Bel Canto Singers [SEP] inception
5LD on Monday evenings from 7.30 - 9.30 pm.
The choir's current conductor and music director is John Clark.
History.
Bel Canto Singers were formed in June 1990 by Des Evans and since then have enjoyed a wealth of engagements in a selection of Midlands’ towns and cities, including Birmingham, Warwick, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Redditch and Stratford. The choir has grown in numbers and stature; after beginning with just a handful of members, it now stands at around 40 members.
Bel Canto (restaurant)
Bel Canto is a chain of restaurants, based in Paris, France, where singers perform live opera arias for the diners.
Concept.
Bel Canto employs opera singers as waiters and waitresses. The singers usually work in groups of four, and every 15 minutes a different opera aria is performed. As of 2008, Bel Canto employed 50 singers and 10 pianists. The restaurants are decorated in red and gold velvet, with musical instruments and opera costumes lining the walls.
History.