Lance Ashmore

Lance Ashmore, baritone, is a member of the Voice Faculties at both Ohio Northern University and The University of Findlay. Many of his former students have gone on to continued studies in music at such institutions as The Ohio State University,  The University of Akron, The Eastman School of Music and Boston University. Others are actively pursuing performing careers both in Opera and Musical Theatre in regional and touring companies throughout the country. As a performer, he has appeared with opera companies throughout the region including Cleveland Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Michigan Opera Theatre, Toledo Opera and Piccolo Opera. His repertoire includes leading roles in opera and operetta such as Carmen, La Cenerentola, La Bohème, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Patience and The Pirates of Penzance. Musical Theatre credits include Kiss Me Kate (Fred Graham), The Secret Garden (Archie), Carousel (Billy), Yeston and Kopit’s Phantom (Erik) and The Sound of Music (Captain Von Trapp). Most recently he was seen as Emile DeBecque in Ohio Northern University’s production of South Pacific and as Paul Berthalet in Carnival at The University of Findlay. Lance worked for a number of years with Michigan Opera Theatre's Department of Community Programs and with Toledo Opera as a Resident Artist, performing and serving as the Stage Director for their Outreach Productions as well as their Summer Opera Camp for High School Students.  He holds both his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Vocal Performance from Bowling Green State University where he was a voice student of Warren Allen and Andreas Poulimenos and an acting student of Roy Lazarus.