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John McCormack

One of Ireland's favourite sons, the famous tenor John McCormack actually became a naturalised American citizen in 1917 before moving back to Ireland in the late 1920s. His career as a tenor made him internationally famous and immensely rich - wealthy enough to own substantial amounts of real estate in London, Ireland and the USA as well as a string of racehorses and other trappings of success. His road to success began in 1905 when, as a young man of 21, local fundraising among the Catholic community enabled him to go to Italy to be voice trained by Vincenzo Sabatini. Just tw...