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A passionate performer of early music, soprano Ashley Valentine recently performed the title role in Handel's Rodelinda with the IU opera theatre under maestro Gary Wedow. In November, Valentine is the soprano soloist in performances of Haydn's Creation with the Nashville Symphony, under the direction of Nicholas McGegan.

Valentine has sung with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra as a soloist in Mendelssohn's Lobgesang, and the American Bach Soloists, performing role of Orfeo in the American premiere of Handel's Parnasso in festa. Other performances include Purcell’s The Fairy Queen with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Baroque Ensemble, concerts with Capella SF under the direction of Ragnar Bohlin, Haydn’s Creation with the Bloomington Chamber Singers, and Bach Cantatas with the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project. She has also participated in masterclasses with collaborative pianist Martin Katz, countertenor Ian Howell, soprano Dominique Labelle, and conductor Jeffrey Thomas. 

Valentine recently earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she studied under mezzo-soprano Catherine Cook. She also studied historical performance at the Historical Performance Institute at the Jacobs School of Music.
 
Currently, Valentine is pursuing her Master of Music degree at the Royal Academy of Music in London. 


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