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The American mezzo-soprano, Emily Skilling, obtained her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Georgia and her a Master of Music degree from Westminster Choir College, where she studied with Laura Brooks Rice (August 2015-May2017). She is winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions South Carolina District (2018).
While at Westminster, Emily Skilling performed several leading roles, the highlights of which include Dame Quickly in Falstaff and La Zia Principessa in Suor Angelica. Additionally, she has extensive choral experience, having performed with the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, Kinnara Ensemble, and the world-renowned Westminster Choir. She recently performed as a soloist with the American Bach Soloists Academy, Opera on the James in Lynchburg, Virginia (Tyler Young Artist: October-November 2017), the CoOPERAtive Program, Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra, and Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance (Young Artist: June-July 2018), and is a regular concert soloist around the USA. In her most recent performance of Dame Quickly in New York City, she was praised for her “dark amaretto flavored voice,” “commanding presence,” and “comedic skills.” Brooklyn Discovery also stated, “she is born for the stage and opera is lucky to have her.”
Emily Skilling has been Staff Singer at Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, Georgia (August 2014-August 2015); Staff Singer at All Saints' Church in Princeton, New Jersey (2015-2019); Parish Administrator All Saints' Church in Princeton, New Jersey (July 2018-2019); Staff Singer at Grace Episcopal Church in Gainesville, Georgia (sine July 2019). She taught voice and piano at Music & Arts in Princeton, New Jersey (2018-2019); voice at Lawrenceville-Suwanee School of Music·in Suwanee, Georgia (since July 2019). She currently lives in Buford, Georgia. |
