Ashley Galvani bell

Soprano Ashley Galvani Bell has performed as a soloist in the US, Italy, Spain, France and Russia. This season, she was thrilled to make her role debut as Leonora in Il Trovatore with Boheme Opera New Jersey, her debut in Denmark, and Cio Cio San in Palm Desert, California. Her 2023 appearances alone included her debut with ABAO Bilbao Opera(Spain) as Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte; her debut with Teatro Perez Galdos in Gran Canaria (Spain) as the title role of Klara; Cio Cio San with both Boheme Opera NJ and Daytona Beach Symphony Society; her debut in Milan, Italy, as soprano soloist in Exultate Jubilate with Orchestra UNIMI and Violetta in La Traviata, the title role in the world premiere of Penelope's Dream & soprano soloist in Zemlinsky's Lyrische Symphonie, all with Spain’s Musica en Villafranca.

Ashley has appeared frequently in Zarzuela productions with Rioja Lirica in Spain and New York City, including the lead in Serrano’s La Dolorosa. During the pandemic, Ashley produced and starred in the documentary film Rival Queens featuring music from Maria Stuarda, which has won 19 awards in international film festivals including Best Documentary at Madrid Art Film Festival and Tokyo Film Festival.

Ashley is a Phi Beta Kappa Graduate of Yale University and is fluent in five languages.