Gabriella Tucci (born August 4, 1929, Rome) is an Italian operatic soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type.
Life and career
Tucci trained at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, with Leonardo Filoni, whom she was later to marry. The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia ( English: National Academy of St Cecilia is one of the oldest musical institutions in the world She made her debut at Spoleto, as Leonora in La forza del destino, opposite Beniamino Gigli, in 1951. For the festival in South Carolina see Spoleto Festival USA. Spoleto ( Latin Spoletium) is an ancient city in the La forza del destino ( The Force of Destiny) is an Italian Opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Beniamino Gigli ( March 20, 1890 - November 30, 1957) was an Italian Singer, widely regarded as one of the very greatest She then took part in the famous revival of Cherubini 's Medea, as Glauce, opposite Maria Callas, in Florence, in 1953. Luigi Cherubini ( September 8 or September 14, 1760 &ndash March 15, 1842) was an Italian born composer who spent most of his Médée (French or Medea (Italian German English is an Opéra-comique by Luigi Cherubini.
She made her debut at La Scala in Milan in 1959, as Mimi in La bohème. The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is known in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous Opera houses The theatre was The following year she made her debut at the Royal Opera House in London, as Aida. WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing This article is about the marketing term AIDA For other uses of the term see Aida (disambiguation. Her Metropolitan Opera debut took place on October 29, 1960, as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, she sang at the Met until 1972, other roles included: Euridice, Marguerite, Leonora in both Il trovatore and La forza del destino, Violetta, Aida, Desdemona, Alice Ford, etc. The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. Orfeo ed Euridice (French version Orphée et Eurydice; English translation Orpheus and Eurydice) is an Opera composed by Christoph Willibald Faust or Faustus ( Latin for "auspicious" or "lucky" is the protagonist of a classic German Legend in which he makes Il trovatore ( The Troubadour) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare La traviata is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. This article is about the marketing term AIDA For other uses of the term see Aida (disambiguation. Otello is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare 's play Falstaff is an Operatic commedia lirica in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare 's plays
Tucci also appeared in Vienna, Berlin, Moscow, and Buenos Aires.
A versatile singer and an accomplished actress, Tucci was able to tackle a wide range of roles from bel canto to verismo, singing Elvira in I puritani, Gilda in Rigoletto, Violetta in La traviata, as well as Maddalena in Andrea Chenier and Tosca. Bel canto ( Bel-Canto) ( Italian, "beautiful singing" an Italian musical term refers to the art and science of vocal technique which originated in Verismo (meaning "realism" from Italian vero, meaning "truth" was an Italian literary movement born approximately between 1875 and 1895 I puritani ( The Puritans) is an Opera in three acts by Vincenzo Bellini. Rigoletto is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian Libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based La traviata is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Andrea Chénier is an Opera in four acts by the Verismo composer Umberto Giordano, set to an Italian Libretto by Luigi Illica Tosca is an Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on
Tucci made two commercial recordings, Pagliacci in 1959, opposite Mario del Monaco, and Il trovatore in 1964, opposite Franco Corelli. Pagliacci ( Players, or Clowns) is an Opera consisting of a prologue and two acts written and composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Mario Del Monaco ( Florence July 27, 1915 - October 16, 1982 in Mestre) was an Italian Tenor and Il trovatore ( The Troubadour) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003 was an Italian Tenor active in Opera from 1951 to 1976
Sources
- The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia (Simon and Schuster, New York 1987). ISBN 0-671-16732-X
- Guide de l’opéra, Les indispensables de la musique (Fayard, 1995). ISBN 2-213-01563-6
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