Press Quotes
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Jake Heggie’s The Deepest Desire
"Skaggs was a compelling force in two Jake Heggie songs for mezzo-soprano, flute (Marie Micol Bennett) and piano set to poems by Sr Helen Prejean. A gifted actress, Skaggs has an agile, expressive voice whose dark shadows and clear upper register were equally at home in the songs’ meditative moments and more ecstatic flurries."
–Wynne Delacoma, Chicago Classical Review, November 8, 2019
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Edith Piaf’s La vie en rose
"Skaggs perfectly channeled the chanteuse style: judging well which words to speak and which to sing, which notes to hit squarely and which to slide in or out of."
–John Lawrence, Chicago Classical Review, March 4, 2020
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Christopher Cerrone’s Naomi Songs
“Cerrone’s two song cycles provided the highlights of the evening…benefiting from two excellent female singers.
“Skaggs’ warm and plaintive mezzo provided consistently affecting advocacy, touchingly so in [the third movement,] When Our Hands Are Alone.”
–Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Review, May 19, 2019
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Rossá Crean’s The Great God Pan
“Bass-baritone Vince Wallace and mezzo-soprano Bridget Skaggs—in a pair of supporting roles—light up the scene whenever they appear.”
–Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader, March 12, 2018
“Vince Wallace and Bridget Skaggs had great chemistry together as the investigative duo Villier and Austin. They brought valuable moments of comic relief to the show, and their dynamic singing was a musical highlight.”
–Michael Calderone, Schmopera, March 12, 2018