Nola Richardson "a Voice for Which Handel Might Have Designed the Music"

Reviewing a performance of Handel's Samson with the Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall, Parterre Box had high praise for soprano Nola Richardson: "Dalila—and several minor figures such as the Israelitish Woman—was sung by Nola Richardson in a voice for which Handel might have designed the music. She possesses clarity and a bell-like beauty, and when called for, expanded her sound subtly to fill the enormous room. She gave such pleasure we hoped Samson would forgive her. And we were thrilled when she returned at the evening’s conclusion to sing “Let the Bright Seraphim." Read the full review below.