The creation of new roles in 20th century operas and bringing new perspective to standard operatic heroines has been the hallmark of this artist’s career. Ruby Hinds has been called an “Amneris of distinction” in Verdi’s Aida at the Redlands Bowl. Ms. Hinds garnered critical acclaim as a “graceful and seductive Venus” in her debut performance of Venus in Wagner's Tannhauser, for the Hawaii Opera Theatre in Honolulu. Ms. Hinds was characterized as a “powerful Adalgisa” in her first Adalgisa in Kentucky Opera's production of Bellini's Norma. Ms. Hinds had the distinction of singing her first Wagnerian role, Ortrud in Lohengrin for the New Bulgarian Opera, in its premier season. Ms. Hinds essayed the role of Eboli in Don Carlo for the Nice Opera. Ruby Hinds has been described as an “imperious and sensuous” Carmen for Opera Ebony in Canada.

Some of the foremost composers, directors, conductors and choreographers of the 20th century have touched Ms. Hinds’ career. Ms. Hinds made her European debut in the world premier of Robert Wilson and Philip Glass’ CIVIL warS for the Rome Opera. She continued that alliance with subsequent performances at City Center, New York; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles; Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York and the Netherlands Opera, Holland. She was invited back to Holland to open the new National Opera House in Otto Ketting’s Ithaka. Ms. Hinds created the role of the evil Stepmother in Philip Glass and Robert Moran’s the Juniper Tree directed by Andrea Serban at the American Repertory Theater in Boston, Massachusetts. One of the foremost choreographer’s of our time Bill T. Jones combined his talents with composer Leroy Jenkins and librettist Anne T. Greene to create the ballet/opera the Mother of Three Sons in which Ms. Hinds took the title role for the Munich Biennnale Festival.

The success of these performances was so immediate that it led to engagements at the Aachen Opera House, Houston Grand Opera and the New York City Opera.

Her newest project is her stunning one-woman multi-media show entitled See there in the distance. This one-woman show chronicles the life and accomplishments of legendary contralto Marian Anderson.