A true Soprano Falcon, Allison Cook is renowned as one of today’s leading interpreters of 20th century and contemporary repertoire.
Allison’s ability to sing both soprano and mezzo roles combined with her fearless dramatic ability and vocal range seldom found, has seen her create roles such as the Marquise in Francesconi’s Quartett at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Wiener Festwochen and Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, Lea in Benêt Casablanca’s L’enigma de Lea at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona and Lavinia in Errolyn Wallen’s Dido’s Ghost in San Francesco and London (Barbican). As well as her highly acclaimed interpretations of Adès’s Powder Her Face at BAM in New York, La Monnaie in Brussels and Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, Brunhelda in Ramanati’s Amerika in Zurich and the title role in Kaija Saariaho’s Emilie, Allison is equally at home in 20th century repertoire.
She most recently made her Salzburg Easter Festival debut in a new production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanschina, directed by Simon McBurney and conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen as well as a role debut as Elle in Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine for the Buxton International Festival.
Last updated: 27th February 2026
