Recent Press:
"Christopher Richardson was impressive in the challenging melisma passages of Why do the Nations and suitably majestic in The trumpet shall sound"
~Steve Moffatt, Limelight Magazine, December 2024 ~ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(Handel's Messiah ~ Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
(Handel's Messiah ~ Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
"A cracker of a bass aria' Jesus ist ein Schild' again gave the audience a chance to be enthralled by the stunning singing of Christopher Richardson"
~Alan Holley, classikON, January 2024
(Bach Akademie Australia: JS Bach - A Life In Music, Sydney Festival)
(Bach Akademie Australia: JS Bach - A Life In Music, Sydney Festival)
"Richardson’s performance demonstrates a gift for art song... an exquisite rendition of Gerald Finzi’s Shakespearean song cycle 'Let Us Garlands Bring'...”
~Jansson J. Antmann, Limelight Magazine, April 2023 ~ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(Christopher Richardson and Simon Tedeschi, Blackheath Chamber Music Festival 2023)
"...Another magical moment was Richardson’s aria 'Grosser Herr, o starker König' (Great Lord and mighty King)..."
~Steve Moffatt, Limelight Magazine, December 2023
(Bach's Christmas Oratorio - Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
(Bach's Christmas Oratorio - Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
Christopher Richardson in Handel's 'Samson' at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall | Photo by Simon Crossley-Meates
"bass baritone Christopher Richardson was excellent as Samson’s father Manoa"
Steve Moffatt, Limelight Magazine, April 2023 ~ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(Handel's Samson - Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
(Handel's Samson - Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
“Samson’s father Manoah was beautifully sung by Christopher Richardson. His recitative expression and sincere tone worked beautifuly in the story and to complete the cast…..none more touching than his moments of heartbreak following the accouncement of Samson’s death”.
Paul Nolan, Sydney Arts Guide, April 2023
(Handel's Samson - Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
(Handel's Samson - Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
The world premiere of Justin Williams’ 'Three Pieces for String Quartet and Voice', April 2023 | Photo by Keith Saunders
“Richardson’s controlled voice confidently straddles the challenging vocal line… his refined tone doing justice to the nuancd musical settings, while his perfect diction has the audience hanging on every word"
Jansson J. Antmann, Limelight Magazine, April 2023 ~ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(The World Premiere of Justin Williams' 'Three Pieces for String Quartet and Voice'
Blackheath Chamber Music Festival 2023)
(The World Premiere of Justin Williams' 'Three Pieces for String Quartet and Voice'
Blackheath Chamber Music Festival 2023)
"Christopher Richardson is an assured performer, his rich bass baritone a secure anchor within ensembles while being strong and sonorous for solos such as the Tuba mirum. Whether singing sustained low notes or negotiating wide interval leaps, he gave a commanding performance"
Heather Leviston, Classic Melbourne, April 2023
(Mozart Requiem by Candlelight - Royal Melbourne Philharmonic)