Stephen Richardson :: Bass Baritone
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17/05/06 : Stephen Richardson on the other hand was totally comfortable...

16/01/06 :Stephen Richardson towering with self-importance as Falstaff...

31/03/06 : Richardson was a richly resonant soloist....

Stephen Richardson's bass seemed to rise from the ground under our feet....

"...Stephen Richardson's Morosus is Falstaff, Ochs and Strauss in one - A comfortably lived-in performance that reveals a versatile character bass..."

Financial Times

A specialist in contemporary repertoire, british bass Stephen Richardson has given the premiere performances of a number of important works.

These including Stephano (Adès The Tempest) at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden; Tan Dun's Orchestral Theatre II: Re, and The Emperor in Tea at Suntory Hall, Tokyo; Gerald Barry's The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit, The Conquest Of Ireland and The Intelligence Park; Tavener's Eis Thanaton, Resurrection, The Apocalypse and Fall and Resurrection with City of London Sinfonia at St Paul's Cathedral; and The Commander (Ruder's The Handmaid's Tale) in the British premiere for English National Opera.

This season he made his debut at Opera Australia as Falstaff, and Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte. This summer he sings Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro at Grange Park Opera. In concert he will sing Adès Powder her Face with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer, and next season roles include Monterone (Rigoletto) and Hobson (Peter Grimes) for Opera North.


La Scala Milan Swallow (Peter Grimes)

"Stephen Richardson impresses with his very black Kaspar, deep timbred, theatrically frightening as one would wish and vocally thunderous..."

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