Coote was born in Frodsham, Cheshire, the daughter of the painter Mark Coote. She was educated at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London (though she did not complete her course), the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (where she came into contact with Janet Baker and Brigitte Fassbaender) and the National Opera Studio during 1995/96. Coote was a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist from 2001
The Metropolitan Opera: Cendrillon
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⭐ 0Lucrezia Borgia
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⭐ 0The Metropolitan Opera: Giulio Cesare
⭐ 0Massenet: Cendrillon
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⭐ 7.7The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel
⭐ 0The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo
⭐ 4Mozart: La clemenza di Tito
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