Claire Rutter and her husband Stephen Gadd are both world-renowned British opera singers. Between them over the past couple of years they have sung leading roles at Covent Garden, Glyndebourne and Grange Park, and further afield at the stunning new Dallas Winspear Opera House and at Sydney Opera House.
Together as Rutter & Gadd they frequently broadcast and feature in gala performances of their lighter repertoire, which encompasses hits from the Hollywood musicals, songs and duets from early 20th-century operetta, and showstoppers from the musicals of Andrew Lloyd-Webber. |
Opera Gala Concerts
To great acclaim Rutter & Gadd have performed Opera Gala concerts with many of Britain's leading orchestras, including the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Halle Orchestra, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Their thrilling programmes are as emotionally draining for their audiences as they are for the singers!
Variety Shows
Rutter & Gadd were delighted to support the BBC Children in Need charity with their performance in a live show hosted by Sally Taylor from the King's Theatre, Southsea. They are frequent guests on the BBC Radio Solent breakfast show.
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Rutter & Gadd: Family Album is an easy-listening collection of light classical songs and arias exploring family relationships. This heart-warming album, in which "Mr. & Mrs. Opera" are accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra, has featured on BBC Radio and on Classic FM's pick of new releases. Click here for more details.
Tracks can be previewed and purchased here or on iTunes, and CDs are available from Amazon and CDBaby.
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Outdoor Concerts
Rutter & Gadd have thrilled audiences of thousands with their appearances at large-scale outdoor events. Their light-hearted repartee is all part of the package which includes a dazzling mixture of operatic favourites, traditional songs and patriotic rabble-rousers.

Viennese Gala Concerts
January 2010 saw the launch of the Rutter & Gadd Viennese Gala programme with the Southern Sinfonia. Winchester Cathedral formed the stunning backdrop for what one reviewer described as a programme of "sparkling love-songs and joyous dances" from "this golden couple".
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