"Mistress Quickly, Emily Skilling possessed a dark amaretto flavored voice. Her mezzo was the coating of a delectable sweet. She had a commanding presence, comedic skills and without outward advertising, the dark undertone of a sad song not released. A real find! Her prancing with her female Falstaff fellow “victims” made for much laughter. She is born for the stage and opera is lucky to have her. Her “reverenza” was beguiling fun like sprinkles on a sundae!" ~ Brooklyn Discovery
"Yet some of the finest singing of the night came in the smallest assignments, from performers given just one aria apiece...mezzo-soprano Emily Skilling, after waiting patiently through almost the entire performance, brought eloquence and tonal beauty to Euterpe’s lone number." ~ San Francisco Chronicle