Richard Stark Musical Theatre, Opera, Swing, Folk, 40s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s

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Solo vocalist£250
Singing Waiters, 2 singers£600
Duo£500
2 singers and accompanist£750
DJ supplement - over 10000 songs. Requests catered for.£50

About / Biography

"JUST BOOK THIS GUY!!!"
"The very first Music of the Night event was headlined by this versatile classically trained Opera singer at Sewerby Hall and Gardens.
Set in a most enchanting of locations, hundreds of visitors of all ages enjoyed a breathtaking evening performance of popular Opera classics.
Even the onset of the rain towards the end of the concert failed to dampen the crowds’ spirit as Richard’s magnificent voice echoed across Bridlington Bay.
A night to be remembered by all."
Myles Bacon, East Riding Council

"Richard came to sing at my fathers 70th birthday celebrations on a narrowboat. He entertained us throughout the afternoon not only with his great repertoire but also his affable and personable nature entertaining every guest. My father was very happy and each guest praised Richard's appearance. What made the day more remarkable was the fact that I called Richard at 9am on Sunday morning and he agreed to sing even though the barge departed at 1pm, after the singer we had booked cancelled at 8.45am! Richard had appeared in London the previous night and had a late night. I will highly recommend Richard to anybody!"

An experienced and highly versatile singer, Richard's repertoire ranges from the Classical to The West End to Rat Pack to Folk to Pop songs from the 30s to the present day. Easy going with a good rapport, each performance is individually tailored for your needs.

He has performed hundreds of times at Operas, Corporate Events, Functions, Weddings, Funerals, Festivals and the like. Including :-

Opera Holland Park
Birmingham Symphony Hall
The Hilton Park Lane
The Hurlingham Club Chequers The Orient Express
Glastonbury Festival
Proms in the Park
Leeds Rhinos and Wasps Rugby Stadiums
Three Tenors Headingley Cricket Ground
Rhine and Danube River Cruises
Post Office Tower
Sewerby Hall and Gardens Concert
Birmingham NEC
European Chamber Opera
Lancaster Gate Hotel - Cosmetics Industry Annual Event
Helen Rollason Foundation
Numerous other Corporate and Private Functions

- in front of audiences from 20 to 20,000. His act often includes audience participation, including singalongs (with wordsheets).

Richard has also sung in Operas such as Opera Holland Park and specialises in the Comedic or Lyrical roles.

All prices include VAT. Specific song requests welcome. Also able to double up as a DJ.

He is available as either :-

A soloist - with backing tracks or with house band / orchestra
A duo/trio - with accompanist and/or Soprano Fronting an enxemble


He trained at Trinity College of Music and Morley Opera in London. Before that he played guitar in a rock band and the Cello at school.

He also has Public Liability Insurance of up to £10 million and is a member of Equity.

Reviews (10)

There are currently 10 user ratings for Richard Stark

AVERAGE RATING

9.9 / 101

Location

Based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 30 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

By request - but regularly sing the following :-

Musical Theatre -

Les Mis : Bring Him Home, Stars, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Master of the House, I Dreamed a Dream, Ob My Own

Lloyd Webber - Phantom of the Opera, Music of the Night, All I Ask of You, Any Dream Will Do, Oh What a Circus, No Matter What, Memory, Gethsemane, Love Changes Everything

Rodgers & Hammerstein : Oh What a Beautiful Morning, There is Nothing Like A Dame, Some Enchanted Evening, Younger Than Springtime,

Hamilton : You'll be Back, Dear Theodosia,

Jersey Boys : Working My Way Back To You, Oliver : , Spamalot, Carousel etc...

Opera - Toreador Song, Nessun Dorma, O Sole Mio, Funiculi Funicula plus ~ 200 other songs.

Rat Pack/Swing Jazz -My Way, New York, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Fly Me To The Moon, Love and Marriage, Mack The Knife, It Was A Very Good Year, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Strangers in the Night, Night and Day, You Make Me Feel So Young, Witchcraft, Let There Be Love, L-O-V-E, Mona Lisa, Unforgettable, When I Fall In Love, Let’s Face The Music, Walkin’ My Baby Back Home, Cheek To Cheek, King of the Road, Everybody Loves Somebody, That’s Amore, Volare, Ain’t That a Kick in the Head, Memories Are Made Of This, Arriverderci Roma, How D’Ya Like Your Eggs in the Morning, Sway, Home, Everything, Santa Claus is Coming To Town, Me and Mrs Jones, Sway, Feeling Good, Save The Last Dance For Me, Haven’t Met You Yet, Let It Snow, Softly As I Leave You, Born Free, On Days Like These, From Russia With Love, Portrait Of My Love, From Russia With Love, Can’t Get Used To Losing You, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Moon River, Music to Watch Girls By, It’s So Easy, Solitaire, It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Happy

