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Presents The Three Irish Tenors Saturday, March 9,2002 8:00 p.m.

2001/2002 Season sponsored in part by a grant from the'.

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CONVENTION ^VISITORS BUREAU John Heron and Associates, Inc. PROGRAM ORDER

Presents ACT I PUDDLE BOP The Irish Dancers

The Three Irish Tenors THE THREE IRISH TENORS Ciaran Naglc, Anthony Norton, Thomas Cregan The Spanish Lady Carrickfergus Tom Cregan from Royal Covent Garden The Contender Granada Ciaran Nagle from Riverdance The Show Anthony Norton from DUELING The Musicians SINGER/HARPIST Jacqueline Whelan My Bay Also featuring Ireland Mother Ireland

IRISH COMEDY Jimmy Kennedy Soprano and Harpist Storyteller and Comedian Jacqueline Whelan Jimmy Kennedy THE THREE IRISH TENORS Ciaran Nagle, Anthony Norton, Thomas Cregan Song For Ireland Macushla with Eileen Og She Moved Through The Fair Paddy Reilly/Gortnamona Dancers The Long Journey Home The Three Irish Tenors with Jacqueline Whelan Maggie Ritnour, Will Dunn, Erica Newman INTERMISSION

Musicians ACT II Deborah Shebish, Elaina Cook SWING-A-MA- The Irish Dancers

Scenic Elements Designer IRISH COMEDY Jimmy Kennedy Chummy Chamberlain SINGER/HARPIST Jacqueline Whelan Where The Three Counties Meet Mary From Dungloe Manager Production Stage Manager The Song of Mayo Harvey Shain Brendan Galvin Anthem

