THE magnificent Tudor Hall of Thornbury Castle is to provide the stunning setting for a concert by opera star Jack Foley this month.

A native of County Durham, Jack left his tree surgeon job to pursue a stage career in London in 2000. In 2002 he reached the semi-finals of Channel 4’s award-winning 'Operatunity' programme and since then Jack has appeared with The Royal Opera, Covent Garden, the Carl Rosa Opera Company and Grange Park Opera and has starred in musicals the length of Great Britain and internationally.

Influenced by listening to his coal miner father’s recordings of great singers like Mario Lanza, Frank Sinatra, Matt Monro and Stuart Burrows, and later discovering such talented and diverse artists as Luciano Pavarotti and Simon & Garfunkel, Jack will be performing a range of songs including favourites from the musicals, such as ‘Music Of The Night’ from Phantom of the Opera and ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Miserables, and a selection of classics such as ‘Nella Fantasia’ and ‘You Raise Me Up’.

Ticket prices start at £25 for this special event, which takes place on Friday, October 24. Vsit www.thornburycastle.co.uk for more details or call 01454 281182. Doors open from 7pm, with the performance beginning at 7.45pm.