50s - Smile That’s Amore Volare Blue Suede Shoes All Shook Up Because You’re Mine I Believe You Belong To Me How Much Is That Doggie Papa Loves Mambo Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White Unchained Melody Stranger in Paradise Rock Around The clock Love is a Many Splendoured Thing Que Sera La Bamba Memories are Made of This Hound Dog Heartbreak Hotel When I Fall in Love Banana Boat Song That’ll Be The Day All I Have To Do Is Dream Magic Moments All in the Game Blue Suede Shoes

Mack the Knife Raining in my Heart Everyday Mona Lisa Unforgettable.…

60s - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Portrait of my Love The Young Ones You’ll Never Walk Alone And I Love Her Summer Holiday It’s Not Unusual Yesterday He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother Strangers in the Night Yellow Submarine The Green Green Grass I’m A Believer Daydream Believer Waterloo Sunset What a Wonderful World Those Were The Days Delilah Mrs Robinson Save The Last Dance For Me Moon River You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling Ferry Cross The Mersey All You Need Is Love Satisfaction, Four Seasons/ Jersey Boys medley I Saw Her Standing There

70s - American Pie, Amarillo, Life on Mars, Monster Mash, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Easy, Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes, Spirit in the Sky, Make it with You, You’ve Got a Friend, The First The Last My Everything, 3 Times A Lady, Summer Nights, I Don’t Like Mondays, Sugar Sugar Jamming, Three Little Birds, You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet, Proud Mary, Queen Medley, We Are The Champions, Me and Mrs Jones.

30s/40s -It Had To Be You, As Time Goes By, A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, Moonlight Serenade, Swingin’ on a Star, I Get A Kick Out Of You, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, I’ve Got You Under My Skin,In The Mood, Over The Rainbow, Let’s Face The Music, Cheek to Cheek. Begin the Beguine, Lover Come Back To Me, Pennies from Heaven, Stormy Weather, Just The Way You Look Tonight, Mad Dogs and Englishman, These Foolish Things, Night and Day, Stardust, Blue Moon, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Goodnight Sweetheart, Let’s Fall in Love, White Christmas, Swingin on a star, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Sentimental Journey, Don’t Sit under the Apple Tree, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Bless ‘Em All, White Cliffs of Dover, We’ll Meet Again, Pennsylavania 65000, You’ll Never Know, As Time Goes By, Baby It’s Cold Outside, Besame Mucho, Let it Snow, When You Wish Upon a Star, Beyond the Sea, Lili Marlene, Whispering Grass

80s - True, Lionel Ritchie, Karma Chameleon, Everybody Wants To Rule The World, It Must Be Love Golden Brown Stuck on You All Night Long La Bamba Letter From America Never Gonna Give You Up 500 Miles 400 Miles Only You Love Action Enola Gay Summer of ’69 Be Happy True Drive, Rebel Yell etc...

90s - Wonderwall I Will Always Love You Love is all Around Linger Father and Son Back For Good Drugs Don’t Work Angels She’s The One Fake Plastic Trees Creep Lifted What is Love Killer No Matter What Truly Madly Deeply Hero Want You Back For Good Fields of Gold

2000s - Coldplay, Keane, Take That etc...Somewhere Only We Know Bedshaped Amarillo Dakota Wake Me Up When September Ends I Predict A Riot Run Rule The World Chasing Cars I Gotta Feeling Home Everything Hallelujah In My Place / The Scientist Fix You Jar of Hearts A Thousand Years Happy

2010s - One Day Like This, Happy, Despacito etc...

International folksongs -

Irish/St Patricks - from Danny Boy & Fields of Athenrye to Dirty Old Town & Brown Eyed Girl. A blend of traditional and contemporary Folk Rock Irish songs

Scottish/Burns Nights - from My Love is Like a Red Red Rose & Loch Lomond to the Proclaimers’ 500 Miles

English/St George - from English /country Garden and Jerusalem to Elton John, Cliff Richard, The Beatles and Coldplay

Italian - from Funiculi Funicula and O Sole Mio to That’s Amore, Sinatra

Christmas - White Christmas, Santa Claus is Coming To Town, Frosty The Snowman, Let It Snow in the style of Sinatra, Buble, Nat King Cole, All the traditional Carols (O Holy Night, Silent Night) plus Ave Maria, popular Christmas songs (A Winter’s Tale, Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer, I Wish It Could Be Christmas etc… )

Austro-German, Eastern European,

South American.

