Event
28th June 2025
The Definitive Burt Bacharach Songbook at Buxton Opera House
A sophisticated masterclass in melody, honouring Burt Bacharach, writer of over 60 USA top 40 hits. Join us for a night to remember!
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28th June 2025
7:30 pm - 10:15 pm
John Reilly and The Smooth Operators are delighted to bring their Definitive Burt Bacharach concert back to the iconic Buxton Opera House, a sublime and intimate journey through Burt Bacharach’s 7 decades of hit making!
It’s a sophisticated masterclass in melody, honouring Burt Bacharach, writer of over 60 USA top 40 hits for Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Gene Pitney, The Carpenters and so many more.
Atlantic recording artist John Reilly fronts this concert with his spiritual and soulful vocals, backed by Britain’s finest session musicians who have played with Paul Carrack, Take That, The Spice and Lighthouse Family. Female vocals are elegantly performed by Rachel Raynor and the Musical Director overseeing this dazzling non-stop parade of classic songs is Canadian pianist and composer Lewis Nitikman.
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