Peter's Biography

Peter Corry has the kind of voice you never forget, the kind of voice that makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck and takes you on a musical roller coaster ride of emotion. From Belfast Northern Ireland, Peter has travelled the globe with his unique sound and timeless classics. His astonishing talent spans the great musicals, opera, rock, jazz and the haunting melodies of his native Isle.

Having starred in Night of 1,000 Stars at the Royal Albert Hall and performing in The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Peter’s musical gift was quickly recognized and he presented his own TV series, The Peter Corry Show with BBC Northern Ireland, singing alongside a host of international personalities. His passion for his subject has placed him in demand for numerous chat shows both in Ireland and the UK.A superb vocal range complemented Peter’s casting in the opera productions of "Cosi fan tutte", as Guglielmo, "The Marriage of Figaro" as Figaro and "The Beggars Opera" as Captain MacHeath. Peter spent three years in the formidable role of Inspector Javert, which he made his own in the West End, and then the UK tour of  “Les Miserables”. His dream during those years was to take the music of Les Mis to the people of Ireland and in 2001 internationally renowned producer, Cameron Macintosh gave permission for and entrusted Peter with the production of this major event in a concert version performed at Belfast’s, Odyssey Arena playing to over 15,000 people. Following on from the sell out success of the initial Odyssey production and having had a taste of the challenge and satisfaction of producing a major musical extravaganza, Peter’s company, PC Productions in brought One Enchanted Evening to delighted audiences once again at the magnificent Odyssey venue. A glittering array of stars from Broadway, the West End and beyond including Joanna Ampil and Barbara Dickson shared the stage with Peter and a breathtaking choir of 850! Peter also appeared at the Odyssey Arena in 2004, taking the lead role in the premiere of “On Eagles Wing” the story of the Scots Irish and their journey to America, this was recorded for American television. Peter also produced and performed in The Night of 1000 Voices along with Sir James Galway and David Essex, again at The Odyssey Arena.

Over the past two years Peters musical theatre roles have included, Sweeney in “Sweeney Todd”, Fagin in “Oliver” and most recently as Jamie in “The Last 5 Years”.

On several occasions Peter has been featured in Washington at the St Patrick’s Day Celebrations. He has also performed at The MGM Grand Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas and recently in the unique setting of The Vanderbilt Hall Grand Central Station, New York.

He has been asked to sing at many sporting events including the Ireland / England Six Nations Rugby Game (Ireland won), Northern Ireland / England World Cup Qualifier (Northern Ireland won!). In 2006 he performed at Old Trafford to 70,000 fans before the Manchester United / Chelsea match, in memory of football legend George Best. Indeed Peter received huge public acclaim at home and abroad when he sang at the funeral of George Best at Stormont Castle, Belfast

Over the last few years as a concert performer Peter has performed throughout the world including China, Russia, Poland, Spain, Latvia, Denmark, Cyprus, Sweden and Holland. In April of this year his latest album “Celtic Rhythms” was released to coincide with his tour of the same name.

Since 2009 Peter has directed many productions; "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!" which has been staged numerous occasions since its first outing in July last year.The Making a Difference awards for The Belfast Telegraph at The Grand Opera House Belfast. The Dutch tour of "On Eagles Wing" (Irish Wings),  a youth production of "Les Miserables" which received huge critical and public acclaim. "The Music Box - A Christmas Extravaganza" at the Folk and Transport Museum in Cultra Northern Ireland in 2010 and 2011 and “Oklahoma!” at The Theatre at the Mill.