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With her sparkling voice and stage presence, soprano Ashley Emerson has been described as a "vocal and dramatic delight." In the 2019-2020 season, Ms. Emerson returns to the Metropolitan Opera for her acclaimed portrayal of Papagena in _The Magic Flute_, and makes two company debuts in familiar roles: Blondchen in Die _Entführung aus dem Serail_ with Opera Omaha, and Flora in _The Turn of the Screw_ with On Site Opera. In the 2018-2019 season, Ms. Emerson performed the roles of Laura Fleet in the North American premiere of Nico Muhly’s _Marnie_, which was broadcast Live in HD to movie theaters worldwide, as well as Brigitte in Iolanta, and Papagena in _The Magic Flute_, all at The Metropolitan Opera. She also curated a recital of love songs based on the works of Robert and Clara Schumann which she performed at The Crosby Center in Belfast, Maine; and will take the recital to numerous venues in upcoming seasons.

Ms. Emerson is a graduate of the Met’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and subsequently has appeared in over 190 Metropolitan Opera performances. Her 2018-2019 season included included Giannetta in _L’elisir d’amore_ (Live in HD Broadcast), Papagena in _Die Zauberflöte_ (Live in HD Broadcast), and Barbarina in _Le nozze di Figaro_ at the Met. Additionally, she toured Russia in concerts celebrating the centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with numerous orchestras, including the Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Svetlanov) at Tchaikovsky Hall, and appeared in chamber music concerts at The Twickenham Festival. In the 2016-2017 season, she was heard as Gretel in _Hansel und Gretel_ with the Seattle Opera, made her professional European debut as Cunegonde in Candide with Opéra National de Bordeaux and the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, and debuted at The Dallas Opera as Flora in _The Turn of the Screw_. Additional recent performances include the 15-year-old Girl in a new production of _LULU_ at The Metropolitan Opera (Live in HD broadcast), Soeur Constance in _Dialogues of the Carmelites_ at Washington National Opera, Tebaldo in _Don Carlo_ in a new production for Opera Philadelphia, and Blondchen in _Die Entführung aus dem Serail_ with Des Moines Metro Opera. She has also appeared in major roles at Los Angeles Opera, The Tanglewood Festival, Pittsburgh Opera, Atlanta Opera, and Central City Opera.

Ms. Emerson received highest critical praise for her debut performances of Soeur Constance in _Dialogues of the Carmelites_ at Opera Theater of St. Louis, lauded as “definitive” (_Opera Today_), “exquisite” (_Wall Street Journal_), and “glorious” (_The Washington Post_). Other acclaimed and favorite roles include Marie in _La Fille du Regiment_ (Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Maine, Greensboro Opera), The Maid in Thomas Ades’s _Powder Her Face_ (Opera Philadelphia), and Olympia in _Les contes d’Hoffmann_ (Palm Beach Opera).

She has been honored with awards from The Sullivan Foundation, The Gerda Lissner Competition, The Palm Beach Opera Competition, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. In addition to the Metropolitan Opera, Ms. Emerson has trained at the Gerdine Young Artist Program at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, at the Marlboro Festival, the Verbier Festival, and the University of Southern Maine School of Music.