Rising American soprano Veronica Richer is gaining recognition for her rich vocal timbre and compelling dramatic presence across a broad spectrum of operatic and concert repertoire. Praised for her "fearless high register and good projection and enunciation" (The Boston Musical Intelligencer), Ms. Richer continues to impress audiences and critics alike.

Veronica Richer’s 2024–2025 season includes a series of prominent engagements, distinguished roles, and significant debuts. She opened the season with a significant debut at the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Austria. She performed the title role of Suor Angelica with the AIMS Festival Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Lukas Beikircher. The performance took place at the prestigious Musikverein für Steiermark, one of the region’s most esteemed concert venues. This engagement marks an important milestone in Ms. Richer’s growing international career, showcases her in one of Puccini’s most emotionally complex and vocally demanding roles.

​Ms. Richer recently garnered favorable critical acclaim from David Fox of Parterre Box for her performance of Female Chorus in the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) production of The Rape of Lucretia in Philadelphia. She subsequently appeared as Fiordiligi in  Mozart’s Così fan tutte with AVA, conducted by Robert Kahn, at the Helen Corning Warden Theater. Additionally, she portrayed Marguerite in AVA’s children’s production of Faust under the direction of conductor Steven White. In 2025, Ms. Richer will return to the Helen Corning Warden Theater to perform the role of Foreign Princess in Rusalka.Veronica Richer has been recognized for her exceptional vocal talent and artistic promise by the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, one of the most prestigious vocal competitions in the United States. In 2025, she was named a Kansas City District Winner, advancing in the competition and earning distinction among a highly competitive field of emerging operatic talent. This achievement reflects her continued artistic growth and her ability to captivate both audiences and adjudicators with her vocal technique, musicality, and dramatic interpretation.

​Her upcoming performances include The Academy of Vocal Arts Giargiari Competition at the Kimmel Center, The Countess in Strauss' Capriccio, and Alice Ford in Verdi's Falstaff  with AVA.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Richer was awarded an Encouragement Award in the 2019 New Haven District of the Laffont Competition. This early recognition marked her as a promising young artist and served as an important milestone in her professional development. 

​Her  recent accomplishments reflect a steadily ascending career path. In 2023, she once again performed the title role of Suor Angelica in addition to Nella in Gianni Schicchi with the Bay View Music Festival. That same year, she began her tenure as a first-year resident artist at the esteemed Academy of Vocal Arts  in Philadelphia.

​These engagements build upon a successful 2021–2022 season. During that period, she made her international debut in Mexico, performing the roles of  Suor Angelica, Suor Zelatrice, and La Badessa in Suor Angelica with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Michoacán under the baton of Jorge Parodi. Additional highlights from the season include her portrayal of both Rusalka and the Foreign Princess with the Luke Housner Workshop at AVA, as well as a return to her hometown of Bryan, Ohio, to appear in a Christmas concert with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Allain Trudel.

Her operatic repertoire includes notable roles such as Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Tatyana (Eugene Onegin), Donna Elvira (DonGiovanni), Atalanta (Xerse), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus), and Pamina (Die Zauberflöte). . Richer has appeared with a wide range of distinguished opera companies and festivals. In 2021–2022, she performed at the Festival de Música de Morelia, covering the role of La Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro and singing Mimì in a gala concert broadcast across the state of Michoacán. That same season, she worked with renowned conductor Leone Magiera at the Bologna International Opera Academy, performing in scene and recital programs.  On the concert stage, Ms. Richer has appeared as a soloist in a range of oratorio and recital works. She performed as the soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah with Camerata New York under Richard Owen and has sung in Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, and John Musto’s Penelope’s Songs . 

​A passionate and forward-thinking advocate for contemporary music, Veronica Richer is committed to exploring and elevating new works that challenge traditional boundaries of the operatic and vocal repertoire. She premiered The Art of Change, an innovative opera by renowned French composer Jean-Baptiste Barrière, which integrates electronic music and vocal improvisation to create a multidimensional, immersive soundscape. This genre-defying work highlights Ms. Richer’s artistic curiosity and technical versatility, as well as her ability to collaborate across disciplines and musical styles. In addition to this groundbreaking project, Ms. Richer performed selections from Philip Glass’s Music in Twelve Parts in collaboration with the iconic Philip Glass Ensemble. This performance placed her at the intersection of minimalist music and live vocal experimentation, further demonstrating her commitment to engaging with the evolving landscape of 21st-century classical music.

Her academic and artistic training includes a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the Mannes School of Music in New York City, where she refined her technique and interpretive skills under the mentorship of distinguished faculty. She also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Boston Conservatory, where she was actively involved in both operatic and choral ensembles, further developing her versatility as a performer. In recognition of her academic and musical excellence, Ms. Richer was inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda, the National Music Honor Society—an honor awarded to students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in musicianship and scholarship. Veronica is an experienced violinist and passionate voice teacher. A native of Bryan, Ohio, she is currently based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she is a third year resident artist at the  Academy of Vocal Arts, studying under acclaimed baritone Luis Ledesma.