Victoria Vargas

Mezzo-soprano Victoria Vargas has sung over twenty five roles for the Minnesota Opera and has performed with Opera Theater of Saint Louis, Chautauqua Opera, Sarasota Opera, Ash Lawn Highland Festival and others. Her concert credits include performing with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (NY), Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (MN), Chautauqua Symphony, the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, South Dakota Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, La Jolla Symphony, Billings Symphony, Bach Society of Minnesota and Minnesota Orchestra. She has placed seven times at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions at both the district and regional levels. She was a finalist at the Irene Dalis competition through Opera San Jose, placed at the Schubert Club Competition, and was a recent Music in Action grant recipient for the Wagner Society of the Midwest. This season she just performed the role of Julia Child in Lee Hoiby’s Bon Appétit!,  and will premiere another new work, Salpicon de Res, as part of a recipe song series through Opera–Oriented Project Sponsorships (OOPS MN). Victoria will also create the role of Nelly in the world premiere of Edward Tulane for Minnesota Opera, and give a recital with friend and collaborator Lara Bolton on the journey of motherhood. Ms. Vargas is currently an Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Minnesota. More can be found at victoriavargasmezzo.com.