Emmett O'Hanlon & Emmet Cahill to Play (le) Poisson Rouge, 12/9

By: Nov. 18, 2015
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Baritone Emmett O'Hanlon and Tenor Emmet Cahill bring their individual styles of performing to the stage together this December to celebrate the Christmas season. Both singers, members of the group Celtic Thunder, are on successful paths to solo careers. Emmett O'Hanlon had a sold out summer tour across the USA and Emmet Cahill just returned from his second solo tour of the US covering over 30 cities this year. They are joining together this December for a show you will not want to miss featuring Broadway, Pop, Folk and Irish songs and, of course, your favorite Christmas music.

Emmett O'Hanlon was born and raised in New York City. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Voice from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, where he also performed as a soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He went on to the prestigious Julliard School NY, and received a Masters Degree in Voice. He then toured as a lead singer with the group Celtic Thunder. This October 25th Emmett tied for the second place prize at the XIV Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition; the competition drew participants from 23 countries on five continents. He says, "Getting the chance to share a stage with an Irish artist such as my friend Emmet Cahill is definitely a treat. We both can't wait to rock the house of this incredible NYC venue. It'll be a chance for the fans to see both of us come together for a night of entertainment that promises to be a lot of fun. So I hope everyone gets to come out and celebrate the holidays with us!"

Widely regarded as one of Ireland's most exciting young performers, multi-award winning Irish Tenor Emmet Cahill is no stranger to performing on stage both in Ireland and in the United States having studied Opera at The Royal Irish Academy of Music Dublin. For the past 4 years Emmet has been touring the world as lead singer with the group Celtic Thunder. During that time, he performed to audiences of thousands throughout North America, Europe and Australia. The group's albums reached number 1 on the world music charts in many territories. Emmet has been named 'The Most promising Young singer' at the RIAM as well as 'Irelands Most promising Young Tenor by the John Mc Cormack Society in Dublin. Says Emmett, ''I am so excited to be performing a duo show with my buddy Emmett O'Hanlon. New York is such a wonderful place to be during the holiday season and this is going to be a really special night of music."



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