caption genre years_active birth_name birth_place image_size background alt birth_date instrument image article_title name occupation
ginger st. george , utah costa-jackson at a 2012 benefit concert appearance in opera 2007 -- present ginger emilia jackson palermo , italy 215 solo_singer ginger costa-jackson , mezzo-soprano , 2012 concert 10 september 1986 vocals ginger costa-jackson 2012.jpg ginger costa-jackson
 ginger costa-jackson musician , operatic mezzo-soprano
ginger costa-jackson

ginger costa-jackson -lrb- born 10 september 1986 , and named ginger emilia jackson -rrb- is an italian-american operatic mezzo-soprano and perennial artist with the metropolitan opera since entering its lindemann young artist development program in 2007 .
the met : live in hd global broadcasts feature her frequently , 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 -lrb- glimmerglass festival 's 2013 adaptation of verdi 's `` king for a day / un giorno di regno -rrb- '' , and also her 2009 celia in gilbert and sullivan 's `` iolanthe '' with the san francisco symphony .
