In recent seasons she has performed leading roles with Opera Memphis, Fresno Grand Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Toledo Opera, Indianapolis Opera and Opera San José.
On the concert stage, Ms. Skinner has appeared as soloist in the Mozart Requiem with the Bronx Symphony, an "Evening of World Premieres" with the Riverside Opera Ensemble, performing Simples composed by Stephen Dembski, and as soloist in Elgar's Sea Pictures Symphony with the New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble.
As a Resident Artist with Opera Memphis she sang the role of the Mother in Les Contes d'Hoffmann and created the role of Harriet Tubman in She Never Lost a Passenger. She also sang the role of Betty in Michael Ching's opera FAITH in New York and Chicago. Other New York appearances have included Magdelone in Nielsen's Maskerade, Marceline (Le Nozze di Figaro), La Principessa (Suor Angelica) and Baba in The Medium, perhaps her best-known role to date. Other unique opera roles include the Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas, the Mayor in The Happy Prince, Maurya in Riders to the Sea, and Lady Spirit in A Christmas Carol.
Of her Katisha in The Mikado critic Nino Pantano stated: "Judith Skinner's magnificent contralto and extraordinary comic and dramatic skills make for an auspicious and striking Katisha."
Ms. Skinner has been recognized with many distinctions including awards from the prestigious Leontyne Price Vocal Competition. She received her undergraduate degree in Voice-Opera from The University of the Arts and studied drama at Carnegie-Mellon University.
