The Cork Youth Orchestra are delighted to announce that West-end Star MICHAEL BALL will join the orchestra for two very special concerts in the City Hall Cork, on Sat 8th and Sun 9th of December.

Since making his West End debut 25 years ago as Marius in the original production of Les Miserables, Michael Ball has created a string of leading characters in the West End and on Broadway in shows such as Aspects of Love, Passion, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Phantom of the Opera, Woman In White and Hairspray. He made his debut with the New York City Opera in 2005 in their production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Patience and with the English National Opera in 2007 in their production of ‘Kismet’. His show stopping performance as Edna Turnblad in the West End production of Hairspray earned him the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2008. As associate producer and lead actor in the 2010/2011 touring production of Hairspray, Michael has been reprising his role as Edna across the UK and Ireland. Michael has just completed a six month run of Sweeney Todd which has received rave reviews;