“Richard, was simply superb! His range and energy was astonishing and, even more importantly, he connected with our guests, and adapted his set to suit their tastes and memories. Richard helped create an evening that will live long on the memory of all! Thank you Richard…”

Richard is a charismatic entertainer with an eclectic range of musical styles – Musical Theatre, Classical, Pop, Swing and Folk music. Richard’s musical background began with playing the Cello as well as playing Guitar in a rock band.

He has performed a thousand times at Theatres, Functions, Music Festivals, River Cruises, Weddings, Corporate Events, and the like. Anything from Concert Halls to The Hilton Park Lane, Private Parties and Weddings to Glastonbury Festival, Prom in the Park Events, Opera Holland Park and Rugby Stadiums, to audiences from 20 to 20,000.

Recently he has developed a number of Themed Shows including The West End Comes To, A Night At The Opera, A Night At The Movies, Rat Pack, A Swinging Christmas, 60s, 70s and 80s Shows, St Patrick’s, St Georges, Burns Nights, Italian Nights and a mix of songs from the 1930s to the 2010s.

Richard also sings in Operas and Concerts in the UK, USA and Europe including Opera Holland Park. He specialises in the Comedic or Lyrical roles, including Papageno (The Magic Flute), Marcello (La Boheme), Leporello (Don Giovanni), Germont (La Traviata), Spalanzani/Frank (Tales of Hoffmann) & Vasek (The Bartered Bride). In Oratorio he has also performed the Solos in Mozart’s Requiem and Solemn Vesper’s, Haydn’s Creation as well as Faure’s and Vivaldi’s Requiem.

He is also an established Recording Artist, having sold over 25000 albums independently. His music has been taken to Australia, Nepal, USA, Canada and all over Europe.

He trained at Trinity College of Music and Morley Opera in London. He is a native English speaker, fluent in German, has good conversational French and Italian and has also sung in Spanish, Latin, Russian, Czech and Greenlandic.

“Richard Came to sing at our Golden Wedding Celebration on the 23rd March 19. His singing and professionalism made our evening a great success. We would highly recommend him and wish him well in his future career. We were overwhelmed with positive comments which was nice to hear. Many thanks Richard for all your hard work. Margaret & Richard Ottley.”