BY KAREN BOSSICK

Two of the sisters just performed together for the Seattle Opera where both played to extended mid-performance ovations.

And tonight they will be joined by a third sister as the Costa Jackson Sisters perform selections from opera and Broadway on behalf of Sun Valley Opera.

The sisters, who originally hailed from Salt Lake City, will perform at 7:30 p.m. tonight—Tuesday, Jan. 30—at the Community School Theater in Sun Valley.

Tickets are $45 for general admission and $65 for preferred seating, available at www.sunvalleyopera.com.

The sisters are similar to the famous Three Tenors who performed around the world. They only got together from time to time for recording and international tours because each had their own professional opera careers.

Sun Valley Opera has tried many times to find a date that all three could perform in Sun Valley, said Sun Valley Opera President Frank Meyer.

“Fortunately, Jan. 30, 2018, worked,” he added.

Marina Costa Jackson and Ginger Costa Jackson just finished up playing the roles of the operatic sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella in the Mozart opera “Cosi fan Tutte.”

“All three sisters are highly talented and attractive opera stars,” said Meyer. “One of the sisters, Ginger, in recent years has been the Carmen of choice for a number of opera companies. You need a bombshell mezzo soprano to pull off that role of the singing, dancing, flirtatious gypsy who says to her suitor, ‘If you’re going to love me, you better watch out.’ And she can do it.”

Miriam set the sisters on their operatic journey as a 10-year-old who caught the opera bug about the time Salt Lake City was hosting the 2002 Winter Olympics.

She trained first with Mormon Tabernacle Choir soprano JoAnne Ottley; then with Betty Jeanne Chipman, known as “the Mother Superior of voice teachers” in Utah. A year later the Utah-Italian Community of Salt Lake City found itself holding a fundraiser to help the family send Miriam and Ginger  to Italy to continue their vocal training with the likes of Renata Scotto at Santa Cecilia in Rome.

Ginger is a 10-year veteran of the Metropolitan Opera where she frequently appears in its Live in HD broadcasts. Soprano Marina Costa-Jackson is a resident artist with the Academy of Vocal Arts—Philadelphia’s prestigious opera school—and winner of several major competitions, including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.