Tribute evening of music planned to much-loved singing and amdram stalwart Jacqui Veazey
Jacqui was renowned for her contralto voice and acting talent
A concert in tribute to a much-loved Fylde cost singer is planned for next month.
Jacqui Veazey, a former singer and actress with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, died in April, aged 89.
Born in Blackpool where she spent most of her life, Jacqui was also one of the best-known and most colourful characters of her generation on the local light operatic music scene.
She appeared in countless productions staged by a variety of companies and choirs across the Fylde Coast and the North West, and won trophies at music festivals before auditioning and gaining a place with the D'Oyly Carte company in 1970.
Jacqui was renowned for her contralto voice and acting talent and after leaving the company in 1972 she sang in the various music festivals in Lancashire, and performed with several local companies.
She worked for many years in Blackpool Council's Electoral Registration Department and also, for a time, owned a dress shop in Blackpool.
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The tribute event to her will be at Lytham Methodist Church Hall on Park Street on Sunday, July 12 and will take feature an evening of Gilbert and Sullivan presented by Musica Lirica, with soloists, chorus and orchestra.
It starts at 7.30pm and tickets will be available on the door at £15 for adults and £12 for concessions, with under-19s free.