Soprano Gabriella Tucci has passed away as of July 11, 2020, in Rome, the city of her birth. Educated at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Tucci made her professional debut at the Teatro Sperimentale di Spoleto, performing the role of Leonora in “La Forza del Destino.” In 1953 she sang alongside Maria Callas in Florence’s production of Cherubini’s “Medea.” She {…}
Gabriella Tucci is one of the hidden Italian treasures of the 20th century. The soprano, born on August 4, 1929 in Rome, studied at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia and eventually made her debut at Spoleto in 1951. The opera? “La Forza del Destino.” Her stage partner? Beniamino Gigli. But her career took a bigger step forward when she shared {…}
When Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” hits the stage on Thursday, March 29, it will be the first time the opera is staged with the company in exactly 12 years. The cast will include Plácido Domingo and Piotr Beczala among the male leads, but will also showcase the third major work headlined by Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva at the Met in 2017-18. {…}
Many of the great opera singers have the luxury of leaving behind essential recordings. But some of them, unfortunately, don’t get that same opportunity, their voices often getting lost in history. This is not necessarily the case for the great Gabriela Tucci, born on August 4, 1929. The versatile singing-actress made a big name for herself singing across some of {…}