Soprano Ryan Colbert has been praised for “rendering text with a touching tenderness” (Berkshire Fine Arts) and making "a feast of quirky dramatic contrasts...while smoothing it with a velvety vocal line” (ArtsKnoxville). Recent engagements include Contessa Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro) with the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia and covering Contessa with Delaware Valley Opera Company, Mother and Witch (Hansel and Gretel) with Opera on Tap Philadelphia, Frasquita (Carmen) with OSoP and Bella Diva Productions, Nile in the world premiere of J Marchand Knight's Cleopatra Built with Opera Queens, and the Mother/Witch cover (Hänsel und Gretel) with Wilmington Concert Opera. She currently serves as Artistic Director of Delaware Valley Opera Company and co-manager of Opera on Tap's Philadelphia chapter.