Matthew Johnson
Ava is announced as one of Classic FM’s 2025 Rising Stars: 30 musicians under 30 who are evolving the classical music landscape
ENO HAREWOOD ARTIST
AVA MAKES HER DEBUT WITH SCOTTISH OPERA IN 2026
Ava was honoured to be invited by the Department of the Taoiseach to perform at Ireland's National Day of Commemoration at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. The State ceremony, attended by President Catherine Connolly, honoured those who lost their lives in past wars and on United Nations service. Ava performed alongside the Irish Army Band.
DEBUT EP GEMS
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Sue Spence
Director
Katy Crompton
Associate Artist Manager
Charlotte Bateman
Associate Artist Manager
"The stand-out, though, is Ava Dodd as Susanna, embodying the most admirable and life-affirming character on stage. She flawlessly ranges from comic bitchiness to warmth and affection, and although she is easily the most intelligent character, Dodd convincingly plays comically wrong-footed. She delivers gorgeous singing throughout, culminating in an unforgettable, exquisite duet of female friendship with the Countess in the letter-writing scene."
“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
Recent roles include Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro with Scottish Opera, 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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
