The Irish Tenors
is the PBS musical singing trio from Ireland started in 1998 by television producer, Bill Hughes, for a of PBS special The Irish Tenors
. They have since recorded 5 PBS specials and 7 albums. The group's current line-up is Anthony Kearns, Finbar Wright, and Karl Scully.
Bill Hughes formed the idea of a trio of Irish tenors
during a Cannes festival at which the famous Three Tenors
, Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo were performing. Hughes wanted to produce a television special and first approached Ireland's Finbar Wright in 1998 to join the group but Wright's recording contract with Sony BMG prohibited such a venture. Hughes then invited Canadian John McDermott to head up the group and he accepted. After conferring with Ireland's leading vocal coach, Dr. Veronica Dunne, Anthony Kearns and Ronan Tynan were asked to join. In 1999, "The Irish Tenors-in Dublin" debuted on PBS television in the United States.
PBS signed up for another special by the increasingly popular new group but early in 2000 McDermott's mother died and John decided he could not fully commit himself to the group. Days before PBS was to film The Irish Tenors - Live in Belfast
Hughes again contacted Finbar Wright and asked him to step in. Wright agreed to help and was asked to stay on for upcoming tour dates. Having left Sony, Wright was able to join the trio on a permanent basis.
In 2001, the Irish Tenors filmed their third special, an historic PBS broadcast at New York's Ellis Island, hosted by Irish/American actor Martin Sheen. Their album "Ellis Island" [1] topped Billboard's Heatseeker [2] list and landed on its "Top 10 Best of 2001".
In 2006, after Tynan left the group to concentrate on his solo career, Karl Scully was asked by Kearns and Wright to join the trio. This successful blend of voices spurred Bill Hughes to produce a television 9 part series for Ireland's RTE [3] titled The Irish Tenors & Friends
. Friends performing on the television special with The Irish Tenors include Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, Paul Carrick, Finbar Furey, Hayley Westenra, Shayne Ward, Sharon Shannon, Peter Grant, Rebecca Storm, Lucia Evans, and Celine Byrne.
In 2007 the South Carolina Legislature issued a "Proclamation" [4] welcoming the trio to that State at their performance in Charleston.
The trio continues to tour yearly.
On August 28, 2009 they performed the final music number and the finale to senator Ted Kennedey's memorial service.
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THE IRISH TENORS TICKETS
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| The Irish Tenors: A Family Christmas Tickets 11/30 | Nov 30, 2024
Sat, 7:30 PM |  | | The Irish Tenors: A Family Christmas Tickets 12/1 | Dec 01, 2024
Sun, 4:00 PM | | | The Irish Tenors Tickets 12/5 | Dec 05, 2024
Thu, 8:00 PM | | | The Irish Tenors Tickets 12/6 | Dec 06, 2024
Fri, 8:00 PM | | | The Irish Tenors: A Family Christmas Tickets 12/8 | Dec 08, 2024
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