Anthony Kearns from County Wexford Ireland, began his vocal studies in Dublin in 1993 with the renowned singing teacher Veronica Dunne. His professional career began with The Dublin Grand Opera Society . He took American television audience by storm in 1999 as a member of the wildly-popular PBS super-group, The Irish Tenors which he continues to tour with twice a year. The Irish Tenors became a world-wide sensation as one of Ireland’s most famous touring musicians, They remain one of PBSʼs top-ranked acts ever.
His international solo career includes high-profile celebrity engagements, television appearances, concert tours, and collaborations with the finest orchestras, including the Boston Pops, Pittsburgh Symphony, and the National Symphony Orchestra at the National Memorial Day Concert in the USA.
Mr. Kearns made his official U.S. Grand Opera debut as the tenor in the role of “Edgardo” in Gaetano Donizettiʼs Lucia di Lammermoor with Opera Naples [Florida]. Since then, he has starred as: “Don José” in Georges Bizetʼs Carmen; the tenor with the Royal Dublin Society in The Lily of Killarney(part of “The Irish Ring” trilogy) which toured North America; The tenor role of “Don Ottavio,” in Mozartʼs Don Giovanni at the Lismore Music Festival; and “Alfred” in a concert-staged performance of Johann Straussʼ operetta, Die Fledermaus by the Emerald City [Steamboat Springs, CO, USA] Opera. Upon moving to the U.S., Kearns continued his vocal studies with voice teacher Marlena Malas in New York City.
He returned to Opera Naples in the lead role in Charles Gounodʼs Faust, a role he also performed with Opera Ireland (nominated for best production in the Irish Times Theater Awards). Other roles include “Fenton” in Giuseppe Verdiʼs Falstaff (in Montepulciano, Italy and Dublin Ireland), Alfredo in La Traviata for Lyric opera Ireland and “Nemorino” in Donizettiʼs most performed opera, Lʼelisir dʼamore, with Gulfshore Opera in Naples, FL and with Blackwater valley festival in Lismore, Co Waterford, Ireland .
Mr. Kearns has been fortunate to have performed in the most prestigious venues around the world, from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House. He has performed for four U.S. presidents and for Pope Francis at a pre-Mass Concert in Philadelphia. He released his first solo album in 2013, With a Song in My Heart.
