One the world's leading lyric sopranos, Celine Byrne has been the recipient of many Awards both national and international.
Of these, the most prestigious was the 2007 Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens. Ms. Byrne was declared the winner out of a group of one hundred leading international singers.
Other awards include
The Brabants Dagblad Press Prize at the IVC International Singing Competition, s'Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Semi-finalist, The Belvedere International Singing Competition, Vienna, Austria.
The William Young Prize Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition , Dublin
Winner of 10 prizes at the Feis Ceoil, Dublin, the Bill Canning Bursary , Waterford 2003, and the John McCormack Bursary , Dublin 2003.
Recent concerts include one in Carnegie Hall, New York and most recently, a performance in The Hermigatage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Celine Byrne is accompanied by Derbhla Brosnan, piano
PROGRAMME
part 1
O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi) - Giacomo Puccini Donde lieta(La Bohème) - Puccini Ah, je ris de me voir (The Jewel Song) Faust - Charles-François Gounod Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer (Ever lightly grows my slumbers) - Brahms
Botschaft (Message) - Brahms Chanson triste (Sad song) – Henri Duparc
(Marble Halls) (The Bohemian Girl) – Balfe Poor wand’ring one (Pirates of Penzance) – Gilbert & Sullivan
Villia (The Merry Widow) – Franz Lehar
INTERVAL part 2
Spring and Fall read by Irene Kyffin
Hopkins in Monasterevin read by Desmond Egan
Pisen Rusalky O Mesiku (Song of the Moon) (Rusalka) - Antonin Dvorak
The Lark in the clear air – arr. Phyllis Tate
‘Tis the last rose of summer – Thomas Moore
My Lagan lovee – Hamilton Harty
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod Nella Fantasia (Gabriel's Oboe) - Ennio Morricone
You raise me up - Rolf Loveland & Brendan Graham As long as he needs me (Oliver) – Lional Bart based on Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens I could have danced all night (My Fair Lady) – Alan Jay Lerner Time to say Goodbye - L. Quarantotto, F. Sartori, F. Peterson
