Hi, I’m Ash Hurtado!

Ash Hurtado (he/they) is a proudly Mexican and Irish American singer and actor, praised by Theatre Eddys for his “youthful, chorus-piercing soprano,” and known for bringing quirky depth to diverse characters through diverse mediums:

new opera, opera canon, musical theatre, straight theatre, cosplay, and even haunted houses!

Ash earned his master’s degree in vocal performance from The Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, where he studied with international soprano Susan Elizabeth Futral. He received his bachelor’s in vocal performance from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied with renowned mezzo-soprano Sylvia Stone.

As a lover of all forms of storytelling, Ash’s performance experience is as eclectic as it is prolific. He’s played feisty ingenues, misunderstood robots, misogynistic roosters, sassy maids, adventurous children, wise fools, and more with companies such as Opera Southwest, West Edge Opera, Lamplighters Music Theatre, Berkeley Playhouse, Pocket Opera, Ópera Cultura, Opera Modesto, Thompson Street Opera, and Opera Theatre of the Rockies.

 Check out Ash’s Opera and Musical Theatre resumes for a full list of roles and companies!