TRADITIONAL IRISH DANCERS The Irish Dancers and Musicians Musical Director THE THREE IRISH TENORS Ciaran Nagle, Anthony Norton, Thomas Cregan David Wray /'// Walk With God Fill O Runo Star Of The County Down Choreographer Sailing Niall O'Leary Danny Boy Time To Say Goodbye Director FINALE The Three Irish Tenors, Jacqueline Whelan and Company American Medley Bob Durkin Jacqueline Whelan (Soprano and Harpist) She is a research assistant to folklorist Dr. WHO'S WHO Jacqueline is one of Ireland's leading sopranos. Nancy McEntire, and has travelled with She has starred in both the Doyles Irish Nancy to the Orkney Islands, Scotland, to Ciaran Nagle (Tenor) was born in Dublin in 1970 (making him the baby of the group!). His first , at the Burlington Hotel and the study ballads and traditional tunes. Deborah real interest in singing was when he was 10. It was thanks to Fr. Dowling in Willow Park School famous Jury's Irish Cabaret. While with Jury's is currently completing her Masters of Arts who first encouraged him and gave him his first leading role at the age of 12 in a production of she toured extensively in the USA, having in Teaching at Indiana University, The Gipsy Baron. From then on singing and music was always his fist love. It wasn't until he was appeared in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Bloomington. 20 that he decided to take it anyway seriously and only at that stage decided to get voice training. Hall, The Kennedy Center, the Boston He started in the College of Music Dublin in 1990 under the tuition of Edith Forrest FTCL and Symphony Hall and The Ambassador Elaina Cook ( Player) began violin studied with her for seven years and then with Dr. Veronica Dunne for another two years. During Auditorium in Pasadena. Jacqueline started her studies at age three in Gainesville Florida. that time he performed many roles including Tamino in The Magic Flute, Tom in The Rakes singing career at the age of fifteen, winning a She has been a member of symphonies in Progress, Rodolfo in La Boheme, Bepe, "Rita" for TV and many more. In 1995 Ciaran became scholarship to the Municipal College of Music. Florida and Indiana for seven years, and a member of the National Chamber Choir, which is Irelands only full time professional choir and In 1979 she won three major competitions in was winner of the Florida and southeastern stayed there until 1998. During that time he also had the experience of performing in Carnegie Ireland: The Soprano Gold Medal, The Thomas U.S. regional MTNA (Music Teacher's Na- Hall under the baton of Robert Shaw in productions of Haydn's Creation and Seasons. Ciaran Moore Cup and The Margaret Burke-Sheridan tional Association) Selmer strings compe- also performed with Opera Ireland in productions of La Cenerentola, Faust, The Magic Flute, La for best female voice at The Dublin Cecil. tition. Currently, Elaina is finishing her Boheme, L'elisir D'amor, Eugene Onegin, Macbeth, Falstaffand The Tales of Hoffman. Ciaran In 1980 she received a Teaching Diploma from Bachelor's in violin performance at Indi- has always enjoyed music theatre and operetta and in that field has performed the roles of the Royal Academy of Music. From 1982 to ana University under the instruction of Paul Gaylord Ravenal in Showboat, Ralph in HMS Pinafore, Cascada in The Merry Widow and Tony 1985 Jacqueline studied at The Guildhall School Biss. Her former teachers include Dr. Janna in Westside Story. of Music and Drama, , where she com- Lower, Dorothy Mauney, Mark Rush and pleted a Postgraduate Course in Advanced Sing- Sonnhild Kitts. Elaina has been playing In 1998 he was given the opportunity to perform with Riverdance The Show. Ciaran toured with ing. While in London she took part in such for three years now and loves the show for two years travelling all over Europe and Japan - "The time of my life" - until The festivals as The Cambridge Arts Festival, and every moment of it! Three Irish Tenors. "The Three Irish Tenors has been pretty much my life for the past year and The City of London Festival. After returning half " says Ciaran of a project that was to be a bit of fun for three friends booked only to perform to Ireland she gave a number of recitals, one of Maggie Ritnour (Dance Captain/Dancer) three small concerts in Ireland. From here it has lead to a nationwide tour of Ireland, two East which was at the Kilkenny Arts Festival and is from Syracuse New York. She has been coast tours of America and now a UK tour and two more West Coast tours of America and so on. another at The National Concert Hall in dancing competitively since she was 8 years "I can't believe my luck, a dream come true". Dublin. She has appeared on television both at old and has competed in the World Irish home and abroad. She has played many lead- Dance Championships in Ireland three Anthony Norton (Tenor) studied piano, cello and conducting at Trinity College of Music ing roles in such musicals as The Whitehorse times. Previously she has performed with London before turning to voice. He sang for a number of years in the choruses of Scottish Opera Inn, , Oklahoma, The Gon- the dance troupe Common Ground and is and Teatro Alia Scala Milano. He made his debut as a soloist at La Scala in the opera Oberon. doliers, Showboat, and Fiddler On The Roof. also a member of the dance company Celtic Since then Anthony's operatic and concert performances have taken him to opera houses and Storm based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Maggie festivals throughout Europe and as far afield as Japan and the USA. At home in Ireland Anthony Jimmy Kennedy (Comedian and Storyteller) graduated as an art major in 2001 from the has worked with Opera Ireland, Opera Theatre Company, Wexford Festival Opera, The Anna Dublin born Jimmy Kennedy, Singer, Come- School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. She Livia International Opera