Victoria Kirsch

Victoria Kirsch is a Southern California-based collaborative pianist/vocal coach/recitalist who curates and performs programs based on museum exhibitions and literary themes.

In 2008 she received a Chairman’s Grant from then-NEA Chair Dana Gioia to support the co-creation of the musical-theatrical piece, Emily Dickinson: This, and My Heart, which premiered at Grand Performances in downtown Los Angeles with Twin Cities actress Linda Kelsey and soprano/stage director Anne Marie Ketchum.

Victoria has curated and performed twelve music/spoken word programs linked to exhibitions at the USC Fisher Museum of Art, as part of the campus’ renowned Visions and Voices program, as well as creating exhibition–inspired programs for several other Southern California museums.

She was the onstage pianist for many theatrical programs with soprano Julia Migenes (Carmen in the award-winning opera film directed by Francesco Rosi), touring the world for many years with the celebrated singing actress (Diva on the Verge, Schubert, Migenes Sings Bernstein, La Vie en Rose).

She has worked with national and regional opera companies, including LA Opera, serving as a member of the music staff and as a teaching artist for LA Opera’s Community Programs Department, presenting over 35 programs to educators and students.

She has been an official pianist for the Operalia Competition and the Met’s National Council Auditions, among others.

Since 2015 Victoria has been a faculty vocal and opera coach at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music, where she is now a Continuing Lecturer. In addition, in Fall 2024 she returned to the USC Thornton School of Music, this time as a KCA faculty member. She had previously been a member of the Thornton School Vocal faculty.

Victoria was the music director of OperaArts, a Coachella Valley-based vocal performance organization, a faculty member at Angels Vocal Art and SongFest summer programs, and she was associated with the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara for many years, playing in the studio of renowned baritone and master teacher Martial Singher and serving as a member of the vocal faculty.