Mezzo soprano, Ashly Evans, is becoming one of the fastest emerging singers in the Midwest. Miss Evans’ wide range of operatic roles include Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte with New Jersey Opera, Buttercup in H.M.S. Pinafore and Louisa Hurst in the World Premiere of Pride and Prejudice at Ohio Light Opera. She also had the opportunity to sing the roles of Viktoria/Viktooria in the American Premiere of Rautavarra’s House of the Sun and Juno in Orpheus in the Underworld with Opera in the Ozarks.
Miss Evans also performed over eight main stage roles with the University of Missouri at Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music and Dance including, Giulio Cesare in Giulio Cesare, Mrs. McLean in Susannah, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Pitti-Sing in The Mikado and Hansel in Hansel and Gretel.
Miss Evans has just recently made her solo concert debut as the Alto Soloist with Central Missouri State University in their performance of Beethoven’s Mass in C.
Miss Evans has been recognized by numerous foundations and organizations including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions with an Encouragement Award in the Upper Midwest Region, Lincoln, NE district, the UMKC Women’s Council and National Association of Teachers of Singing. Her work was also acknowledged by her peers as she was voted Most Outstanding Female Artist and Best Performance by a Female in a Supporting Role during her attendance at Opera in the Ozarks. During her time at UMKC Miss Evans received a Bachelor’s of Music degree – Vocal Performance in 2005 and then went on to earn her Master’s of Music degree - Vocal Performance in 2007. During her final year at the university she was awarded the Opera Department Graduate Teaching Assistant position.
You may also hear Miss Evans in the Albany Records recording of Rudolf Friml’s The Firefly released in 2006 and on The Gondoliers both recorded while a member of the Ohio Light Opera Company.
Ashly Evans currently resides in Merriam, Kansas, where she currently studies voice with Dr. Rebecca Sherburn.
