Member
Contact Information
richardson.nola@gmail.comhttp://www.nolarichardson.com
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah
Early Music Skills & Interests
Voice - SopranoEarly Music Affiliations
Performer, Writer
Biography
Making her mark as an "especially impressive" (The New York Times) soprano, Australian/American Nola Richardson has won First Prize in all three major American competitions focused on the music of J.S. Bach. These honors have catapulted her to the forefront of Baroque ensembles and symphonies around the country, where she has been praised for her "astonishing balance and accuracy,” “crystalline diction,” and “natural-sounding ease” (Washington Post). Past highlights include her debut at the Kennedy Center with Opera Lafayette (Fraarte in Handel Radamisto) which drew praise for her “particularly appealing freshness and directness” (Washington Post), performances of Handel’s Messiah with the Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Colorado Symphonies, and a “standout” performance (Opera News) as the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte with the Clarion Music Society. Nola’s 2020/21 season will feature her debuts with Musica Angelica, Ars Lyrica Houston, and the Boston Early Music Festival; and return engagements with the Grand Rapids Symphony, the American Bach Soloists, Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado and an appearance at the Leipzig Bach Festival 2021 as a soloist with the Bethlehem Bach Society. Nola is an Athlone Artist and in May of 2020 she became the first soprano to be awarded the prestigious DMA in Early Music Voice at Yale. www.NolaRichardson.com
