| Description | Price |
| Solo vocalist | £250 |
| Singing Waiters, 2 singers | £600 |
| Duo | £500 |
| 2 singers and accompanist | £750 |
| DJ supplement - over 10000 songs. Requests catered for. | £50 |
"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.
Based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
= areas covered (up to 500 miles)
= free travel (up to 30 miles)
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.
Fully self-contained - own PA system, radio mics etc...
Sound yes. Fully contained.
Lighting no. (I have a disco light for certain Events).
Full address.
Timings.
Demographuic of audience (ages, how many etc...)
Any special requests - songs, costume, special tasks etc...
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!!
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.
Been influenced by many artists ranging from Pavarotti to Rock bands(Coldplay, Snow Patrol) to Sinatra etc....
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.
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.
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.
Yes. Have a gazebo and leisure battery, so in theory could perform self contained on Dartmoor!
The clients have a say. Every Event is tailored to suit the client, including learning specific songs
Great voice. Great Entertainer. Eclectic repertoire. Engaged the audience and adapted to the audience.
Typically up to two hours. Though a third one hour set can be performed.
Fully self contained. Just need access to mains power, though even can bring a leisure battery to provide power if needed.
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
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...
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
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
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