BIOGRAPHY
​London-based Singaporean soprano Victoria Songwei Li is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Performing highlights include Wellgunde Das Rheingold (Orchestra of the Music Makers); Tytania A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Blanche Dialogues des Carmélites, Elle La Voix Humaine, title role Rusalka, Giannetta L’elisir d’amore, Cupidon Orpheus in the Underworld (New Opera Singapore); Mrs Delgado It’s A Wonderful Life, A Handmaid The Handmaid’s Tale (English National Opera).
Most recently, Victoria performed the role of Elle in La Voix Humaine with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra. Opera aside, Victoria has also sung as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Daegu Opera Orchestra, and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
Victoria will be joining Garsington Opera as an Alvarez Young Artist 2024 where she will be singing the role of Amour and covering the role of La Folie in Rameau's Platée, and covering Tytania in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
She will be singing the role of Tytania at Garsington Opera's OperaFirst performance.
REVIEWS
​"London-based soprano Victoria Songwei Li as the titular Rusalka was a stunning presence. Her multifaceted acting ability, which navigated from lovesick longing through frustration and confusion to finally grief, was as moving as her singing. The unforgettable Song to the Moon (Mesicku Na Nebi Hlubokem), which came early in the first act, was beautifully rendered in Czech, setting the tone for the dramatics to unfold."
- The Straits Times, 21 August 2023, Dvorak Rusalka New Opera Singapore
"London-based soprano Victoria Songwei Li’s cameo in the Pie Jesu revealed a voice of rare beauty."
- Bachtrack, 18 September 2022, Fauré Requiem Singapore Symphony Orchestra
"Victoria Songwei Li, in a slinky satin nightgown, delivered a tour de force of a performance, capturing the audience’s attention for a full 40 minutes with no co-performers to play off of. She gave a beautifully sympathetic portrayal of the protagonist in her manic state, alternating sudden shifts between elation and desperation with natural ease. Vocally the voice projected well once it’s warmed up, with clean, crisp diction and a nuanced palette of vocal colours."
- The Mad Scene, 19 August 2022, Poulenc La Voix Humaine New Opera Singapore