Award winning opera singer, actress, recording artist and humanitarian, Bridgette "Bri" Cooper, has been compared in vocal ability and stage presence to the great contralto Marian Anderson. With hard work and determination she has appeared on stage and TV throughout the US and Europe, and has worked with operatic greats such as Placido Domingo. Recently Bri Received the 2013 Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award from East Carolina University School of Music. This past April and May, she was the first opera singer to be featured in journalistic award winning Black Enterprise Magazine and is also nominated for 2013 Callywood Awards Indie Artist of the Year.

As many of you know, a life in the classical arts is very expensive. Lessons, travel, auditions, coachings, the list goes on. Many times great singers simply give up because of the lack of resources needed to kickstart and/or sustain a career in opera.

Recently, my musical gift was recognized by the exclusive international manager, who has worked with legendary tenor, Luciano Pavorotti and has helped develop the careers of flutist James Galway, Grammy winner guitarist Angel Romero, conductor James Colon, and MET Opera singers Thomas Hampson, Paul Plishka, Chris Merritt, Kallen Esperian, James Morris, and others.

He was the power behind America's star tenor, Jerry Hadley who won seven Grammy Awards and 43 major label recordings! His team has now produced 14 solo albums on Naxos, Koch, RCA, Delos, Philips, and other labels for singers like Vassily Gerello, Paul Plishka, Chris Merritt, Vladimir Grishko, Ljuba Kazarnovskaya, along with the World Premiere recording of Leonard Bernstein's show, PETER PAN.

This is where you come in! I have been been blessed with this unique opportunity to expand my international presence in the arts, share my love of music, and use my musical gifts to help heal and inspire the world across all cultural, religious and socioeconomic boundaries.

It truly does take a village to make this happen! With a financial gift from you, it WILL happen. The opera season starts next week, so we have a very limited amount of time.

You can *donate between any amount you like, but keep in mind the goal is 9,000.00 to cover one year of productivity operations (This means agent retainer fees, NY vocal coachings and lessons, travel, audition fees and lodging for competitions)

Feel free to email your questions to: TheMezzoMaven@gmail.com

Sincerely,
Bri Cooper

*All funds are directed to JP CHASE BANK - MADISON AVENUE NY, NY