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Bryan began his music studies with Dr. Veronica Dunne at the Leinster Opera Studio in Dublin including performances with the National Chamber Choir and Opera Ireland at the Gaiety and National Concert Hall. He covered summer work as Butler with Bunratty Castle Banquets along with solo television performances on The Late Late Show and Theatre Nights. Bryan continued his vocal study with teachers in Los Angeles, Maastricht and at the RSAMD Glasgow.
In 1998 he became lead vocalist with Platin Opera Scala Germany. In 2000 Bryan premiered the part of ‘Daigh’ in the Irish Dance Musical ‘To Dance on the Moon’ performing over 500 performances on 22 International tours throughout 14 countries worldwide. He continued as Production Manager on four International productions and has toured Taiwan twice with his own children’s production ‘Legend of the Knight’.
Bryan has his own Event Management Company and has managed the street aspect of The Rose of Tralee International Festival along with production management for the National Circus Festival of Ireland, entertainment manager for Punchestown Festival, Feile na mBláth @ The Park Festival, Tralee and other corporate events including the seasonal Hall events at Kerry County Museum.
He is Director of ‘Bryan Carr School of Performing Arts’ in Kerry and has been teaching hundreds of young singers in Kerry since 2002. From his private singing studio in Tralee he teaches 1:1 singing classes and exam grades and currently has four former students studying in Musical Theatre Colleges and performing in London.
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Bryan also runs the Kerry Wedding Singers as a pasttime performing his chatacters of 'LuiciPiano' the Singing Chef, 'Willy' the Wild Waiter, 'Paulo' the Pizza Delivery Guy, 'Frank' the Fire Officer and 'Queenie T' for your Civil Cermony Warm-up!!!
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Professional Work - Performance
1994 CARMEN (Bizet) Chorus Isolda Operatic Productions National Concert Hall
1994 LA TRAVIATA (Verdi) Chorus Opera Ireland Gaeity Theatre Dublin
1994 CASTLE BANQUETS ‘Butler’ Shannon Heritage Dunguaire Castle Galway
1995 CASTLE BANQUETS ‘Butler’ Shannon Heritage Dunguaire Castle Galway
1996 LA BOHEME (Puccini) Chorus Opera Ireland Gaeity Theatre Dublin
1996 L’ELISIR D’AMORE (Donizetti) Chorus Opera Ireland Gaeity Theatre Dublin
1996 CASTLE BANQUETS ‘Butler’ Shannon Heritage Knappogue Castle Clare
1997 MACBETH (Verdi) Chorus Opera Ireland Gaeity Theatre Dublin
1997 THE GYPSY BARON (Strauss) Chorus Opera Ireland National Concert Hall
1998 PLATINSCALA Soloist Platin Orchestra Concerts, TV & Radio Germany
2000 TO DANCE ON THE MOON ‘Daigh’ Ceol Chiarrai Productions 22 World Tours & Residencies
Professional Work - Event Management
2006 & 2007 Event Manager - Streets World Fleadh Festival Ballybunion & Portlaoise
2007 – 2016 Event Manager - Streets Rose of Tralee Int. Festival Tralee
2013 – 2015 Entertainment Management Punchestown Racing Festival Kildare
2012 – 2017 Production Manager The National Circus Festival of Ireland Tralee
2015 - Present Event Manager The Park Festival / Feile na mBláth Tralee
2016 - 2016 Event Manager Tralee 800 Celebrations Tralee
2017 - Present Development Manager Rose of Tralee Int. Festival Tralee
2019 - 2019 Event Controller Carlow Arts Festival Carlow
2022 Event Management St. Patricks Day Festival Tralee
2022 Event Management An Turas Mór - Kerry County Council Kerry
Professional Work - Artistic
2002 – 2006 Production Manager Ceol Chiarrai Productions 30 World Tours / 4 Shows
2002 & 2005 Director ‘Legend of the Knight’ Taiwan Tour
2002 – 2008 Musical Director & Vocal Coach Little Stage School Company Tralee, Killarney & Listowel
2004 – 2006 Project & Interim Theatre Manager North Kerry Arts Society Tintean Theatre Ballybunion
2009 – Present Director & Vocal Coach Bryan Carr School of Performing Arts Tralee, Killarney, Ballybunion
2010 - Present Producer & Director ‘The Celtic Kings’ Residency & Tour
School Productions - Director and Vocal Coach
