ENO HAREWOOD ARTIST
ENO HAREWOOD ARTIST
Ava is announced as one of Classic FM’s 2025 Rising Stars:
30 musicians under 30 who are evolving the classical music landscape
DEBUT EP GEMS
ALBUM PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARSHALL LIGHT STUDIO
“Ava Dodd made a huge impression…She has all the agility Rosina requires, delivering a standout ‘Una voce poco fa’ in the first act. Even better, her soprano voice extends down to the lower reaches perfectly (Rosina can also be sung by a mezzo-soprano, but Dodd seems to be the best of both words). I look forward very much to encountering Ava Dodd onstage again.”
“Dodd was equally impressive […] Possessing a golden voice, her virtuosic octave leaps and vocal gymnastics were dispatched with tremendous verve and panache”
- Andrew Larkin, Bachtrack
AVA MAKES HER DEBUT WITH SCOTTISH OPERA IN 2026
Recent roles include Madeleine in Adolphe Adam's Le Postillon de Lonjumeau with Oper Frankfurt, Adina in The Elixir of Love and Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro with ENO, and Tilburnia in Stanford's The Critic with Wexford Festival Opera.
AVA DODD - WINNER OF THE BOSTON DISTRICT MET OPERA / LAFFONT COMPETITION
UPDATES
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Ava makes her Scottish Opera debut as Susanna in the revival of Sir Thomas Allen's production of The Marriage of Figaro in 2026.
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Ava makes her BBC Proms debut, performing in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth in The Royal Albert Hall.
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Ava returns to the Verbier Festival, performing in a double bill of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana in July 2025.
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Ava returns to Oper Frankfurt to sing the role of Madeleine in Adolphe Adam's Le Postillon de Lonjumeau.
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Ava made her debut with Opéra National de Lorraine as Fennimore in Kurt Weill’s The Silver Lake.
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Ava has won the Verbier Festival Academy’s Prix Yves Paternot in recognition of being the most accomplished and promising musician of the annual Academy for young professional musicians.
