John Mccormack- Icon Of An Age 4 Cd + Dvd + Book Boxset Irish Tenor

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This stunningly packaged, definitive box set, John McCormack, Icon Of An Age , explores his life and remarkable career. Set includes: The People s Tenor a DVD documentary that charts his meteoric rise to fame from humble beginnings in Athlone, Ireland, A book featuring for the first time ever, unpublished letters by McCormack, Two CD s containing the best from his recording legacy are also included one features opera, lieder, oratorio & art songs, the other features popular songs & Irish ballads, Four unpublished recordings by John McCormack were recently discovered and they are being made available to the public in this box set for the very first time. There are also five unpublished recordings by his children Cyril and Gwen, And finally, a fourth CD, Golden Voices is included with recordings by contemporaries of McCormack who he admired, worked with, or mentioned in his letters. Such as Nellie Melba, Caruso etc. About the Artist Before Elvis Presley, before Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, there was John McCormack, an Irish world superstar. Born in Athlone in the heart of Ireland, he would go on to capture the hearts of millions worldwide with his performances, and recordings. In 1907 at the age of 23 he became the youngest ever tenor to perform a lead role at Covent Garden. He went on to perform there for eight consecutive years with the great sopranos of the time Melba, Tetrazzini, and Destinn; the run ending with the outbreak of the First World War. During the war years he raised funds for the war effort, with money going to the Red Cross, and to the support of war widows.