Festival, The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Lyric Opera, dian, and Seannachie has been entertaining has performed with the Niall O'Leary Irish Co-Opera, The Opera Machine and has broadcast regularly for RTE Radio and Television. from the early age of fourteen, after winning a Dance Troupe in corporate shows and Anthony has earned a reputation as a fine interpreter of contemporary music and has performed talent competition at Dublin's Queens The- festivals as well as the tour of Japan in 2001. in many world premieres both at home and abroad. In recital and on the concert platform he has atre. Since then he has played in concerts, She was also one of the stars of Christmas received critical acclaim for his performances of works by Benjamin Britten and Michael variety shows, musicals, and pantomimes in from Dublin with the Three Irish Tenors Tippett. As one of the Three Irish Tenors Anthony has toured extensively throughout Ireland many parts of the world including the USA and last December. the United Kingdom and the USA. Canada. Jimmy has performed on cruise ships to Bermuda, The Caribbean and Alaska and in Will Dunn (Dancer) was born in Syracuse, Tom Cregan (Tenor) studied singing at The College of Music Dublin and The London College the company of such names as The Irish Rov- New York and started taking Irish Dance of Music. He has worked extensively as a soloist in Ireland, performing in opera, oratorio, and ers, Dame Vera Lynn, Paddy Noonan and Noel lessons at the age of nine. Some of his has given many solo recitals. He appeared as the chorister and soloist at The Royal Opera House Henry. He has also recorded a number of record accomplishments in Irish Dance include Covent Garden for seven years, singing solo roles in Fidelia and Death In Venice. Following this albums including Innisfree, Green Isle, Sounds winning the Eastern US Regionals, placing he sang solo parts in Mozart's Belmonte with Court Opera, Vecchi's L'amfiparnasso on a of Ireland, and A Little Bit of Irish. third at the US Nationals and placing as British, European, and Australian tour, Salome with Folk opera, at the Edinburgh Festivasl in high as eleventh at the World Scotland and Carmen with Co-Opera. Tom sang the role of The Lawyer in the EMI recording of Deborah Shebish (Fiddle Player) was born Championships in Ireland. He has also Britten's Peter Grimes. He has also made appearances on RTE, Irelands national radio and in Whiting, Indiana. She began classical violin danced with the Syracuse Symphony and television station. Since his return to Ireland he has worked for Opera Ireland, Co-Opera, RTE study at the age of nine. While earning her performed with Lord of the Dance. He is and The Opera Theatre Company. He currently sings with The National Chamber Choir. As a degree in violin performance from Indiana currently a senior at the University of New member of The Three Irish Tenors he has just completed a tour of Ireland with their show Celtic State University, she became interested in vari- Hampshire, studying to be an Athletic Journey to great acclaim. ous traditional fiddle styles. Trainer. Erica Newman (Dancer) Currently a junior also devised the music, The Hot Mikado Ain't Misbehavin, They're Playing Our Niall O'Leary Irish Dance Troupe The Niall dance major at the University of Nevada, Las (Olympia Theatre), Rockin' Hood (Olym- Song, Purlie, and Unforgettable (The Nat O'Leary Irish Dance Troupe was formed in New Vegas, has been dancing for the past twelve pia Theatre), A Chelsea Affair (Theatre King Cole Biography - a one man show.) In York in 1997 and perform at a variety of festi- years. Recently she has performed with the Space, Dublin) a new musical play based on addition, he has directed national and inter- vals, concerts, showcases and corporate events show, Common Ground, as well as the Celtic the life of Oscar Wilde, Red Hot & Cole national concert tours of The Three Irish mostly in the New York area. They just re- Storm dance company. Last year she qualified and Kander and Ebbs The World Goes Tenors and Voices Of Native America. Mr. cently returned from a hugely successful tour of from the Western US Region to compete in Round for Music Theatre Ireland at the Durkin's work has been seen internation- Japan with Irish folk band "The Suffering Gaels', the World Championships for the fourth time. National Concert Hall, a traditional Irish ally by audiences in Austria, Australia, Bra- performing 26 shows in large venues such as After graduation, she hopes to teach dance show, Shamrock and Shillelaghs, on tour zil, Canada, China (Hong Kong), Columbia, Osaka Festival Hall. The Troupe also performed and one day open her own academy. She also in the USA and L 'Egisto (Cavalli), Rita England, Finland, Italy, Malaysia, Scotland, at The Union Square Summer in the Square toured Japan successfully with the Niall (Donizetti), Cox and Box (Sullivan) for Singapore, Spain, and Sweden. Bob has served concert series last June in Manhattan, and have O'Leary Irish Dance Troupe in summer 2001. the R.I.A.M. opera course. as a Guest Artist/Teacher/Director at many headlined The Rockland Worldfest International Universities and Colleges throughout the Dance Festival. The Niall O'Leary Irish Dance David Wray (Musical Director) trained at Recently David has been Musical Director country including West Point Military Acad- Troupe have also performed at the Gala St. the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Lon- for a series of programmes for RTE's The- emy, Wagner College, The University of Patrick's Day Ball in The Plaza Hotel in New don working with singers in all forms of musi- atre Nights including a special centenary Alabama, The University of Vermont, The York, the American -Ireland Fund dinner, and cal theatre. He has since worked in Opera and concert celebrating the music of Noel Cow- University of West