Ashlyn Brown is a lyric-mezzo soprano from Palm Springs, CA. This year, she joins the Atlanta Opera as a Studio Artist. This year, Ashlyn makes several large professional debuts including Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro) with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Dorabella (Così fan tutte) with the Tulsa Opera. She also makes her Mercédès debut in Carmen early in 2027 with Atlanta Opera. Previous engagements from 2026 include Opera Theatre of Saint Louis where Ashlyn sang Eunice Hubbell (A Streetcar Named Desire) and covered Stephano (Romeo and Juliet) as well as Margaret Johnson (The Light in the Piazza). After her time at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Ashlyn headed to the Music Academy of the West to debut the title role in Elizabeth Cree by Kevin Puts.
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. Ashlyn is a versatile singer who workshopped the role of Halyna in The Mothers of Kherson with the Metropolitan Opera as well as the role of Lorena Hickock/ Naama in the workshop of Safe Haven with OTSL.
Ashlyn was the thrid prize winner of the 2026 Rocky Mountain Region and the Colorado-Wyoming district winner for the 2026 Laffont Comeptition. She was the first prize winner in the John Alexander National Vocal Competition as well as Audience Favorite. This year she also took home the second price in the the Saengerbund Awards German Singing Competition and second place, as well as audience favorite, in the Pasadena Vocal 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 Annapolis Vocal Competition (Jessica's Voice Encouragement Award), and the Donald and Luke Grahm Memorial Award (Santa Fe Opera).
Ashlyn's oratorio work includes 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.)