Dramatic Song Recital - Richard Parry Biography

Richard studied singing with Mark Wildman, Head of Voice at London’s Royal Academy of Music, and has gone on to sing in concert, recital and opera.

His award winning writing and performances have entertained audiences across Britain and Europe.

Passionate about British song, Richard has written and developed a new art form, the Dramatic Song Recital, to promote British music and encourage new audiences for the singing of art songs.

Richard was bought up in Pembrokeshire, West Wales.

He gained a music degree at the University of Sheffield and studied singing with Mark Wildman, Beatrice Unsworth and Paul Wade.

Theatre credits include Henry IV, Henry V, The Cherry Orchard, Bedroom Farce, Jamaica Inn (Redgrave Theatre), The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (dir. Stephen Daldry) (Crucible and tour), The Hobbit (Nottingham Playhouse and national tour), Canterbury Tales (West York’s Playhouse and European tour), The Fairy Queen (English Bach Festival).

He has been singing with Clonter Opera, Jigsaw Opera, British Youth Opera and Opera North and launched the new dramatic song recital show An Act of Piracy, combining British sea songs with a swashbuckling adventure story that tours in 2010/11.

As an arts administrator and facilitator Richard has set up numerous music projects, including organising an international music festival at a very disadvantaged school and community in Yorkshire, bringing in major artists including international violinist Nicola Benedetti and jazz star Julian Joseph, to inspire and work with young people creating music.

Richard’s stage writing includes the promenade play Three Men in a Boat, the festival show The Three Musketeers, the play Slugs and Angels (commissioned for the national Ruskin Festival 2005) and comedy for Motormouth and Get Fresh (Children’s ITV).

Awards:
British Gas Theatre award – Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Best Comedy – London Fringe Theatre awards
Best Comedy – London Time Out awards.

about Richard Parry