When Mary Claire Elizabeth Curran’s 3x great grandmother, Roseann Riley, landed all alone in Fells Point at the age of 11 years old—she probably never thought her descendent would be living in Baltimore as a cabaret singer. “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” will be a night of story telling, laughing, revelry and music featuring classics like:

Danny Boy

Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral

The Rose of Tralee

The Wild Rover

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Cockles and Mussels

The Last Rose of Summer

Who Threw The Overalls in Mistress Murphy’s Chowder (not a classic, but hilarious)

If you enjoy Irish wit and Jameson, you would be remiss to miss this show!

Mary Claire is a Baltimore native whose Irish ancestor Thomas O’Neill left all his money to the building of Cathedral Mary Our Queen and Good Samaritan Hospital. Despite missing out on the O’Neill inheritance, she has done pretty well for herself, making her Carnegie Hall debut (Weill Recital Hall) when she was 25 years old.

"Mary Claire Curran as Janice revealed a voluminous soprano, easily conquering the high tessitura..."

Lawrence Budman, South Florida Classical Review

World premiere of Charles Mason's opera Entanglements