Judith Dodsworth

A performer of “extraordinary range and versatility”, soprano Judith Dodsworth (she/her) is equally at home in opera, theatre, chamber music and concert, in both traditional and non-traditional music worlds. She has long been a champion of new and diverse repertoire; following numerous performances, premieres and collaborations in Australia and overseas, she has forged a reputation as one of Australia’s leading exponents of contemporary vocal music.

Her operatic roles have included Carmen, Greta (Metamorphosis), Rameau’s Pygmalion, Miss Donnithorne’s Maggot (with Syzygy Ensemble) and premieres of Opiume (Singapore and Hong Kong Festivals), From a Black Sky, A Drone Opera, The Blood Vote, Speechless and Gordon Kerry’s Midnight Son (sung with less than twenty-four hours’ notice).  

Notable recent performances have taken her to Ukaria and festivals including Perth and Adelaide, performing works by Outi Tarkiainen, Anne Cawrse, Nicholas Lens, George Crumb, Pierre Boulez, Julius Eastman, Jörg Widmann and Cat Hope. With composer Kevin March Judith co-created, performed and toured The Unknown Swimmer, a multimedia song cycle to her own libretto.

Watch Judith and Eliza Shephard’s recent release of Kate Soper’s ‘Only the words themselves mean what they say’ here.

See Judith’s Performance CV here.