, an asylum, and a uterus. The composers Matthew Barnson, Carlos R. Carrillo, Nell Shaw Cohen, Marc LeMay, Cecilia Livingston, and Sky Macklay and librettists Edward Einhorn, Duncan McFarlane, Emily Roller, and Mark Sonnenblick, were chosen by AOP to spend a year creating new works in its bi-annual fellowship program Composers & the Voice (C&V).
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How many Broadway shows has Jennifer Goode Cooper been in?
Jennifer Goode Cooper has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
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Jennifer Goode Cooper has not appeared in the West End.
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