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Fully self-contained - own PA system, radio mics etc...


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

Sound yes. Fully contained.
Lighting no. (I have a disco light for certain Events).


What information do you require about a venue?

Full address.
Timings.
Demographuic of audience (ages, how many etc...)
Any special requests - songs, costume, special tasks etc...


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes. I have a vast repertoire of 10,000 songs of ALL Genres. If requested specific songs can download them quickly, sometimes in the time it takes to play one song!!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

I/We've done loads of excellent gigs - Glastonbury, Rugby Stadiums, Rhine River Cruises, Operas etc..... but also some of the best gigs in terms of buzz and atmosphere have been many of the smaller bookings as you feel like you know everyone by the end.
Some of the best venues include Birmingham Symphony Hall, Glastonbury Festival, Chequers (needed MI5 clearance for that), Sewerby Hall Prom Event, Hurlingham Club, Opera Holland Park. Loads more.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

Been influenced by many artists ranging from Pavarotti to Rock bands(Coldplay, Snow Patrol) to Sinatra etc....


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

Used to play guiitar in an originals rock band. Stumbled across a Placido Domingo album in a record store and took up Opera singing. First Pro gigs were with a friend playing piano in Italian restaurants which was an immediate success. Grew from there to include Operas, singing waiters, TV, Radio, Cruises, Corporate and Private Events.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

Obviously it's nice to play at prestigious venues, but really any Event where the atmosphere is good and people appreciate me - which many smaller venues have been.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

between 30-60 minutes setup time depending on requirements.
Performances last anything up to two hours, typically 2 x 55 mins. A third set can be catered for totalling 3 hours' music.
Also happy to DJ in between sets.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes. Have a gazebo and leisure battery, so in theory could perform self contained on Dartmoor!


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

The clients have a say. Every Event is tailored to suit the client, including learning specific songs


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Great voice. Great Entertainer. Eclectic repertoire. Engaged the audience and adapted to the audience.


How long do you perform for?

Typically up to two hours. Though a third one hour set can be performed.


Do you need anything?

Fully self contained. Just need access to mains power, though even can bring a leisure battery to provide power if needed.

Recent Clients

Richard Stark has performed for these clients:

Birmingham Symphony Hall

MK Dons Football Ground

Rhine River Cruises

Chequers

Helen Rollason Charity Xmas Ball - London Metropole Hotel

Glastonbury Festival

Birmingham NEC

Leeds Rhinos and Wasps Rugby Grounds

The Hurlingham Club, Fulham

Kensington Roof Gardens

Opera Holland Park

Isuzu Trucks, London Hilton

Sewerby Hall & Gardens Prom

The Yorkshire Charity, Harewood House

Aylesbury Proms

Headingley Cricket Ground Three Tenors Concert

Saga River Cruises

U3A Societies

WI Institutes

Numerous Private and Corporate venues.

NHS Buckinghamshire

Numerous County Councils

Venues

Richard Stark has performed at these venues:

Glastonbury Festival

Birmingham NEC

Leeds Rhinos and Wasps Rugby Grounds

Birmingham Symphony Hall

Chequers

Rhine and Douro River Cruises

The Hurlingham Club, Fulham

Kensington Roof Gardens

Opera Holland Park

Isuzu Trucks, London Hilton

Sewerby Hall & Gardens Prom

The Yorkshire Charity, Harewood House

Aylesbury Proms

Headingley Cricket Ground Three Tenors Concert

Barrington Theatre, Bournemouth

Faversham Music Festival

Rhythms of the World Music Festival

numerous private engagements - weddings, society dinners etc...

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Funeral / Memorial

Wedding Proposal

Concert

Religious Event

Recording Session

Cruise

Charity Event

Theatre Show

Burns Night

Christmas Party

New Year's Eve

Genres:

Classical

Film / TV

Opera

Musical Theatre

1930s Music

1940s Music

1950s Music

1960s Music

1970s Music

1990s Music

2000s+ Music

Folk

Irish Rock

Traditional English Folk

Traditional Irish Folk

Traditional Scottish Folk

Traditional Welsh Folk

Cabaret

Swing

Christmas

Church Music

Easy Listening

Background Music

Originals

Pop

Acoustic

Covers

Vintage

Rock

Classic Rock

World Music

Bavarian Oompah

German Music

Italian Music

Latin

Russian Music

Scottish Music

Spanish Music

Features:

PAT tested

Male & female vocalists

100% acoustic (no power)

Can provide battery amplifier

Public liability insurance

DJ / background music options

Will travel internationally

PA / sound system included

Male vocalist

Uses backing tracks

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