Lindsay Richardson mezzo-soprano

Lindsay Richardson performs with a range of early-music ensembles, and for festivals, choirs and music societies, including Monteverdi’s Vespers in Gloucester Cathedral, Bach’s St John Passion at St James Piccadilly and Bach’s B Minor Mass at St. Giles Cripplegate. This year she made her first USA performance of Bach and Vivaldi arias and duets in Reno, Nevada. Her dramatic roles include Fortuna and Ottavia in Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppaea, Mary in Visitatio Sepulchri and Sorceress in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas as well as acting roles, and a wide variety of oratorio and recital programmes. A founder member of Vox Animae, she has played the role of Chastity in Ordo Virtutum for audiences internationally. Her expressive voice and wide vocal range enable her to perform music from the medieval through to baroque periods, and romantic through to contemporary repertoire. She maintains a particular interest in music by composers such as Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and Francesca Caccini, having been artistic director for Opera Francesca’s premier production of La Liberazione di Ruggero dall’Isola d’Alcina at St John’s, Smith Square.

Sample Programmes:

Et exultavit!: Expressive solo arias and duets by
JS Bach, Vivaldi and Handel (with tenor, soprano and Robert Aldwinckle continuo)
Ah! The sweet delights of Love: An exploration of Love, Loss and Longing through the ages. Mixed programme ranging from medieval to early romantic.

Recordings:

CD Ordo Virtutum Etcetera Records KTC 1203
DVD Hildegard von Bingen in Portrait (double disc set) Opus Arte OA 0874 D

Performances:

7 Jun 07 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
9 Jun 07 St Giles Cripplegate Church, London
14 Jul 07 St John’s Church, West Byfleet

Contact:

Lindsay Richardson, 46 Shrubbery Road London N9 0PA

Tel: 020 8884 1278
Mob: 07765 420173

Email: lindsay.richardson@mac.com