The Helena Symphony returns to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church for one of the most popular performances of the Season, Mozart by Candlelight! Mozart’s charming, playful, and effortlessly elegant Symphony No. 39 is coupled with his vocal virtuosic Exsultate, Jubilate performed by acclaimed Soprano Nola Richardson. The suite from Pulcinella is Stravinsky’s reimagination of 18th century music and makes for an irresistible concert experience – all by candlelight. Ticket sell extremely quickly for Mozart by Candlelight and are on sale now.
“Mozart by Candlelight has become one our more popular concerts of the year. The intimacy, the candlelight, and wonderful acoustics of St. Paul’s make this one of the favorites of the musicians, as well.” – Scott Kall, Director of Patron Services
Mozart by Candlelight is presented thanks to Montana Internet and Boxwoods Fine Homes & Lifestyles
NOLA RICHARDSON, SOPRANO
Recognized as an “especially impressive” soprano (The New York Times), Australian-American soprano Nola Richardson is noted for her performances of Bach, Handel, and Mozart, and she has won First Prize in all three major American competitions focused on the music of J.S. Bach. Recent performance highlights include Handel’s Samson with the Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall, Bach’s B Minor Mass with American Classical Orchestra at Lincoln Center, a performance for Leipzig BachFest with the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, and her Kennedy Center debut in Handel’s Radamisto with Opera Lafayette.
This season, Ms. Richardson makes her debut with LA Opera and Beth Morrison Projects creating the title role in the new opera Hildegard by Sarah Kirkland Snider. She will also perform Handel’s Messiah with the Tucson and Kansas City Symphonies, and makes solo appearances with Philharmonia Baroque, Ars Lyrica Houston, and American Classical Orchestra among others. Past performances include Handel’s Messiah with the Colorado, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Helena, Pacific, and Seattle
Symphonies and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; and works of Bach with the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Seattle Symphonies, and at the Cincinnati May festival. She frequently appears with major baroque orchestras and opera companies such as the Boston Early Music Festival, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and American Bach Soloists among others. Her recent operatic appearances include “Gretel” in Hansel and Gretel with the Helena Symphony, and “Oriana” in Amadigi di Gaula with Ars Lyrica Houston.