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John Francis McCormack, KSG, KSS, KHS (14 June 1884 – 16 September 1945), was an Irish lyric tenor celebrated for his performances of the operatic and popular song repertoires, and renowned for his diction and breath control.
John Francis McCormack (*14 de junio del 1884, † 16 de septiembre del 1945), fue un tenor lírico irlandés, activo en ópera, Lied y música popular. Es considerado uno de los mejores tenores representando el bel canto de la escuela previa a Enrico Caruso.
The Three Tenors of the Century by Enrico Caruso, Beniamino Gigli, John McCormack released in 1994. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at
What distinguished John McCormack in his time, from other singers with a similar enormous popular following, Harry Lauder for example, was his ability to excite apparel admiration among the most exacting connoisseurs of opera and lieder. He is remembered today primarily as a singer of Irish ballads and folk songs.
In the early 1900s, the great Irish tenor sang in packed concert halls, without a microphone, before audiences of more than 7,000 people. He sang from the heart and the head.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1994 CD release of "The Three Tenors Of The Century" on Discogs.
McCormack had quickly established himself as a world-class operatic tenor on three continents (he might have sung in Russia and South America too but for contractual obligations). But there were those who felt his true métier lay elsewhere, among them the American impresario Charles L. Wagner who organized a short concert tour for McCormack in ...
