Ashlyn Brown is a lyric-mezzo soprano making several large role debuts this summer. At Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Ashlyn sings Eunice Hubbell (A Streetcar Named Desire) and covers Stephano (Romeo and Juliet) as well as Margaret Johnson (The Light in the Piazza). After her time at OTSL, Ashlyn heads to the Music Academy of the West to debut the title role in Elizabeth Cree.
Career highlights include: Dorabella (Così fan tutte ), Stéphano (Roméo et Juliette), Flora Bevoix (La Traviata), Zweite Adlige Weise (Der Rosenkavalier) and Woman 2/ The Event Planner (The Righteous). Prior engagements include Aspen Music Festival (Fleming Artist), the Santa Fe Opera (Apprentice Singer), Palm Beach Opera (Apprentice Artist), and the Sarasota Opera (Apprentice Artist). Additional roles include Ottavia (L'incoronazione di Poppea), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Hansel (Hansel and Gretel), Amastre (Xerxes), Berta (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), and Aloès (L’Étoile) at the Indiana University Opera Theater. She recently workshopped the role of Halyna in The Mothers of Kherson with the Metropolitan Opera.
Ashlyn was the district winner for the 2026 Colorado-Wyoming Laffont Comeptition. She is also a finalist in the John Alexander National Vocal Competition and the Saengerbund Awards German Singing Competition. Her awards from the 2024-2025 season include the Butler International Opera Competition (semi-finalist), miOpera International Vocal Competition (finalist), the Laffont Competition (Florida district winner), Houston Grand Opera Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers (semi-finalist), Palm Springs Opera Guild Vocal Competition (runner-up), and the Kyrenia Opera Cyprus Vocal Competition (honorable mention). Competitions and awards from 2023-2024 season include the Pasadena Vocal Competition (semi-finalist), Annapolis Vocal Competition (Jessica's Voice Encouragement Award), and theDonald and Luke Grahm Memorial Award (Santa Fe Opera). In 2023, she was a finalist in the D’Angelo Young Vocal Competition and was also a semi-finalist in many competitions including the SAS Performing Arts Vocal Competition, Pasadena Vocal Competition, and the Opera Index Vocal Competition.
In 2022, Ashlyn performed in many competitions such as the Palm Springs Opera Guild Vocal Competition (runner-up), Camerata Bardi International Vocal Competition (semi-finalist), Brava! Opera & James M. Collier Vocal Competition (finalist), Piccola Opera NH Opera Idol Competition (finalist).
Ashlyn has also done oratorio work as the alto soloist in Mozart’s "Requiem" (Carmel Symphony, 2019 | The Church of Bethesda-By-The Sea, 2023), soloist in Manuel de Falla's "Three-Cornered Hat: Complete Ballet" (Atlantic Classical Orchestra, 2024), alto soloist in Handel's Messiah (Aspen Music Festival, 2025), and alto soloist in Vivaldi's "Gloria" (New Choral Society, 2025.)