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Ginger Costa-Jackson (born 10 September 1986, and named Ginger Emilia Jackson) is an Italian-American operatic mezzo-soprano and perennial artist with the Metropolitan Opera since entering its (Lindemann Young Artist Development Program ) in 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/gisrch2k.r?Term=Costa-Jackson,%20Ginger%20%5BMezzo%20Soprano%5D&limit=5000&vsrchtype=no&xBranch=ALL&xmtype=&Start=&End=&theterm=Costa-Jackson,%20Ginger%20%5BMezzo%20Soprano%5D&srt=&x=0&xHome=&xHomePath= )〕 The Met: Live in HD global broadcasts feature her frequently,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3541658/ )〕 as do other major theaters and concert venues worldwide. Costa-Jackson has performed in her native Italian, English, French, and Spanish, and speaks these languages fluently, along with limited German. While her signature role is ''Carmen'', Costa-Jackson is also a comedienne, as in her Marchesa di Poggio (Glimmerglass Festival's 2013 adaptation of Verdi's ''King for a Day /Un giorno di regno)'', and also her 2009 Celia in Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Iolanthe'' with the San Francisco Symphony. == Early life and education == Ginger Costa-Jackson was born in Palermo, Italy, to an American father, Walt Jackson, and an Italian mother, Emilia Costa.〔 Relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, the couple had two more daughters: Marina and Miriam. Italian was the children's mother tongue. The family then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. Music was a consistent part of Costa-Jackson's early family life. Her maternal grandmother, Lucia Frontini Costa, taught the children Italian lullabies and folk tunes.〔 Emilia, like her mother before her, had a strong singing voice, although neither sang professionally. When a youth, Emilia had piano training at Palermo's , and some private voice lessons. Walt sang in high school and college groups, including Brigham Young University's barbershop quartet. Each of the children took up orchestral instruments as part of their public school education. Costa-Jackson chose the violin, and eventually became first violinist in her school orchestra.〔 Miriam was the first of the Jackson children to study voice.〔 Her interest sprang from listening to the family's opera CDs, especially The Three Tenors. Costa-Jackson's interests were more academic.〔 She had a perfect record of top grades in school, and thought to become a professor of English Literature.〔〔 When Costa-Jackson heard her sister was singing after beginning lessons, Costa-Jackson determined to study voice as well. However, Costa-Jackson found her voice cracked during lessons. This did not deter her from the decision to study voice.〔 In 2003, the family took all three daughters to Palermo, where Costa-Jackson and her youngest sister studied privately with Maria Argento Rancatore. The teacher insisted Costa-Jackson see a doctor to ensure her vocal problem was not a medical condition. She received a clear bill of health, and lessons began in earnest.〔 Costa-Jackson then auditioned for a place with the Conservatorio Vincenzo Bellini, and gained entrance there. When the family returned to Utah after five months, Costa-Jackson and Miriam were invited to audition for the Utah Festival Opera. General Director Michael Ballam contracted them to sing for the 2004 season, and they became the youngest opera singers to be hired by the company (ages 17 and 15 respectively).〔 At 17, Costa-Jackson left public school and went to Italy to live with her aunt and continue private vocal studies. Costa-Jackson completed her high school education via correspondence courses. At 18 she attended one semester at Brigham Young University, but found it suited her better to focus on music, rather than pursue a liberal arts education. Therefore, she returned to Italy. At 19 she began a tour of Italian singing competitions. She won first place in her first competition—the 2006 (Leoncavallo Festival International Competition ) in Montalto Uffugo. Later, as a finalist in the Ottavio Ziino International Lyric Competition (), Costa-Jackson met Lenore Rosenberg, who was a judge on that occasion, and the Director of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera. Rosenberg invited Costa-Jackson to audition for James Levine, which resulted in Costa-Jackson's becoming a Met Young Artist in 2007.〔〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ginger Costa-Jackson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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