Karl Scully - tenor
Karl Scully is currently studying for a Post Graduate Diploma in Opera
in The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Previously Karl was based
in Italy where he completed two years of operatic studies with Gabriella
Ravazzi. Whilst living in Italy Karl was resident tenor in Teatro Carlo
Felice, Genoa. In Ireland Karl was a student of the Royal Irish Academy
of Music, Dublin, where he studied under Dr. Veronica Dunne and Suzanne
Murphy and graduated with a Diploma in Teaching and Performance.
Karl's operatic roles include Arturo, "Lucia di Lammermoor", Donizetti,
Annalivia International Opera Festival, Dublin; Albert, "Albert Herring"
Benjamin Britten, National Concert Hall, Dublin; Paolino, "Il Matrimonio
Segreto", Cimarosa and Ferrando, "Cosi Fan Tutte", Orvieto, Italy. He
starred as Count John McCormack in the cinematic film "Nora" starring
Ewan McGregor. Karl has performed as a soloist in the Avery Fischer
Hall, Lincoln Centre New York; Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa; Teatro Mancinelli,
Orvieto, Italy; Moulin D'Ande, Normandie, France and The National Concert
Hall, Dublin.
In the past Karl has studied under Manhattan School of Music's Joan
Patenaude-Yarnell, Curtis Institute's Mikael Eliason and Maestro Fabbri
of the Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro. Karl has performed in master
classes with Donald Maxwell; Denis O'Neil; Barbara Pearson; Udo Reinemann;
George Chamine; Ian Partridge and Ugo Benelli.
Karl's successes in competition include first prize in; Lieder, French
Song, Oratorio, Opera & Folk Songs, The John McCormack Cup, Rathmines
& Rathgar Cup in the Feis Ceoil, Ireland. In 2003 and 2004 he was awarded
the CDVEC Bursary for Advanced Musicians studying abroad. In 2006 Karl
was chosen to participate in The Wexford Opera Festival Young Artists
Development Programme. 2006 saw Karl joining Finbar Wright and Anthony
Kearns to re-form The Irish Tenors. In his debut US tour last summer
The Washington Post reviewed his performance 'Scully had the
most to prove, and prove it he did, with a wonderfully light voice and
clear enunciation'.
Karl's postgraduate studies are funded by the Arts Council.
