A frequent performer in the Pacific Northwest, soprano Ibidunni Ojikutu is known for having a strong foundation in traditional and contemporary repertoire and has studied extensively in both areas. Ms. Ojikutu made her Seattle Opera debut as Strawberry Woman in their 2011production of Porgy and Bess. Opera News said of her performance, “Ibidunni Ojikutu's turn as Strawberry Woman was as charming as the lilt in her voice.”

A recipient of the top award in the Seattle Opera Guild Training Grant competition, Ms. Ojikutu is a teaching and freelance artist with Seattle Opera Outreach and Seattle Opera. She was pleased to reprise the role of Strawberry Woman in Seattle Opera's 2018 production of Porgy and Bess, along with making her role debut as Serena in the same production. Her other Seattle Opera performances include singing in the debut of Burn, a new opera created for the Seattle Opera Creation Lab. 

Ms. Ojikutu made her film debut in Lakewold Gardens’ In the Garden of Songer, a filmed version of Dr. Brittany Boykin's "Moments in Sonder,” a set of art songs featuring the poetry of Maya Angelou. She was also thrilled to make her orchestral debut with the Western Washington University Symphony Orchestra, singing Nkeiru Okoye's "Songs of Harriet Tubman.”

Ms. Ojikutu's project Roar, with collaborative pianist Rebecca Manalac, is a concert of songs of and about women. Featuring the works of Florence Price, Nina Simone, Libby Larsen, and others, Roar also featured the West Coast premiere of “Nobody Knows,” with words by Mahze Kane and music by Nailah Nombeko. Ms. Ojikutu's recent projects include a debut with Portland Opera in their upcoming production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Central Park Five, as well as a currently unnamed recording project featuring Libby Larsen’s “Try Me Good King.” Ms. Ojikutu is also an active adjudicator and masterclass clinician.