Born in Sydney on 10 June 1936, Richardson studied singing and piano at the
New South Wales Conservatorium of Music. Richardson won a
Churchill Fellowship and went to Europe to continue her studies with
Pierre Bernac in Paris and
Conchita Badía in Barcelona. She made her European debut in 1972 in
Basel singing the leading role in
Alban Berg's opera,
Lulu. Sydney music critic
Roger Covell described her performance as Laura in the world premiere of
Richard Meale's
Voss as a "striking portrayal". In 1993 Richardson was awarded a Doctor of Music (honoris causa) by the
University of Queensland in recognition of her career both as singer and teacher in Australia and worldwide. == References ==