“[Yu] brought sparkle to the well-known ‘Questa o quella’ and ‘La donna è mobile’.” — Harvey Steiman, Seen and Heard International
“[Yu] easily knocked off the opera’s famed showpieces in proper smooth, bright and agile lyric tenor tone…” — Michael Milenski, Opera Today
“…the dissolute Duke of Mantua, sung with urgency by tenor Yongzhao Yu in his strong first appearance with the company…” – Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle