Karl scully
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Karl Scully kicked started his career in 2000 by co-starring alongside Ewan Mcgregor
in the blockbuster hit ‘Nora,’ and later admitted to giving the star ‘a few singing lessons.’
Karl followed his on screen success by performing operatic roles such as Albert in "Albert Herring" by Benjamin Britten
, National Concert Hall
, Dublin, Paolino in "Il Matrimonio Segreto", Cimarosa, Orvieto, Italy, Ferrando, in Cosi Fan Tutte
, Orvieto, Italy. During his time in Italy, Karl performed solo roles alongside world famous artists including American bass Samuel Ramey
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Karl Scully was born in Limerick, West of Ireland, June 10th, 1978
and Finbar Wright
, prompting the invitation to join the group in 2006. Soon after Karl returned to the screens to star in ‘Friends of The Irish Tenors,’ a 10 part television show, in which Karl performed alongside such greats as Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber
, Paul Carrick, Finbar Furey, Hayley Westenra
, Shayne Ward
, Sharon Shannon
, Peter Grant
, Rebecca Storm, Lucia Evans
, and Celine Byrne, and in doing so affirmed his place in Irish folk law next to Ronan Keating
, Enya and Bono.
Karl is touring in the USA in March 2009, however, Britain shall not be graced with Karl’s talent as he is currently studying at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music
.
Ewan McGregor
Ewan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish actor. He has had success in mainstream, indie, and art house films. McGregor is perhaps best known for his roles as heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama Trainspotting , young Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy , and poet Christian in the...
in the blockbuster hit ‘Nora,’ and later admitted to giving the star ‘a few singing lessons.’
Karl followed his on screen success by performing operatic roles such as Albert in "Albert Herring" by Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to...
, National Concert Hall
National Concert Hall
The National Concert Hall is a concert hall located on Earlsfort Terrace in Dublin, Ireland, close to St. Stephen's Green, and is the principal national venue for classical music concerts in Ireland....
, Dublin, Paolino in "Il Matrimonio Segreto", Cimarosa, Orvieto, Italy, Ferrando, in Cosi Fan Tutte
Così fan tutte
Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti K. 588, is an opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart first performed in 1790. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte....
, Orvieto, Italy. During his time in Italy, Karl performed solo roles alongside world famous artists including American bass Samuel Ramey
Samuel Ramey
Samuel Edward Ramey is an American operatic bass with a long, distinguished career.During his best years, he was greatly admired for his range and versatility, having possessed a sufficiently accomplished bel canto technique to enable him to sing the music of Handel, Mozart, Rossini, yet power...
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Karl Scully was born in Limerick, West of Ireland, June 10th, 1978
The Irish Tenors
Karl’s dulcet Irish tones fell on the sympathetic ears of two Irish Tenors, Anthony KearnsAnthony Kearns
Anthony Kearns is a founding member of the Irish Tenors, along with Ronan Tynan and John McDermott.-Early career:...
and Finbar Wright
Finbar Wright
Edward Finbar Wright , known popularly as Finbar Wright, is a popular music singer, songwriter, poet from County Cork, Ireland....
, prompting the invitation to join the group in 2006. Soon after Karl returned to the screens to star in ‘Friends of The Irish Tenors,’ a 10 part television show, in which Karl performed alongside such greats as Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
, Paul Carrick, Finbar Furey, Hayley Westenra
Hayley Westenra
Hayley Dee Westenra is a New Zealand soprano, classical crossover artist, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached No. 1 on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide...
, Shayne Ward
Shayne Ward
Shayne Thomas Ward is an English pop singer who rose to fame as the winner of second series of The X Factor. He has sold over 3 million records worldwide and has had number one albums and singles in 9 countries.During The X Factor competition, Ward was mentored by manager Louis Walsh...
, Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon is an Irish musician. She is best known for her work with the accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 album Sharon Shannon is the best selling album of traditional Irish music ever released there...
, Peter Grant
Peter Grant
Peter "G" Grant was an English music manager. Grant managed the popular English bands The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and Bad Company, among others, and was also a record executive for Swan Song Records. Grant has been described as "one of the shrewdest and most ruthless managers in rock history"...
, Rebecca Storm, Lucia Evans
Lucia Evans
Lucia Evans , is an Irish singer and winner of the 2006 season of the talent show You're A Star.Evans is now living in Galway in Ireland working as a full time vocal coach, although originally from Bulawayo in Zimbabwe...
, and Celine Byrne, and in doing so affirmed his place in Irish folk law next to Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...
, Enya and Bono.
Karl is touring in the USA in March 2009, however, Britain shall not be graced with Karl’s talent as he is currently studying at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
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