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Trovatori

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About Trovatori

Award-winning soprano and tenor duo who accompany ourselves on classical guitars, performing in concert and at events worldwide
Classical duo
Ludlow
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Voted 'Best Wedding Musical Duo 2021' by AI Global Media, we are a soprano and tenor who combine our classically trained voices with classical guitars. We offer carefully chosen programmes of music tailored to each event we perform at. We arrange beautiful songs and duets for our voices and guitars from many genres of music, including opera and classical, music theatre, folk, ballads, art song and film themes. Our two CDs of our arrangements of songs from these genres were recently selected to be added to the National Sound Archive at the British Library. We have been fortunate enough to perform all over the world at music festivals, in opera houses, halls and theatres as well as more intimate venues such as churches and village halls. We have also performed at numerous corporate and private events around the UK, including weddings, restaurants, parties, religious and secular services. We have also performed as regular headline entertainers for Warner at their many hotels around the UK, and as guest entertainers for many luxury cruise lines. We are accomplished recording artists with a home studio and have worked with hundreds of clients internationally on varied projects including new classical and operatic works, film and TV soundtracks, contemporary songs in many genres, adverts and more. After meeting at the Bregenz Opera Festival we got married and began working together. Trovatori is Italian for wandering minstrels, which is the perfect job description for us as we share a passion for travelling and singing, discovering music that we can present to audiences worldwide! We both trained as opera singers but are versatile performers and love singing many different styles of music. We're always open to special requests and suggestions from our clients, so please do get in touch if your favourite song is not on our repertoire list!

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Genres:
Christmas, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Opera, Musical theatre, Classical, Easy listening, Light music, French music, German music, Italian music, Latin, Spanish music
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Event types:
Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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Song list

Opera:
I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls - The Bohemian Girl (Balfe)
Casta Diva - Norma (Bellini)
Habanera - Carmen (Bizet)
Les tringles des sistres - Carmen (Bizet)
Ebben, ne andro lontana - La Wally (Catalani)
Una furtiva lagrima - L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti)
Song to the Moon - Rusalka (Dvorak)
Summertime - Porgy & Bess (Gershwin)
Lascia ch’io pianga - Rinaldo (Handel)
Wheree’er you walk - Semele (Handel)
Sancta Maria (Intermezzo) - Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni)
Deh vieni, non tardar - Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Deh vieni alla finestra - Il barbiere di Siviglia (Mozart)
La ci darem - Don Giovanni (Mozart)
Bei Männern - Die Zauberflöte (Mozart)
Barcarolle - Les contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach)
E lucevan le stelle - Tosca (Puccini)
O mio babbino caro -Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)
Quando men vo - La Bohème (Puccini)
Un bel di vedremo - Madame Butterfly (Puccini)
Vissi d’arte - Tosca (Puccini)
Brindisi - La Traviata (Verdi)
La donna e mobile - Rigoletto (Verdi)
Christmas songs and carols:
A spaceman came travelling
Angels from the realms of glory
Away in a manger
Deck the Halls
Ding dong, merrily on high
Gaudete
God rest ye, merry gentlemen
Good King Wenceslas
Hark! The herald angels sing
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
I saw three ships come sailing in
In dulce jubilo
In the bleak midwinter
It came upon the midnight clear
Jingle bells
Joy to the world
Let it snow
Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
Mary’s boy child
Mary, mary
O come, all ye faithful
O come, o come Emmanuel
O holy night
O little town of Bethlehem
O Tannenbaum (Oh Christmas Tree)
Once in royal David’s city
See amid the winter’s snow
Silent night
Silver bells
Sussex Carol
The angel Gabriel
The carol singers
The Coventry carol
The first Noel
The holly and the ivy
The holy city
The infant king
The little road to Bethlehem
We three kings of Orient are
What child is this?
When a child is born
White Christmas
While shepherds watched their flocks
Neapolitan songs:
Feneste che lucive (Bellini)
O surdato ‘nnammurato (Cannio/Califano)
O sole mio (Capurro/di Capua)
Santa Lucia (Cottrau)
Torna a Surriento (De Curtis/De Curtis)
A vucchella (Tosti)
I’ te vurria vasa (Trad.)
Addio mia bella Napoli (Trad.)
Funiculi, funicula (Trad.)
Tiritomba (Trad.)
Oj mari (Trad.)
Piscatore e pusillico (Trad.)
Various (including folk, film themes, art songs, contemporary songs and ballads):
My love is like a red, red rose (Burns)
Les filles de Cadix (Délibes)
Down by the salley gardens (Hughes)
Wild mountain thyme (McPeake)
Annie’s Song (Denver)
Quizás, Quizás, Quizás (Farrés)
Quién será (Demetrio / Ruiz)
Beautiful dreamer (Foster)
I dream of Jeannie (Foster)
La vie en rose (Guglielmi)
Spanish eyes (Kaempfert/Snyder)
Il mio cuore va (Horner/Brightman)
The power of love (Johnson/Aplin)
Cosi (Keane/Grigolo)
White cliffs of Dover (Kent/Burton)
Granada (Lara)
You raise me up (Lovland/Graham)
The rose (McBroom)
Moon river (Mancini)
Plaisir d’amour (Martini)
Sancta Maria (Mascagni)
Volare (Modugno/Migliacci)
Nella fantasia (Morricone/Ferrau)
J’attendrai (Oliveri/Rastelli/Poterat)
We'll meet again (Parker/Charles)
Don’t fence me in (Porter)
El condor pasa (Robles/Simon & Garfunkel)
Parla più piano (Rota/Kusik)
Time to say goodbye (Sartorelli/Quarantotto)
Ständchen (Schubert)
Now is the hour (Po Atarau) (Scott/Kaihua/Stewart)
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square (Sherwin/Maschwitz)
Fields of gold (Sting)
Fragile (Sting)
Moon over Bourbon Street (Sting)
Ei di’r deryn du (Trad.)
The foggy, foggy dew (Trad.)
The loom (Trad.)
Loch Lomond (Trad.)
Greensleeves (Trad.)
O Danny Boy (Trad./Weatherly)
O waly, waly (Trad.)
Once I had a sweetheart (Trad.)
Shenandoah (Trad.)
Suo gân (Trad.)
Wayfaring Stranger (Trad.)
La mer (Trenet)
Besame mucho (Velázquez)
La paloma (Yradier)
That’s amore (Warren/Brooks)
Music theatre:
Over the rainbow - The Wizard of Oz (Arlen/Harburg)
Tonight, tonight - West Side Story (Bernstein)
Somewhere - West Side Story (Bernstein)
I feel pretty - West Side Story (Bernstein)
Maria - West Side Story (Bernstein)
The impossible dream - The Man of La Mancha (Leigh/Darion)
Love Changes Everything - Aspects of Love (Lloyd-Webber/Hart/Black)
Don't cry for me, Argentina - Evita (Lloyd-Webber/Rice)
All I ask of you - Phantom of the Opera (Lloyd-Webber/Hart)
Memory - Cats (Lloyd-Webber)
Edelweiss - The Sound of Music (Rodgers/Hammerstein)
Bring him home - Les Miserables (Schönberg/Boublil)
Empty chairs and empty tables - Les Miserables (Schönberg/Boublil)
I dreamed a dream - Les Miserables (Schönberg/Boublil)
On my own - Les Miserables (Schönberg/Boublil)
Send in the clowns - A little night music (Sondheim)
Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Our clients love that we offer something totally unique for the guests - the blend of our classically trained voices with the subtle accompaniment of our guitars is a wonderful addition to many different kinds of events. Clients also appreciate our friendly professionalism and flexibility in terms of being able to tailor our repertoire to suit their event.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

