Ashley Rizzo

Vocal Arts Director of Development & Administration, Ashley Rizzo, holds Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees from New England Conservatory in Boston, MA. Ashley began her professional career in New York City as a student of celebrated soprano, Andrea DelGiudice. Ashley held artistic residencies with Dicapo Opera Theatre and Opera Manhattan while working in administrative management at the British International School. While dividing her time between the cities of Boston and New York, Ashley also worked for marketing and public relations agency, Ogilvy & Mather.

Past positions include Executive Director of VOICES Boston, Marketing Director of Opera on Tap, Classical Music Contributor of ZUMIX Radio, administrative and artistic support for Maestro Federico Cortese of the Boston Youth Symphony and Harvard-Radcliffe orchestras, and Managing Director of MetroWest Opera, where Ashley planned and executed major fundraisers. In 2016, Ashley oversaw communications and public programming for the Art, Culture & Technology program at MIT, and was selected to represent the school at the Future Fictions Summit in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Prior to joining the Narnia Festival, Ashley held teaching and administrative positions in the marketing, admission, and music departments at Idyllwild Arts Academy, rated #1 Best High School in the Arts by NICHE in 2019.