“Soprano Victoria Botero is one of Kansas City’s most passionate and caring performers. A concert by Botero is more than just a recital of beautiful songs, it’s a reflection on the human condition.”
— Kansas City Star
BIO: Colombian-American Soprano, Victoria Botero, has a performance repertoire spanning Medieval to New Music, and traditional songs in 18+ languages. The Kansas City Star recently wrote, “Soprano Victoria Botero is one of Kansas City’s most passionate and caring performers. A concert by Botero is more than just a recital of beautiful songs, it’s a reflection on the human condition.”Victoria’s recent soloist work includes the Kansas City Symphony, Banda Sinfónica de Pereira Colombia, St. Joseph and Liberty Symphonies, KC Wind Symphony, Kansas City Baroque Consortium, William Baker Choral Foundation, Voces Festivas, Early Music Missouri, Sunflower Baroque, TEDxKC, and L'Istituto di Musica Antica in Milan. Her Operatic work includes Lyric Opera Kansas City, Union Avenue, Des Moines Metro, Wichita Grand, and Tulsa Operas. As a concert producer, Victoria created The Cecilia Series out of a desire to bring inclusive performance to the traditional concert hall. Her innovative, critically acclaimed concerts, explore global themes through the lens of gender, race, and identity. Her latest production, “Gabo: A Love Letter,” is a theatrical and musical adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s greatest novels. Victoria has a B.M in Vocal Performance from The Catholic University of America and dual Master's in Voice/Musicology from University of Missouri-Kansas City. An avid educator, Victoria is a teaching artist with Lyric Opera Kansas City and Starlight Theatre. She is a 2025 National Leader of Color Fellow through Creative West.
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