VICTORIA ERICKSON, SOPRANO
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BIOGRAPHY
Praised for her "beautifully ruby-throated quality" (Classical Voice North Carolina), Minnesota native Victoria Erickson is establishing herself as a promising and vibrant soprano. Most recently, Erickson made her international debut with Really Spicy Opera performing the title role of Émilie in André-Modeste Grétry's 1781 comic opera Émilie ou la belle esclave in Paris. Previously, Erickson received the Encouragement Award at the North Dakota-Manitoba District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, as well as covering Nedda in Greensboro Opera's production of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. She also made her Greensboro Opera mainstage debut as Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors in December 2019.
Also in the 2018-19 season, Erickson performed the role of Blanche in Dialogues des Carmélites with Saltworks Opera, the Resident Opera Company of the Eastern Shore of Virginia and portrayed Alice Ford in Verdi's Falstaff, where she was praised by Voix des Arts for her "pointed wit and sparkling tone wielded with comedic potency" (UNCG Opera Theatre). In Fall 2018, she won 1st Place in the Student Artist Division of the Saltworks Opera Vocal Competition and performed the leading role of Cookie in the 20th century piece Talk Opera (UNCG Opera Theatre).
Other previous engagements include Liù in Turandot (North Carolina Summer Opera), Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, and Granny in a children's touring opera production of Little Red Riding Hood (UNCG Opera Theatre). Erickson received an Encouragement Award at the Charlotte Opera Guild Competition (Opera Carolina) in both 2017 and 2018, and was a finalist for the Student Artist Competition at the UNCG School of Music.
Additionally, Erickson received a merit-based scholarship to attend Berlin Opera Academy and was awarded a Colburn Fellowship with SongFest in Los Angeles, California. Other opera credits include Maggie in The Clever Artifice of Harriet and Margaret (Really Spicy Opera) and The Baron in an all-female production of Cendrillon (Garden of Song Opera).
A versatile performer, Erickson has also appeared in musical theatre roles such as Rapunzel in Into the Woods (Phipps Center for the Arts, College Light Opera Company) and Hedy LaRue in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (College Light Opera Company).
In the 2021 season, Erickson looks forward to spending the summer and fall as an Emerging Artist with Seagle Music Colony, where she will sing the role of Harmony Twichell in the world premiere of Harmony with music by Robert Carl and libretto by Russell Banks.
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"In UNCG Opera Theatre’s Falstaff, Alice waged her wars against male domination with pointed wit and sparkling tone, wielded with comedic potency by soprano Victoria Erickson. Upon her arrival in the second scene of Act One, her Alice took charge of the drama like a military commander, singing ‘Facciamo il pario in un amor ridente’ and ‘Falstaff m’ha canzonata’ like calls to arms. Her resolute top Bs and earnest attempts at the trills were testaments to her technique and preparation, especially as every note of her music was sung with the appearance of spontaneity.
Erickson’s talents as a comedienne were invaluable in the hubbub of Act Two: even as Falstaff trumpeted his objections from the laundry basket, Alice remained the center of attention, her elation as Ford, expecting to surprise his wife with her paramour, discovered Nannetta and Fenton behind the screen galvanizing the ensemble. As Alice’s plans came to fruition in Act Three, Erickson’s vocalism became still bolder, the character’s ascendancy crowned by the singer’s rousing top C. Most consequentially, Erickson led her fellow ladies in avoiding confusingThe Merry Wives of Windsor with The Taming of the Shrew. Though clearly pleased with the outcome of her quest for retribution, Erickson’s Alice stopped short of gloating, enjoying her supremacy without unpleasantness."
-Voix des Arts, April 2019
Alice Ford | Falstaff | UNCG Opera Theatre
Liù | Turandot | NC Summer Opera | 2018
"Soprano Victoria Erickson as the slave girl Liù...sang with a beautifully ruby-throated quality which filled the auditorium very satisfactorily and included some breath-taking high pianissimi skillfully spun into full-voice vocal plums. There are a number of big name sopranos who could not have done as well."
-Classical Voice North Carolina
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Schedule
U P C O M I N G
Rosalinda (cover)
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II
*Postponed due to COVID-19, check back for 2021 dates
Harmony Twichell
Harmony by Robert Carl/Russell Banks (world premiere)
*Postponed due to COVID-19, check back for 2021 dates
CONTACT
Ms. Erickson is available for a variety of bookings, including:
Opera, Musical Theatre, Oratorio, Cabaret, Recital/Concert, Wedding/Memorial Services, and Private Events.
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