John McCormack Bursary Awards Concert at the Mansion House

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We had a wonderful turnout at the Mansion House, Dublin for our annual Bursary Awards Concert. Held in the Oak Room, we were delighted to hear the recipients, Aimee Kearney, Ruby Boland and Boyu Liu perform a selection of songs from their popular and classical repertoire. A filmed performance by each of the singers will be published over the coming weeks. The singers were accompanied by Dearbhla Brosnan, the well known and highly regarded pianist.

Boyu Liu, Ruth Boland, Aimee Kearney and Patrick Hyland

We had a special guest on the night, a first for the John McCormack Society. Patrick Hyland, the multi-award winning tenor has performed in a wide variety of operatic roles and has given concert recitals extensively at home and abroad. Patrick delivered a tour de force, performing some of McCormack’s signature songs. He also delivered a thrilling ‘Ah, mes amis’ from Donizetti’s ‘La fille de régiment’, tackling the 9 high Cs with great aplomb.

Patrick Hyland performing ‘Una furtiva lagrima’

Published by John McCormack Society

Founded in 1960, the John McCormack Society was set up to celebrate the life and legacy of the great Irish tenor. A global superstar in his day, McCormack first found success on the opera stage and later became a legendary concert recitalist. It is reckoned that McCormack recordings have sold in excess of 200 million

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