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Joseph O'Mara, the opera singer (pictures)

Pictures of Joseph O'Mara, the opera singer.

Some of these are scans of [Potterton, 1990 reprint].
Copies of these are in my possession and in the possession of my O'Mara relatives.




Joseph O'Mara.
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Joseph O'Mara, the opera singer.
From The Musical Herald and Tonic Sol-fa Reporter, 1 May 1893.
See full size. From here.



Joseph O'Mara, the opera singer.
From P133/2/13.
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See other version (and bmp). From here.



Joseph O'Mara, the opera singer, 1911.
See bmp version from here.
Also in Irish Times, Saturday, August 6, 1927,


  

In costume

  

Joseph O'Mara.
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Joseph O'Mara as Lohengrin in Wagner's "Lohengrin", 1894-95.
Posted here.
See copy. From Crescent College Review 1897.
See copy. From Crescent College Review 1898.



Joseph O'Mara.
From Crescent College Review 1898.
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Joseph O'Mara as Romeo in Charles Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette".
See bmp version from here.
See alternate scan.



Joseph O'Mara as Lieutenant Pinkerton in Puccini's "Madame Butterfly", 1904 or later.
See bmp version from here.



Joseph O'Mara as Tannhauser in Wagner's "Tannhauser".
See bmp version from here.


  

Other pictures

  

The "O'Mara Opera Company" hockey team, 1921.
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Courtesy of Nick Leeftink.
See colour version posted by Limerick Museum.



Unknown group.
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From Fr. Joey O'Mara papers.


   
In 1976, on the 50th anniversary of the start of Irish radio in 1926, stamps were issued.
The first day cover booklet mentions Joseph O'Mara singing at the launch in 1926.
Stamp images from Colnect here and here.



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