Geoffrey Strum

Geoffrey regularly sings and performs in concerts, shows and recitals througout the UK.

In April 2009 he sang with "Not Pavarotti" in their presentation of From Vienna to Broadway and has many future engagements with this company.

In June 2009 Geoff will be singing as a guest soloist at "Gala SW6" - a concert in Fulham , London.

During 2008, Geoff appeared in lead roles as Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus and Alexis in The Sorcerer.

Geoffrey's three 45-60min sets arranged for an eight piece band by David Carter are extremely popular for shows and concerts on Cruise Ships, Hotels, Private Events, Theatres and Festivals.

He regularly sings with an accompanist for Cultural Societies, Weddings, Masonic Lodges, Rotary Clubs and Music Societies (Oratorio).

His repertoire includes songs from the Shows and Movies, Popular Opera Arias, Standards from the great American and British Songbook, Gilbert & Sullivan , Ivor Novello, Viennese and Neapolitan Songs.

He has been a member of British Actors Equity for 20 years.

For further information please contact by email geoff@geoffstrum.co.uk or telephone 07721-369056

Geoffrey has sung for many Opera Companies including Opera Holland Park, European Chamber Opera, Opera UK, Palace Opera, Southgate Opera, Chorleywood Opera, Beaufort Opera, AAC Opera For All and Aylesbury Opera.

He has appeared as Tamino in The Magic Flute, Lenski in Eugene Onegin, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore, Rodolfo In La Boheme, Alfredo in La Traviata, Alfred and Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Sam Polk in Susannah, Fairfax in Yeoman Of The Guard, Remendado in Carmen, Beppe in I Pagliacci, Belmonte in Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, Goro in Madame Butterfly, Faust in Faust, Boles and The Rector in Peter Grimes, Fenton in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Macheath in The Beggars Opera, Don Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro, The Buffo Tenor Roles in Tales of Hoffman, Fenton in Falstaff, Camille in The Merry Widow, The Magician (Magaduff) in The Consul ,Micaela in St. Of Bleeker Street, Macduff in Macbeth, Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, Tenor Principal Role in King Arthur, Ruiz in Il Trovatore and Monostatos in The Magic Flute and Alexis in The Sorcerer.

Geoffrey was also involved in the world debut of The Whitechapel Whirlwind which is a new opera about Jack Kid Lewis the boxer.

Geoffrey has performed in many concerts and recitals throughout the UK including a series of recitals at Ivy House – the former home of Anna Pavlova.

Geoffrey's three 45-60min sets arranged for an eight piece band by David Carter are extremely popular for shows and concerts on Cruise Ships, Hotels, Private Events, Theatres and Festivals.

He also performs concerts incorporating popular songs from The Musicals, Standards, Gilbert and Sullivan, Ivor Novello, Opera and Operatic Arias, Classical , Viennese and Neapolitan songs.

He has developed a series of shows about the lives of famous tenors (including Mario Lanza, Richard Tauber and Pavarotti) which he sings with an accompanist.

Geoffrey has a B.A.(Hons) Drama from Middlesex University and also studied music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Morley Opera School.

He studies with Scilla Stewart and Carlos Fernandez Aransay.

He has sung in Masterclasses with David Coleman, Robert Dean, Anthony Legge, Victor Morris, Paul Hamburger, Jonathan Hinden, Annilise Miskimmon and Brian MacKay.

8 Piece Band Repertoire arranged by David Carter

Suitable for Cruise Ships, Theatres and other Large Venues

Show Songs, Standards & Ballads
Tonight – West Side Story
Maria – West Side Story
Somewhere – West Side Story
This Is The Moment - Jekyll and Hyde
If I Were A Rich Man – Fiddler On The Roof
Sunrise Sunset – Fiddler On The Roof
Love Changes Everything - Aspects of Love
Younger Than Springtime - South Pacific
Bring Him Home - Les Miserables
Empty Chairs At Empty Tables - Les Miserables
Pick A Pocket Or Two - Oliver
Reviewing The Situation - Oliver
Music Of The Night - Phantom
Impossible Dream - Man Of La Mancha
Send In The Clowns - Little Night Music
From Russia With Love - John Barry
Any Dream Will Do - Joseph
Close Every Door - Joseph
Sway - Beltran and Gimbel
Can’t Help Falling In Love - Weiss
Delilah - Reed and Mason
As Time Goes By - Hupfield
Brother Can You Spare A Dime - Harburg

Popular Arias, Neapolitan Song
Nessun Dorma – Turandot
La Donna e Mobile - Rigoletto
O Sole Mio - Neapolitan Song
Torna a Sorrento - Neapolitan Song
Catari - Neapolitan Song
Una Furtiva Lagrima - L’Elisir d’Amore
Granada - Lara
Brindisi – La Traviata
You Are My Hearts Delight - Lehar
Serenade - Schubert
Mattinata - Leoncavallo
Vesti La Giubba - Pagliacci
Time To Say Goodbye - Sartori
Funiculi Funicula - Neapolitan song
E lucevan le Stelle - Puccini
La Danza - Rossini

Repertoire with accompanist

Suitable for Concerts and Recitals

Opera Arias
The major arias by the following composers
Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Mozart, Massenet, Menotti, Bizet, Tchaikovsky,Leoncavallo, Britten, Flotow, Offenbach and Weill

Buffo Arias
Various arias by Mozart, Britten, Offenbach, Lalo, Smetana and Menotti

Classical Duets/Ensembles
La Boheme (Puccini), Madama Butterfly, La Traviata, The Pearl Fishers, Rigoletto, Magic Flute, Eugene Onegin, Marriage of Figaro, Lucia di Lammermoor(sextet), Abduction From The Seraglio, Tales of Hoffman and Cosi fan Tutti

Neapolitan and Viennese/Operetta and Italian Songs
Songs by Lehar, Strauss, Bixio, De Curtis, Tosti, Lara, etc.

Classical Songs
Schumann, Schubert, Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Faure, Gounod, Dowland, Quilter, Handel, Caldara, Donaudy, Debussy and Mendelssohn

Movie and Show Songs – solo items and duets
Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lloyd Webber, Bernstein, Sondheim, Kander and Ebb, Lionel Bart, Bock and Harnick (Fiddler on The Roof), Frank Loesser (Guys and Dolls), Schonberg and Boublil (Les Miserables), Lerner and Loewe (My Fair Lady)

Gilbert and Sullivan/Ivor Novello
The Mikado, The Gondeliers, Yeoman Of The Guard, The Sorcerer and songs by Ivor Novello

Oratorio
Handel, Puccini, Mendelssohn and Verdi

Lenski - Eugene Onegin

Tamino - The Magic Flute