We have performed internationally at a wide range of places, from grand venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and Birmingham Symphony Hall to theatres on luxury cruise liners like Cunard, Dorchester Collection Hotels through to more intimate venues such as churches, restaurants and even clients' gardens, conservatories and living rooms!

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

We both have an eclectic music taste! - artistic influences range from classical singers such as Franco Corelli, Placido Domingo, Maria Callas and Angela Gheorghiu to more modern artists like John Denver, Kate Bush, Billy Joel, Tori Amos, Peter Gabriel, Sting... to name but a few!

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

As artists we've performed in many high profile venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Queen Elizabeth and Cadogan Halls in London, Birmingham Symphony Hall as well as theatres worldwide in opera and operettas and in concert with the BBC Singers.

Do you have different line-up options?

Our standard line up is 2 x vocals and 2 x guitars, but you can hire just Darren, or just Caroline if preferred!

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

We are always open to being flexible and will do our best to accommodate your change in plans, so long as we are free and able to do so

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

We are happy to provide iPod/iPad music between sets if desired

How much time do you need to set up?

Without PA equipment we need minimal set up time of 10-15 minutes. With PA we would need 20-30 minutes to set up and sound check.

Can you roam around while you perform?

Yes - we can either perform acoustically or with microphones attached to our instruments so we can move around.

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Absolutely! Our set lists have been tailored from many performances and learning what songs work together best for different events. However, we're very happy to chat through and make sure we find what works for you.

Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?

Yes, PA is included; we don't currently provide lighting

Can you learn song requests before the event?

If a song isn't included in our song list there may still be a chance we already know it. However we're very happy to learn requests for a specific event; there would be a charge of £30 extra to allow for learning and practice if it's something that isn't already in our repertoire.

Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Up to 1 hour£500
Up to 2 hours£750
Up to 3 hours£950
Packages
Wedding ceremony2 musicians
This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
£500
Drinks reception2 musicians
Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception
£650
Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception2 musicians
- Music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave. - 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception.
£750
NEW!Virtual services
Live concert
We will provide an hour's concert online
£300
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Reviews

From Encore customers:

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Giovanna N
3 years ago
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5 out of 5

Wow! Absolutely superb in every way... amazing singers and musicians and such lovely people.

Reply from Trovatori
10 months ago

Thanks, Giovanna! It was a pleasure to sing for you and your family - everyone made us feel so welcome.

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Mr D
7 years ago

Very many thanks for the absolutely lovely music, we have had a great many compliments on your playing and singing from friends who were at the party. We think that it really made the event.

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Cruise O
7 years ago

One of the best classical acts I have seen. Highly recommend.

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