Canadian soprano Emily Duncan-Brown holds a Bachelors of Music from McGill University, a Masters degree from Mannes College and is presently completing a Professional Studies Diploma under the instruction of Ruth Falcon. Recently Emily performed the role of Echo (Ariadne auf Naxos) at Tanglewood Music Center, under the baton of Maestro Christoph von Dohnanyi. She is presently covering the role of Inez (L'Africaine) with Opera Orchestra of New York and is working toward a performance of Alice Ford (Falstaff) with Mannes Opera in May.

Previous credits include Violetta (La Traviata), Blanche de la Force (Dialogues of the Carmelites) and Despina (Cosi fan Tutte) with Mannes Opera. Her portrayal of Blanche in Dialogues of the Carmelites was warmly praised by the New York Times, stating "she sang with radiant tone and superb diction" and reviewed for her portrayal of Violetta in La Traviata, her voice was described as a "sizeable instrument with a warm, rich middle, a shimmering, flexible top, excellent control and no trouble at all filling the small house. Her mature, musically insightful, often exquisitely beautiful delivery was first-rate."(Opera News Online). She has also performed Violetta (La Traviata) and Michaela (La Tragedie de Carmen) with the International Vocal Arts Institute and Dido (Dido and Aeneas) and Nella (Gianni Schicchi)  with Opera McGill. Emily sang Clarissa (Die Drei Pintos) with Opera in Concert and the title role in The Merry Widow  with Toronto Operetta Theatre and has been a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.

Emily has been the recipient of numerous honors, recently winning Second Place Awards from the Gerda Lissner and Guilio Gari International Voice Competitions. She is a Grant Winner from the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation, and an Encouragement Grant winner from the George London Foundation. In 2009 Emily was given the "Great Promise" Award from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Regional Finals in New York City.

Ms. Duncan-Brown was also a child performer, singing the main character's role in over 400 performances of Cirque du Soleil's touring production of Quidam when she was eleven years old.

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