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"A highlight was the near opera-stealing performance of Ashlyn Tymms as Ježibaba, a humorous and light-hearted take on the character that was just delightful. Her velvet mezzo was by turns powerful and playful, and she clearly relished showing off her comedic chops."
-Limelight Magazine, 2024
Australian mezzo-soprano Ashlyn Tymms is forging a distinguished and multifaceted career across the operatic stage, concert platform, and in chamber and recital performance. Renowned for her velvety tone and bright mezzo timbre, she continues to garner acclaim for the depth and versatility of her artistry.​
Ashlyn recently made her debut with Opera Australia as Dorothée in Laurent Pelly’s production of Cendrillon and will reprise the role of Ježibaba in Sarah Giles’ upcoming staging of Rusalka for Opera Australia’s winter season.
In 2025, Ashlyn made her debut with State Opera South Australia as the Stewardess in Jonathan Dove’s Flight, directed by Stephen Barlow.​ On the concert platform, Ashlyn appears as alto soloist in numerous major works this year, including Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with both Willoughby Symphony Orchestra and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Verdi’s Requiem with Perth Symphonic Chorus, Mozart’s Requiem with Canberra Symphony Orchestra, and Handel’s Messiah with Pinchgut Opera, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and Adelaide Baroque Orchestra.
In 2024, Ashlyn made role debuts as Ježibaba in Rusalka, Dido in Dido and Aeneas for West Australian Opera, and Fanny Price in Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park for New Zealand Opera. Her long-standing relationship with West Australian Opera has seen her perform a wide range of repertoire, including her 2023 debut as Carmen, as well as Emilia (Otello), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Santuzza (Cavalleria rusticana), Hansel (Hansel and Gretel), Lapák and Mrs. Paskova (The Cunning Little Vixen), and Flora (La traviata).
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2024 concert engagements included performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, Mozart’s Requiem, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, and Bach’s St. John Passion with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Past concert highlights include Beethoven’s Ninth with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with West Australian Symphony Orchestra and her Sydney Opera House Concert Hall debut in Handel’s Messiah.
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A passionate advocate for contemporary and chamber repertoire, Ashlyn was invited to premiere Melody Eötvös's Hope. Fear. Anything. and Katy Abbott's Splitting the Ambivalence with the Flinders Quartet at Melbourne Recital Centre in 2022. Ashlyn has also enjoyed performances with various acclaimed artists at the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival (VIC) and Oberon Chamber Music Festival (NSW).
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Additional career highlights include performances in Japan with Opera Australia, the role of Rosimonda in Handel’s Faramondo at the London Handel Festival, Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music at Buckingham Palace, a recital tour to South Korea with the London Cello Orchestra, and Verdi’s Requiem at
Sydney Town Hall.
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Ashlyn holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and earned a Master of Vocal Performance with Distinction from the Royal College of Music, London, where she was a HF Music Scholar. She was honoured with the Outstanding Australian Musician Award by the Royal Over-Seas League in London. Her studies and professional development have been generously supported by a number of prestigious awards and organisations, including the Basil Coleman Award, the Tait Louise Worthington Award, The Tait Memorial Trust, the Sylvia Harris Award, the Ian Potter Cultural Trust (Australia), the Joan Carden Award, and the PPCA Performers’ Trust Foundation.
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