Opera Singer For Hire in the North West and UK-Wide Singers, Duos and Tribute Acts for hire.

Sarah-Jane has given recitals at the ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, Covent Garden in their Crush Bar series and at the Banqueting House in Whitehall .

She is priviledged to be one of the sixteen singers currently working on the Jose Cura Opera Project, a project set up by Jose Cura in conjunction with New Devon Opera, working with him on a regular basis on operatic excerpts.

 

Sarah-Jane studied at the Guildhall School of Music with Laura Sarti where she won all the major awards and graduated with distinction.

Through the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition she was chosen as the British representative in the Rimsky-Korsakov Competition in St. Petersburg where she reached the semi-final. She has given recitals in Moscow and Tver and has sung in the Malya Hall in St.Petersburg. She has broadcast on Radio and Television for the BBC and has also performed for H.R.H. Prince Charles and at Kensington Palace .

 

She has sung at English National Opera, the Royal Albert Hall, Barbican, St. John’s Smith Square , Purcell Room, the British Museum , Fairfield Halls, and at numerous venues throughout the country and Europe .

 

Operatic roles include Pamina (Die Zauberflote) at the Wexford Opera Festival, Countess Almaviva (Marriage of Figaro) and Euridice (Orpheus and Euridice) for English Touring Opera, Micaela (Carmen) and Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro) at the Dartington International Festival, Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw) at the Snape Maltings and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) for London Opera Players.

 

She is also a very busy Oratorio soloist with a large repertoire including Pergolesi Stabat Mater, Bach St John Passion and Magnificat, Vivaldi Gloria, Handel Messiah, Haydn The Creation and Nelson Mass, Mozart Mass in C, Requiem, Mass in C minor, Vespers, Verdi Requiem, Janacek Glagolithic Mass, Mendelssohn Elijah, Beethoven Missa Solemnis with the English Arts Chorale and Verdi Requiem to name a few.

 

As a recitalist, she has given recitals at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Edinburgh Festival, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Binham Priory, Leighton House and Winchester Cathedral amongst others.

 

She sings in duos with internationally renowned guitarist Andrew Keeping, Harpist Luisa Maria Cordell, Pianist Audrey Hyland and Tenor Andrew Morris. She also performs with String Quartet, Harp and Flute and Jazz Quartet.

Recent engagement highlights include Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony at Snape Maltings, the cover of Oxana in Tchaikovsky’s Cherivichki for Garsington Opera.

Piano (2 hours)    £195 - £250
Soprano/Tenor (For Ceremony)     £225
Bagpipes from    £225
Saxophone (with backing tracks)      £250
Harp or Guitar (2 hours)    £295
Disco from    £350
Jazz Guitar Duo     £350
Violin & Guitar     £375
Flute and Guitar (2 hours)    £425
String Trio/ Jazz Trio    £475 - £545
Harp & Soprano /Harp & Flute    £450 - £475
Barn Dance / Ceilidh  Bands from     £450 - £795
String Quartet /Jazz Quartet £575 - £750
Pop Bands (Duo - 8 piece)    £750 - £1500
Steel Bands from £700
Big Bands (8 piece - 20 piece)  £1200 - £2,000