Tickets
are now on sale at the Dodge Theatre Box Office, 400 W. Washington Street, at
all Ticketmaster locations (Tower Records, Robinsons-May, Wherehouse Music, Fry's
Marketplace), by phone at (480) 784-4444 or (520) 321-1000, or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Ticket prices are $28, $38 and $48.
The trio, which is accompanied by a 47-piece orchestra, took American audiences and critics by storm during their premiere U.S. tour in 1999, earning rave reviews and packed houses.
Neither
the accolades nor the sellouts are showing any signs of slowing down. Their 1999
debut at Madison Square Garden drew 14,000 new fans and they have starred in two
live broadcast specials on PBS.
| (Left to right): Ronan Tynan, Anthony Kearns and Finbar Wright will appear at the Dodge Theatre on July 9. Photo courtesy Dodge Theatre. | "There are at least two things the lads share with Placido and his posse," wrote The Boston Herald, "a fine set of pipes and the Midas touch...their enthusiasm and unblinking good cheer charmed even the grumpiest critic." |
There
was no disagreement from The Washington Post: "a jovial trio with generous capabilities
delivered an evening of vocal freshness and consummate showmanship."
With a selection of songs that span a century of great Irish music, the Irish Tenors have sold more than 1.5 million albums and stood atop Billboard Magazine music charts for more than two years.
As individuals, they also have left their marks.
Kearns
began performing as a child at school concerts and masses across Ireland. As an
adult, he built a reputation from talent competitions singing everything from
traditional Irish songs to country, pop and rock & roll. In 1998, TV producers
were looking for three tenors to perform for a U.S. TV special and Kearns topped
the wish list. In 1999 he won the Dermot Troy trophy as the best Irish singer
and he continues to perform as a soloist throughout his native country.
| (Left to right facing): Anthony Kearns, Finbar Wright and Ronan Tynan will make their Arizona debut at the Dodge Theatre on July 9. Photo courtesy Dodge Theatre. |  |
Tynan's
story is a source of inspiration. Born with a lower-limb disability that 
forced
amputation of both legs below the knee when he was 20, this remarkable singer
also is a physician specializing in orthopedic sports injuries. As an athlete,
he has won 18 gold medals and set 14 world records in the Disabled Games and he
is an accomplished author and horseman. Less than a year after formally starting
his music studies, he won the John McCormick Cup for Tenor voice and placed first
on the BBC talent show, Go For It .
Wright,
considered one of Ireland's great romantic singers, has hosted his own highly
rated television series and appeared in major concert tours in Australia, Canada
and the U.S. His first Irish album went platinum and his second earned triple
platinum status within 
weeks
of its release. He has won Best Irish Male Artist of the Year Award at the Irish
Music Association awards for a repertoire that ranges from opera, ballads and
love songs to contemporary music.
If the story is true that there's a little bit o' the Irish in us all, then The Boston Herald was right on target when it wrote that "listening to the Irish Tenors can make you so homesick for Ireland, you might forget that you've never actually been there."
For information, call the Dodge Theater at (602) 379-2800 or visit the web site at www.dodgetheatre.com .
For more information about the Irish Tenors, check their web site at www.theirishtenors.com.
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