Our next in-person talk will be held in Buswells Hotel, Dublin, on the 11th of November. It will start at 11am and all are welcome. David Kelly will deliver his talk ‘John McCormack – Connections and Associations’ that will explore the recordings the Irish tenor made of material from Tin Pan Alley and their laterContinue reading “John McCormack – Connections and Associations”
Category Archives: Talks
The Pocket Rocket and the Adorable Diva.
Join us on Saturday the 14th of October in Buswells Hotel, Molesworth Street. Talk commences at 11am. All are welcome. David Clarke returns to deliver another one of his superb talks. On this occasion he’s going to look at the careers of the tenor, Joseph Schmidt, and the soprano, Margaret Burke Sheridan. Through film andContinue reading “The Pocket Rocket and the Adorable Diva.”
Keveny’s John McCormack
We had a wonderful turnout for Keith Kurtzer’s talk, with people traveling from Cork and Tipperary to be with us at Buswell’s Hotel. Keith delivered a tour de force presentation which contained a lot of unseen and unpublished material. For those who were unable to attend Keith very kindly provided us with a copy ofContinue reading “Keveny’s John McCormack”
Keveny’s John McCormack
(Anecdotes of a Concert Monarch) The John McCormack Society is delighted to welcome Keith Kurtzer of New York who will deliver a talk on the Irish tenor using the unique collection of material assembled by fellow American, Jack Keveny. Max de Schauensee called John McCormack the Caruso of the concert stage and in his refulgentContinue reading “Keveny’s John McCormack”
From bel-canto to verismo
Join us on the 15th of April at 11am in Buswells Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. David Clarke will take us on a journey from 1890 to 1918 when opera moved away from the bel-canto style of singing and acting to verismo. Realism in opera was sought with composers creating operas that connected to theContinue reading “From bel-canto to verismo”
The People’s Tenor
Join us for what should be an entertaining and enjoyable talk on the making of ‘The People’s Tenor’, and what inspired it, and hear a selection of favourite recordings chosen by the director.
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