BIOGRAPHY

 Allyson Bennett is a classical vocalist with a passion for operatic & song repertoire. An artist advocating for performances highlighting LGBT+ stories and creating accessible creative spaces, she has worked with a variety of companies and ensembles performing romantic classics and new works alike. She is currently preparing to sing the role of Grimgerde in Die Walküre with the American Wagner Festival. She most recently appeared as Le spectre de Cassandre in Berlioz’s Les Troyens with Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, shortly after her role debut as Mutter in Hänsel und Gretel with Music On Site, Inc. 

Originating the role of Suzannah in the world premiere of Murder, Meth & Mayhem, Allyson sang with EAH Productions at the Providence Fringe Festival this past summer. She made her John F. Kennedy Center debut as a winner of the VSA International Musicians Award Program (2023) and soon after performed there again in a scene as Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro) with the AAMS Emerging Artists Program (2024). She sang at The New Opera Company of Boston’s Mothers’ Day Soirée as well as curated a solo recital with the Montpelier Arts Center.

Recent awards include an Encouragement Award with the Wagner Society of New York Singers Competition and a winning prize from Opera Connecticut’s American Opera Idol Competition. Allyson won First Place for Rising Talents of the Americas 2020 with GCC and was named Boston District Winner by the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition (2022, 2023, 2024). She was awarded Third Place prize in the Vienna New Year's Concert International Music Competition (2024).

She's performed notable roles such as Tosca (Tosca), First Lady (Die Zauberflöte), Eva (An American Dream), Madame Lidoine (Dialogues of the Carmelites), Mimì (La Bohème), Meg Page (Falstaff) and Valletto (L’incoronazione di Poppea). 

A fan of unique concert opportunities, she collaborated with circus artists of 

Circus 617 with Opera Untapped throughout Greater Boston communities in their concert series “Arias Aloft”. She premiered Flora Sun’s “難波津に (Naniwa-zu ni)”, performed Elena Firsova's The Birth of a Smile with trombone quartet and vibraphone, and solo-produced a benefit recital to fundraise for Breonna Taylor's family with Sparrow Live.

Last updated July 21, 2026