Victoria Rapanan, Soprano Zwischenfach, has taught voice for 19 years, and has been an active performer and student of voice for most of her life. A Filipino-American and native of Brooklyn, New York, Victoria’s earliest studies began at the Brooklyn School of Music, where she started studying voice, piano and acting at the age of 8. Having been a featured soloist since she was a child, her career path was clear.

Victoria’s extensive range and artistry allow her to sing music of diverse styles - from Soprano to Mezzo-soprano repertoire, including coloratura and musical theater. She has performed roles with many opera companies, including Pamina in The Magic Flute; Clorinda in La Cenerentola; the Mother, Gretel, and the Sandman in Hansel & Gretel; Despina in Cosi Fan Tutte; and Poussette in Manon. Musical theater credits include Elsa Schraeder and Sister Margharetta in The Sound of Music; Suli in The Song of Survival; and Mary Turner in Of Thee I Sing. She has also been a featured international soloist in oratorios and concerts with choirs and orchestras, including Handel’s Messiah Sing, Poulenc’s Mass in G, and Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, as well as a concert soloist in  Italy and Thailand. She was a semi-finalist in the International Music Competition sponsored by the San Francisco Concerto Orchestra. Victoria’s singing has been described as “rich”, “lights up a room with her voice”, and as one critic printed, “a breath of fresh air”.

Victoria’s lifelong pursuit of vocal technique has spanned from receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music (California State University), graduate study, to training with many fine teachers and coaches in the United States and Italy. However, the real transformation of her singing and teaching began in 2001, when she began studying and apprenticing under the renowned vocal pedagogue, Maestro David Jones. She also continued perfecting her technique with Dr. Mark Goodrich.  Victoria has become deeply rooted in the almost extinct Old Italian School of Singing, with the Swedish influence. This technique produced some of the finest singers of the past century, and can turn ordinary voices into extraordinary voices.

Victoria Rapanan's private vocal studio is located in Pleasant Hill, CA (30 minutes east of San Francisco).  She is also a regular guest instructor in Bangkok, Thailand and Manila, Philippines. 

The voice is always changing, and a good singer and teacher never stops learning. It is for this reason that Victoria Rapanan still continues to sing and study voice, always inspiring her students with her knowledge and experience.

Victoria serves as the Vice President  (Recitals) of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter.