"Hurrah for Cork and the rest of Ireland" - Autograph Quotation Signed

Autograph quotation signed from the Irish tenor celebrated for his performances of the operatic and popular song repertoires. On a small album leaf, he has signed, dated July 17, 1922, and penned below: "Hurrah for Cork and the rest of Ireland." Amelita Galli-Curci has signed on the verso. Together with a reproduction Mishkin photograph. 14.5 x 11 cm. Fine. 

"Being by his own admission a poor actor, he decided to abandon the stage...His concert work revealed him to be a remarkable interpreter, not only of Handel, Mozart and the Italian classics, but also of German lieder....McCormack's numerous recordings show the singular sweetness of his tone and perfection of his style and technique in his prime - for example, in his famous version of Mozart's 'Il mio tesoro' and in Handel's 'O Sleep' (Semele) and 'Come, my beloved' (i.e. 'Care selve' from Atlanta) - while later records of lieder and of Irish folksongs illustrate other aspects of his versatile art. He was always, according to Ernest Newman, 'a patrician artist...with a respect for art that is rarely met with among tenors.'" (Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Grove Online) (15167)

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