Virginia, Marymount have been the featured performers at Pfizer Music Theatre and has accompanied a num- ard at the National Concert Hall and most Manhattan College, and Oklahoma City Pharmaceutical's Corporate Show. ber of distinguished soloists in concerts and recently two programmes of the music of University. Bob began his career as an Ac- recordings. David was assistant to the direc- George Gershwin and Rodgers & Hart. He tor and Dancer, moved on to Choreogra- John Heron & Associates Inc. John Heron tor of The English Bach Festival for three is currently Musical Director for 'The pher, and then on to Director and & Associctes Ltd., Ireland was established in years with whom he appeared at the Royal Three Irish Tenors', with whom he has Choreographer.In 1997, along with Co-Cho- 1992 with the aim of presenting high quality Opera House at Covent Garden and through- just completed a national tour and two tours reographer Mitzi Hamilton, he was awarded shows and concerts, using the huge pool of up- out Europe. For this company he was musical of the USA In August, he will be musical a plaque by the Connecticut Critic's Circle, coming talent that is flourishing in Ireland. director for two productions: Dido and director for the second season of Opera in for outstanding choreography for Seven John, who comes from a well-known theatrical Aeneas(London) and Ads and the Open, a new project being promoted Brides For Seven Brothers at the Candle- family, carries on the tradition with great suc- Ga/atea(London and Barcelona). David has by Dublin Corporation. Future plans in- wood Playhouse in Connecticut. He was cess. He also ran a very successful Audio Visual lived in Ireland since 1991 and has worked clude tours of the UK and USA with the nominated for the same award in the same and Amplification Company, supplying many with major opera companies (D.G.O.S. and Three Irish Tenors and a production of year for his work on the rock opera Tommy, of the top hotels in Dublin with all their con- Wexford Festival Opera). He formed the Rameau's opera Plates for the RIAM at which appeared at the same theater. ference needs. He has produced shows for many Leinster Opera Studio with Dr. Veronica Dunne the National Concert Hall. corporate events and product launches. He was with whom he has toured extensively in Ire- Niall O'Leary (Irish Dance Choreogra- responsible for two productions of , the land and also works as vocal coach and ac- Bob Durkin (Director/Choreographer) phy) is a former All-Ireland and World Cham- Musical: one at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin, companist at the Leinster School of Music. has thirty years of experience both direct- pion from Dublin, Ireland. He is a much the other at The University Concert Hall, Lim- David works regularly for RTE in both televi- ing and choreographing musicals, plays, sought-after choreographer, and has cho- erick. In the years prior to John setting up his sion and radio and has worked extensively in revues, and concerts both nationally and reographed shows for Comhaltas in Dublin own corporation, he worked with the famous Irish theatre. As a keyboard player credits internationally. His work has recently been and in the US. In 1996 he put together and Jury's Irish Cabaret, Dublin. His association include in Concert (National Concert witnessed by both Broadway Producers and choreographed the first ever multi-national there lasted 14 years, during which time he was Hall), The Risen People (Gaiety), Carmen Investors in the pre-Broadway workshops team to compete in the World Irish Dance both technical director and company manager. (National Concert Hall) with Bernadette of Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (Both in Championships, including dancers from Ger- He also road managed two coast-to-coast tours Greevy, Don Pasquale (RTE), The Marriage Sydney Australia and New York City star- many, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium, Aus- of the United States and Canada. John has also of Figaro (D.G.O.S.), La Rencontre Imprevue ring Tommy Tune and Sandy Duncan), and tralia, Botswana, USA and Ireland. O'Leary been involved with Doyle's Irish Cabaret at The (Wexford Festival Opera), The Pirates of the musicalization of the motion picture is the director of the largest Irish Dance Burlington Hotel, Dublin, as Audio Designer, Penzance, The King And I and Me and My Urban Cowboy. Mr. Durkin has served as school in New York City, and he also prac- for the past ten years. In May '99 John pro- Girl (Olympia Theatre). Associate Choreographer to Tommy Tune tices as an architect. The dancers in the duced his own Summer Spectacular at the newly on Easter Parade, and as Associate Direc- Troupe are from around the world but now refurbished Clontarf Castle Hotel, the only genu- David was Musical Associate for the produc- tor to Phillip Oesterman on Urban Cow- all live in New York. Together they blend ine castle in Ireland's Capital City providing an tion of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects of boy. Both a Director and Choreographer their influences and experiences to create International Dinner Cabaret Show. In 1995 Love (Olympia Theatre/Cork Opera House), in his own right Mr. Durkin has in recent an exciting Irish Dance Show, combining John Heron & Associates Inc. was established Tarry Flynn (Abbey Theatre) and two Christ- years directed and/or choreographed na- traditional forms with new choreography. to bring top class entertainment to America. mas Pantomimes at the Olympia Theatre: tional and international tours of Big River, He choreographed Christmas from Dublin He supplies new, young and energetic talent to Rockinson Crusoe and Puss in Boots. He was Crazy For You, Hello, Dolly!, The Goodbye starring the Three Irish Tenors in Decem- thrill audiences of all ages. 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