American soprano Ashlee Lamar is praised for her "fire" and "delicious" voice. In the 2020 season, Ashlee looks forward to several role debuts including Vitellia in La clemenza di Tito with Boston University Opera Institute, Donna Anna (cover) in Don Giovanni and Baroness Zeller in The Sound of Music, both with The Glimmerglass Festival. ​In the 2018/2019 season, Ashlee performed the title role in Suor Angelica with Red River Lyric Opera, Violetta Valéry in La Traviata, Vera Donovan in Dolores Claiborne, and Ruth Baldwin in John Musto's Later the Same Evening with the Opera Institute, and Eleanor Iselin in Kevin Puts' The Manchurian Candidate with Seagle Music Colony. ​Ashlee has also recently appeared as Mimì in La bohème with Red River Lyric Opera, Countess Ceprano in Rigoletto and Fiordiligi (cover) in Così fan tutte with Brevard Music Center, Harriet Mosher and Emmeline Mosher (cover) in Emmeline, and Kate Mayfield in Sweets by Kate with the Opera Institute. Equally at home in contemporary repertoire, Ashlee has had the pleasure of performing roles by many contemporary composers including Tobias Picker, Kevin Puts, John Musto, and Griffin Candey. Ms. Lamar graduated cum laude from The Boston Conservatory with a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance with Opera Emphasis. She holds a Performance Diploma from Boston University in Voice Performance, and completed her Certificate in Opera Performance at the Boston University Opera Institute, where she was the Phyllis Curtin Award winner in 2020. Ashlee currently resides in Boston, MA with her Boston Terrier.