The tenor Ross Scanlon and pianist David O’Shea will perform a selection of John McCormack’s most popular songs in the John Field Room at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, in August. It promises to be a lovely afternoon of music.
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 the lives of ordinary people. The style of singing and acting were transformed. Music by Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Catalani, Charpontier, Massenet, Puccini, Giordano, Cilea, and a wide range of singers will feature primarily through a superb selection of film performances.
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.
John McCormack Society