Nola Richardson "Radiant" "Heroic" and "Triumphant" in Ars Lyrica's Amadigi

Reviewing Ars Lyrica Houston's production of Handel's Amadigi, Arts and Culture Texas declared, "Soprano Nola Richardson was radiant as Oriana.... empowered by an inner strength even more heroic than Amadigi’s. She was the most convincing actor of the night, her every expression true to character. Her voice was pure sensuous delight when relishing in the innocent happiness of “Gioje, venite in sen.” Her tender and poignant “Dolce vita” tugged at heartstrings as she wept over Amadigi’s inert body. Moments later, her anger was palpable in a quarrel with her beloved. But she saved the most powerful expression for her defiant aria “Affanami, tormentami,” in which she stands up to Melissa’s brutality with admirable courage. Richardson’s voice here is resolute and triumphant, with depth and clarity, powerful yet supple."