Ashley Ruckman · soprano

AVA First-year Resident Artist

Hometown

Leawood, Kansas

Education: 
Master of Music from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music; Bachelor of Music from Wichita State University.

Recent Roles: 
Countess Ceprano and Gilda (cover) in Rigoletto (Indianapolis Opera), Karolina in Swimming in the Dark (The Studios of Key West) and the title role in Suor Angelica (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music).

Awards:
The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, St. Louis District (District Winner, 2025), National Society of Arts and Letters Competition, Indiana Chapter (1st Place, 2025), Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (Georgina Joshi Fellow, 2024–2025).