 Publicity photo of Richard Tucker as the Duke in "Rigoletto". Image by Metropolitan Opera (New York). Photographer: Louis Milancon., via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Richard TuckerRichard Tucker Richard Tucker American opera singer (1913–1975) This article is about the American operatic tenor. For other uses, see Richard Tucker (disambiguation). Richard Tucker (August 28, 1913 – January 8, 1975) was an American operatic tenor and cantor. Long associated with the Metropolitan Opera, Tucker's career was primarily centered in the United States.[2] Tucker in costume for Andrea Chénier, with Mario Lanza (right), who was a great fan of Tucker's, after Tucker's 1958 Covent Garden debut. This was their only meeting.[1] Early life Tucker was born Rivn (Rubin) Ticker in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of five surviving children of Bessarabian Jewish parents who immigrated to the US in 1911.[3][4][5][6] His father, Ysruel (Sam) Ticker, and mother Fanya-Tsipa (Fanny)… (Source: Wikipedia)
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