2009 YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT Shannon Star Stage Schools Tintean, Siamsa & INEC Theatres
2010 MUSICAL MADNESS Shannon Star Stage Schools Tintean, Siamsa & INEC Theatres
2011 MUSICAL MASH-UP Shannon Star Stage Schools Tintean, Siamsa & INEC Theatres
2011 CAMP ROCK THE MUSICAL Shannon Star Entertainments Siamsa Tire Theatre
2012 MUSICAL SHOWTIME Bryan Carr School of Performing Arts Siamsa & INEC Theatres
2012 A CHRISTMAS CAROL B.C.S.P.A Tintean & Siamsa Tire Theatres
2013 MUSICAL MINIS B.C.S.P.A Siamsa Tire Theatre
2013 ANNIE Kids B.C.S.P.A Tintean & Siamsa Tire Theatres
2014 NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSICALSB.C.S.P.A Siamsa Tire Theatre
2014 SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL Jr. B.C.S.P.A Siamsa Tire Theatre
2015 KEEP CALM ITS A MUSICAL B.C.S.P.A Siamsa Tire Theatre
2015 KRIS KRINGLE CHRISTMAS B.C.S.P.A Siamsa Tire Theatre
2016 THE LITTLE MERMAID Jnr B.C.S.P.A Siamsa Tire Theatre
2016 THE LION KING Kids Moyderwell Primary School Tralee
2017 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Jnr B.C.S.P.A Siamsa Tire Theatre
2017 THE GRUNCH B.C.S.P.A Siamsa Tire Theatre
2018 HAIRSPRAY Jnr B.C.S.P.A Siamsa Tire Theatre
2018 ANNIE Kids Tinteán Tinteán Theatre
2018 PETER PAN Jnr B.C.S.P.A Siamsa Tire Theatre
2019 LEGALLY BLONDE Jnr B.C.S.P.A Siamsa Tire Theatre
2019 ANNIE Jr B.C.S.P.A Siamsa Tire Theatre
Music
Education
Adademic & Music Study
Voice: Tenor Range: E( Below middle C) to Top C
Grades
Acting Grade 7 Pass Guildhall 1995
Singing Grade 7 Merit RIAM 1996
Piano Grade 3 Honours RIAM 1996
Singing Teaching Diploma ATCL 2019
VOCAL TRAINING
1992 – 1994 Kerry School of Music Tralee Audrey O’Carroll
1994 – 1997 Leinster Opera Studio Dublin Dr. Veronica Dunne
1997 – 1998 Nightingale Productions West Covina CA Paula Swornay (Private)
1998 – 1999 Toneel Academie Masstricht Gemma Visser (Private)
1999 – 2000 RSAMD Glasgow Peter Alexander Wilson (Private)
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VOICE Teacher Training
2011 - 2013 GSA London Ross Campbell (Private)
2018 Estill Model - Complete 5 Day Cardiff Anne-Marie Speed - The Voice Explained
2019 Estill Model - Complete 5 Day Manchester Anne-Marie Speed - The Voice Explained
Ongoing Estill Model - Online Anne-Marie Speed - The Voice Explained
MASTERCLASSES
1996 Dame Joan Sutherland Dublin
1997 John Winfield Studio City CA
1998 Oren Brown Juilliard NY
1999 Shell Expro Music School Aberdeen, Scotland
1999 Heinz Scholz Robert Schumann Hochschule Dusseldorf
2011 Ross Campbell Guilford School of Acting
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AWARDS
1986 All-Ireland Singing Competition ‘Scor na nOg’ Galway 1st Place
1993 Theatre Nights Vocal Bursary Rose of Tralee Festival Tralee 1st Place
1996 Veronica Dunne Operatic Duet Perpetual Cup Feis Ceoil Dublin 1st Place
1997 John McCormack Cup Feis Maitiu Dublin 1st Place
1997 Fr. Matthew Cup Feis Maitiu Dublin 1st Place
1997 John McCormack Cup Feis Ceoil Dublin 2nd Place
1997 Baritone Cup Feis Ceoil Dublin 2nd Place
College Productions - Leinster Opera Studio - Semi-Staged
Dates: 1994 – 1997 Venues: Irish Tour; National Concert Hall and RDS Theatres Dublin
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (Mozart) Figaro
DON GIOVANNI (Mozart) Don Giovanni
CARMEN (Bizet) El Dancario
SWEENEY TODD (Sondheim) Bird Seller
DIE FLEADERMAUS (Strauss) Falke
LA BOHEME (Puccini) Sergente
PETER GRIMES (Britten) Hobson
STREET SCENE (Weill) Jones
THE MAGIC FLUTE (Mozart) Papageno
DON PASQUALE (Donizetti) Dr. Malatesta
ALCINA (Haldel) Melisso
ACADEMIC STUDY
1976 - 1985 - Lisselton National School
1985 - 1989 - St. Michaels College Secondary School Listowel - Leaving Certificate
1989 - 1993 - Tralee Institute of Technology - Diploma - Analytical Science 1989 - 1993
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EVENT MANAGEMENT TRAINING
NCFE Level 2 – Understanding Stewarding at Spectator Events – Tribal UK
Workplace Compliance Officer - LifeLine Training
Covid Secure Events Training – BrightSpace Events UK
Professional Diploma in Event Management - UCD online from July – October 2022
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