Duiske Concerts - Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny

Anthony Kearns is a founding member of The Irish Tenors, one of Ireland’s most celebrated and longest running touring groups. Performing for over a decade in the world’s most prestigious venues from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney [Australia] Opera House, The Irish Tenors have produced ten best-selling CDs, several of which went gold and platinum. Their collaborative work for and with PBS ranks among the most lucrative and popular presentations PBS has ever broadcast, contributing to the trio’s unprecedented longevity.

Anthony’s opera credits include Opera Ireland’s Faust, about which The Irish Times wrote: "Kearns’ subtle tonal shading and judicious use of well-supported head voice complements an exciting top register." Carmen’s Don José for Ireland’s Glasthule Opera Company, which was also reviewed by The Irish Times: "Anthony Kearns proved a top-notch Don José, rising to each decisive moment with quality to spare." Anthony will sing Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni in June, 2011 for Lismore Opera in Ireland.

In addition to his opera work in Ireland, Kearns sang the role of Fenton in an Italian production of Falstaff in Tuscany and performed lead tenor in The Irish Ring in Carnegie Hall. Anthony has performed with Opera Naples [FL] as Romeo for the Naples Opera Company’s production of Romeo & Juliet: Then and Now, and Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor. Steffanie Pearce, General and Artistic Director of Opera Naples is quoted: "Anthony’s vocal technique is incredible ... Voices like this don’t come along very often. It’s a voice-of-the-century voice.”

Anthony sings with some of the world's finest orchestras, including the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra to open the prestigious Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival in California. Under the baton of Frank Paul Fetta, Kearns sang to an audience numbering nearly 6,000 strong.

Kearns participated in a television special taped in Prague for Ireland’s Mind the Gap Films. Hallelujah Broadway was released across America on PBS stations, receiving high acclaim for the passionate interpretations of selections from some of Broadway’s most celebrated and stirring productions.

Anthony tours three times annually with The Irish Tenors. He also has a thriving solo career, performing concert tours, oratorio, and opera, and devotes considerable time and engery performing for charities and good causes world wide.