Ruby Dibble
mezzo-soprano
© Barbara Aumüller
American mezzo-soprano Ruby Dibble joined Oper Frankfurt's Opera Studio this season, making her house debut as a Musician in Manon Lescaut, which was followed by Mercédès in Carmen and now Isaura in this new production of Rossini's Tancredi. During the 2026/27 season roles include the Sandman in Hänsel und Gretel, Linetta in a new production of Prokofiev's Love for Three Oranges, and Siegrune in Die Walküre. She studied at Oberlin College & Conservatory (Bachelor of Music), the Curtis Institute of Music (Master of Music) and the Juilliard School in New York, where she recently sang Sesto (La clemenza di Tito), Blanche de la Force (Dialogues des Carmélites) and appeared in recital at Carnegie Hall. Other roles in her repertoire include Prince Charming (Cendrillon), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Marquise de Merteuil (Dangerous Liasons), Flora (La Traviata), Elle (La Voix Humaine) and Carmen (Bel Canto). She reached the finals of the 2024 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, won the Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition and a prize at the 2023 Cooper-Bing Competition. She also took part in renowned summer programmes and festival, including those at the Glimmerglass Festival, the Carnegie Hall (SongStudio), the Aspen Music Festival, Wolf Trap Opera and the 2025 Merola Opera Program.