Cork Opera House Present: Saturday 31st December, 10pm The Celtic Tenors A special New Years Eve concert at the Cork Opera House. Performing songs from their new release “We Are Not Islands” Joined by the Celtic Tenor’s Soprano; Donna Malone. Supported by: Pzazz (4 piece soprano group) The Celtic Tenors are now established internationally as Ireland’s most successful classical crossover artists. The Celtic Tenors are Matthew Gilsenan, Niall Morris and James Nelson. Their new album, We Are Not Islands, is a new departure: a collection of thirteen contemporary love songs, six of which were written especially for the group by some of the most respected songwriters of our time. The title track Non Siamo Isole, which features a guest appearance by Brian Kennedy, is by multi-award winning British songwriter Simon May and there is a new song, Still By your Side, by popular Cork songwriter Jimmy MacCarthy. Lord of the Dance composer Ronan Hardiman is represented by the inspirational track Angel of Mercy, a song dedicated by the tenors to their beloved fan Holly Morris from Dublin, who lost her fight against cancer in July 2005, aged only 8 years. (‘Every day she inspires us to keep singing’ says group member Niall Morris.) Samantha Mumba contributes a sultry soul-diva performance in ‘You Raise Me Up’ and the tenors deliver their most audacious coup when they join forces with the iconic 80s band Air Supply for a powerful rendition of All Out of Love. The super-group, who have sold over 30 million records world-wide, have become such fans of the Celtic Tenors that they have already brought them along as special guests on their 2005 World Tour. Their self titled debut album went immediately to No 2 in the UK classical charts. It went to No 1 in Ireland and Germany - where it is two times platinum - and won the Echo Award (The German Grammy) for Best Classical Crossover Album in 2002. They had a Coast-to-Coast TV Special on PBS in the US. Overnight, The Celtic Tenors became one of the most successful Classical Crossover acts in 2002, with a top ten Billboard album in the US. Their second album, So Strong, was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced by the legendary Mike Moran. The Boys’ most recent album, to be released in September 2005, features guests such as Samantha Mumba (You Raise Me Up), Brian Kennedy (We Are Not Islands) and an epic version of All Out of Love, featuring Air Supply, recorded at their private studios in Utah, USA. The Celtic Tenors were invited to sing for ex-President Bill Clinton during his recent visit to Dublin Castle, funding-raising for the Northern Ireland Peace Fund. He now says their version of his favourite song, Danny Boy, is the best he has ever heard. More recently, they had the special honour of singing in a private audience for Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, during a trip to Ireland. TICKETS: €35, €40, €45 (+€2.50 booking fee) BOOKING/INFO: 021 427 0022 or Web: www.corkoperahouse.ie VENUE: Cork Opera House. BACK TO LIVE MUSIC