Internationally Acclaimed Tenor
Anthony Kearns
Professional Quotes
"Anthony Kearns, Ireland's foremost tenor, is a great ambassador for Ireland."
…The Honorable Michael Collins, Ireland's Ambassador to the United States
"Anthony Kearns's beautifully spun Il Mio Tesoro was a
moment of still beauty in the turmoil."
... The British magazine, Opera Now, reviewed the Lismore Music Festival's June 2011 production of Don Giovanni, referring to Anthony's singing of Don Ottavio.
"Kearns sang every piece with a pitch-perfect, pure tenor voice. Technically precise, with impeccable and easy octave leaps, he sensitively interpreted each piece, shaping lines and phrases carefully."
... The Press Enterprise of Anthony's performance at the Redlands Bowl, June 2010.
"It can be folly to talk of the great John McCormack having a modern successor, but if
Anthony's recent tribute to the Count here at the National Concert Hall is any kind of a
yardstick, than the mantle surely falls comfortably on the shoulders of Anthony Kearns."
... Ryan Tubridy Presenting Ireland's Finest
at Dublin's National Concert Hall, November 2006
"The end of the evening found the audience on their feet after a heart-felt Danny Boy, bringing the Tenor back for two ovations: the lovely I’ll See You Again, and a stunning Granada to end the show."
... Chicago's Irish American News
"Kearns is a superb singer possessing a
lyrical, virile, disciplined voice; he is a
confident, compelling performer."
...The Nashville Scene
"I have never heard a better Irish tenor voice."
...Jean Kennedy Smith
At a memorial in CO Wexford for her brother,
the late President John F Kennedy
"The clarity and power of Anthony's voice was asthonishing. Bravos rang out after nearly every number...when he san Danny Boy there was not a dry eye in the house."
...Steve Lerian, Executive Director,
Kirkland [WA] Performance Center
"Anthony sings at a high intellectual level with geat understanding of the music. He has the training, technique, and background to sing in any genre to an international standard. His high notes are glorious. He is the only true Irish Tenor singing today with full classical credentials, as well as being a well loved and popular singer."
...Ite O'Donovan,
Dublin Choral Foundation Director
"If he can mainatin the high musical standards and impassioned singing, he may well become the Tenor of our Times."
...Peter Landsdowne, Music Reviewer
"Kearns created many sublime moments."
...The Boston Herald
"Kearns reading of the Irish freedom ballad
The West Awake was particularly poignant."
...The Washington Post
"Anthony Kearns is one of the finest tenors performing today. His ability to sustain notes in the upper ranges from piano to forte is sublime; his command of an audience- impressive- a pure performer with few equals."
...Greg Hallick
Arranger, Conductor, and
Director Kobzar: Ukrainian National Choir.
"Mr. Kearns generated the most positive response of any musical guest on the
show to date."
[on his rendering of The Lord's Prayer]
... Fox Huckabee Show release
"Anthony’s vocal technique is incredible; his high notes are thrilling and virile. He is a joy to work with. Voices like this don’t come along very often. It’s a voice-of-the-century voice.”
...Steffanie Pearce,
Founder and Artistic Director, Naples [FL] Opera
"[Kearns] subtle tonal shading and judicious use of well-supported head voice complemented an exciting top register."
"Kearns is clearly a singer of potential. He gets around the notes of Faust quite well."
...The Irish Times
(Two opera reviews combined)
"Anthony's voice is lovely from top range to bottom...he connects thoroughly with both
the music and the audience."
...The Palm Beach Post
"[Kearns] possesses a soaring lyric tenor ... gently elegant in the higher ranges, sweeping from a purring croon to a full-throated high-C crescendo ... making it all seem effortless. You're not only hearing a gifted voice, you're getting the art of fine musicianship, cadence, pharsing, timing, interpretation...with just the right emotion."
...Fred Hazel
Saint John Telegraph-Journal
"Anthony Kearns is a totally natural talent.
He is a true artist who possesses both
musical and personal integrity and his
work ethic is second to none."
...Mairead Hurley
Opera Ireland: Head of Music, BMus, H.Dip.in Ed
"Anthony Kearns is the best tenor in Ireland since Dermot Troy."
...Colman Pearce
Pianist, Composer, Conductor
(RTE, Bilbao, and Mississippi Symphonies)
"With remarkable high range intensity, Anthony Kearns clearly shows promise of imminent recognition among the next generation of the world's greatest tenors."
...Dennis Crabb, D.Mus
Director of Music, Peninsula College
