Welsh wonder secured for Cork dates

THE news that the City of Cork Symphony Orchestra has secured superstar Katherine Jenkins for two concerts next December has created quite a stir among classical music fans.

It’s quite a coup both for the orchestra and for Leeside. The combination of Jenkins’s exquisite voice and supermodel looks should help ensure tickets the December concerts sell out very quickly.

Jenkins is among a select group of A-list celebrities that many promoters want to secure. The fortunate possessor of a truly remarkable mezzo-soprano which has made her one of the brightest planets in the galaxy of classical and operatic pop music, she first came to international notice when she sang in Westminster Cathedral in 2003 for the Silver Jubilee of Pope John Paul II.