Michael Londra

Michael Londra is an internationally known singer from Ireland.

Biography

At the beginning of his career, Michael Londra performed numerous roles in Ireland, including the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Pish Tush in Hot Mikado, Charlie in Brigadoon, Joe in Some Like It Hot, the title role in the concert version of Martin Guerre and Bobby Kennedy in the world premier of JFK. For his role in Some Like It Hot, Michael received an acting award at the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera. ^[1]

He was the lead singer in Riverdance in the US National Tour where he performed at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In 2000 and 2001, Michael was the lead singer in Riverdance on Broadway. He also performed in Broadway on Broadway, which was televised at Times Square. He sang with Heather Headley in First You Dream: A Tribute To Christopher Reeve in the New Amsterdam Theater on Broadway.^[1]

Michael is the creator and director of Radiocelt, a Celtic internet music station, which is part of the Accuradio network.^[2]

He released an album entitled Celt, which includes several of his own compositions.^[2] His singing is the background sound of the "Look Around Ireland" DVD.^[3]

He is featured on the Universal Records 2009 release Arias Ancora with Andrea Bocelli, Il Divo, Kathryn Jenkins, Sarah Brightman, Luciano Pavarotti, Nana Mouskouri and Eva Cassidy.

Michael was the lead singer in The Passion of the Christ Symphony based on the score of the movie directed by Mel Gibson. The score was written by Oscar nominee John Debney.^[2]

As ambassador for Concern Worldwide in the US, Michael released a charity single on their behalf to raise funds and to bring attention to their fight against poverty.^[4]

Michael is obviously well known in the USA but is unknown in Ireland. He promotes his DVD on Public Television.

Discography

• Celt

• Concern single

• Beyond the Star

Photography for all projects was shot by Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli.

Filmography

• Look Around Ireland DVD

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Michael Londra's Official website
2. ^ ^{a b c} Rootsworld interview
3. ^ Look Around Ireland information
4. ^ www.greenlinnet.com

External links

• Official website
• Riverdance website
• Concern Worldwide's website

http://www.danielodonnell.org/

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