Ashley Emerson (born April 20, 1984)[1] is an American soprano who is a vocal instructor at the University of South Carolina School of Music.
[2] She has made more than 60 opera appearances since 2007, including starring roles at major venues; and she has received acclaim from various sources.
Emerson made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro in the bridesmaids choir in 2007; and by 2011 had appeared on stage in 55 Met performances.
In 2017, Emerson starred as Papagena in Mozart's The Magic Flute under the baton of James Levine, with staging by Julie Taymor.
[7][8] She has starred in several productions, including Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore,[9][10] Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw with Dallas Opera,[11] Gretel in Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel at Seattle Opera,[12] and Francis Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites at the Kennedy Center[13] As reviewed in Opera News, Emerson's vocal technique has been described as immaculate, concentrated and sweet; "especially when soaring into its upper register.