‘A Family Christmas’ channels Ireland in spirit & song Dec. 19 at JLLPAC
The Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center invites you to journey back with us this season, as three of Ireland’s greatest tenors bring their voices together to conjure a memory of Christmas on the Emerald Isle. Join us for The Irish Tenors: A Family Christmas, Thursday night, December 19, at 7 p.m., on Yavapai College’s Prescott Campus.
The Irish Tenors have been the acknowledged Celtic music kings since they burst upon the scene with an Irish television special in 1998. Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan and Declan Kelly captured the hearts of their home country, and then the world, with soaring vocals and layered harmonies that brought the power and the poignancy of Irish culture to life. Their breakthrough led to an American TV special, “Live from Ellis Island” hosted by Martin Sheen, and a 26-year love affair with the United States.
A generation later, the talented trio is still going strong. With ten best-selling CDs to their credit, The Irish Tenors have filled America’s most prestigious venues – Carnegie Hall, Radio City, Madison Square Garden and The Hollywood Bowl – and delighted the rest of the world, as well. They rank, with The Three Tenors and Andrea Bocelli, among the most successful performing acts in PBS history.
The Irish Tenors: A Family Christmas draws upon the best of the Tenors’ multiple-album holiday repertoire; creating an evening that is, at turns, reverent, sentimental, giddy, traditional and moving. Backed by a live orchestra, the Tenors draw freely from a set list that can range from “Oh, Holy Night,” “Ave Maria” and “Mary Did You Know” to “Winter Wonderland,” “The Wexford Carol” “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks,” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” They are a crowd-pleasing trio that will enchant you from the first note to the final ovation!
The Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center will celebrate the Irish Tenors with a special, Celtic-themed pre-show dinner on the PAC Mezzanine at 5:30 p.m. Join us for classically prepared Irish Stew, with Lamb, Carrots and Potatoes; an Irish Pub Salad of Lettuce, Watercress and Picked Beets; and a dessert of Guinness Chocolate Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting. The dinner is $55 per person, reservations are required and can be made at the JLLPAC Ticket Office.
Tickets for The Irish Tenors: A Family Christmas start at $49. The Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center is located on the Yavapai College Prescott Campus, 1100 E. Sheldon Street, in Prescott. For reservations or more information, please contact The J&LLPAC Ticket Office, open Tuesday - Wednesday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Thursday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information, please call: (928) 776-2000 or visit: www.ycpac.com.