Repertoire

From Puccini
to Sondheim

A selection of what Derek performs. Every note live, every note from memory.

Opera

Mozart, Puccini, Verdi
and the great tradition.

The arias guests recognise from the first bars, sung complete, in Italian, at full voice, a few metres from their table.

Nessun DormaPuccini — Turandot
Che gelida maninaPuccini — La Bohème
La donna è mobileVerdi — Rigoletto
Una furtiva lagrimaDonizetti — L'elisir d'amore
Il mio tesoroMozart — Don Giovanni
Dalla sua paceMozart — Don Giovanni
Recondita armoniaPuccini — Tosca
E lucevan le stellePuccini — Tosca
Celeste AidaVerdi — Aida
Un'aura amorosaMozart — Così fan tutte

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Operetta

Lehár, Strauss and
the golden age of light opera.

Vienna at its most charming. Waltzes and love songs that older guests know by heart, and younger guests fall for on the spot.

Dein ist mein ganzes HerzLehár — Das Land des Lächelns
Lippen schweigenLehár — Die lustige Witwe
Vilja-LiedLehár — Die lustige Witwe
Gern hab' ich die Frau'n geküsstLehár — Paganini
Tauben sind wirLehár — Der Graf von Luxemburg
Im Chambre séparéeHeuberger — Der Opernball
Auch ich war ein JünglingZeller — Der Vogelhändler
Sei nicht bösZeller — Der Kellermeister

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Musical Theatre

Sondheim, Rodgers &
Hammerstein, and Broadway.

Broadway sung with a full operatic voice. Familiar songs with more power behind them than most guests have ever heard live.

Some Enchanted EveningRodgers — South Pacific
If I Loved YouRodgers — Carousel
The Music of the NightLloyd Webber — Phantom of the Opera
Bring Him HomeSchönberg — Les Misérables
Being AliveSondheim — Company
MariaBernstein — West Side Story
TonightBernstein — West Side Story
My Favourite ThingsRodgers — The Sound of Music
EdelweissRodgers — The Sound of Music
All I Ask of YouLloyd Webber — Phantom of the Opera

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Crossover

Beloved classics performed
with full operatic voice.

Italian songs, film favourites, and the pieces every wedding asks for. If half your guests would never buy an opera ticket, this is the set that wins them over.

Con te partiròBocelli / Sartori
O Sole Miodi Capua
GranadaAgustín Lara
Funiculi FuniculaDenza
MattinataLeoncavallo
Core 'ngratoCardillo
Torna a Surrientode Curtis
Ave MariaSchubert / Gounod
You Raise Me UpLøvland / Graham
HallelujahLeonard Cohen

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The closing number is the one
guests pull out their phones for.

Performed live. Every note, every time.

Custom Programmes

Want a specific song
or a custom programme?

Derek builds every programme with the host, around the occasion. Have a song in mind? Ask. Requests are welcome.

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