"Likewise, Emily Birsan was compelling as Violetta in two excerpts from La Traviata’s second-act duet with Germont (here sung by Joseph Lim) and, later in the program, the familiar “Sempre libera” from the first act (with John Irvin offstage as Alfredo). Birsan’s voice and stage presence fit the role, and in the second-act duet, she gradually opened her sound to match Violetta’s—a clearly audible dramatic turn."

- James L. Zychowicz - SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL.COM