Victoria O’Shea, Soprano
Soprano Victoria O’Shea is a versatile artist, accomplished singer, dancer, and pedagogue.
Born and raised in New York, Victoria received a B.M in Classical Voice from NYU Steinhardt and a minor in dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. At NYU she performed Mariola (Two Remain by Jake Heggie), The Nursing Sister (Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini), Mabel cover (Pirates of Penzance Mabel by Gilbert and Sullivan). She has studied multiple forms of dance including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Musical theater, Hip Hop, Modern, and African Dance. President of the Classical Voice Collective at NYU, Victoria created performance opportunities for students by directing shows and by making connections for off-campus performances with organizations such as the New York City Public Library.
Victoria believes the arts, and opera in particular, should be something that everyone can experience and connect with. Most recently seen as Despina in Così fan tutti (W.A Mozart) with rewritten dialogue by NYU students. This production of Mozart's opera was performed on the lower east side of Manhattan in the drag bar Madame X by new opera company OperaNotSoSeria. The comedic opera was presented to everyday people in a modern-day idiom. Through staging and rewritten dialogue, this production has a broad appeal, engaging audiences regardless of their familiarity with opera.
Victoria teaches and choreographs for students across Queens and Long Island, most recently as Head Choreographer at Queens College Musical Theater Summer Camp. She choreographed musical numbers for 32 campers. It is one of her greatest artistic joys to teach, and learn, from the newest generation of artists. Victoria is
Pursing her M.M in Voice at Peabody Conservatory studying under Tony Arnold. Her upcoming engagements include performing Hyale in a Historical Performance of Actéon by Charpentier at the Baltimore Theater Project and performing Cricket and Owl in The Cunning Little Vixen by Janáček with Peabody Conservatory.