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by | 2:09 pm | Apr 21, 2006

La Cieca has just learned that the winner of the 2006 Richard Tucker Award is tenor Lawrence Brownlee. Career Grants will go to Kate Aldrich (mezzo-soprano), Jordan Bisch (bass), Quinn Kelsey (baritone), Dimitri Pittas (tenor) and Gerald Thompson (countertenor). Sarah Tucker Study Grant winners include Stephen Costello, Ann McMahon Quintero and Trever Scheunemann.

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  • Damien says:

    Yeah, it sucks. It’s the bottoms that always have the biggest cocks. What a waste.

    on April 26, 2006 at 3:40 PM
  • Baritenor says:

    Get This: Joan and Placido’s Hoffmann was the first Opera cd I ever bought. Even after all these years, it’s still one of my favorites. especially because of Gabriel Bacquier.

    on April 26, 2006 at 4:25 PM
  • CALLASORPHAN says:

    What a way to start!

    on April 26, 2006 at 4:28 PM
  • paddypig says:

    My first opera LP was LA TRAVIATA with Moffo, Tucker and Merrill.

    on April 26, 2006 at 5:04 PM
  • CALLASORPHAN says:

    My intorduction to opera and Maria was her recording with Gobbi of Rigoletto–it changed my life!!

    on April 26, 2006 at 5:15 PM
  • Daniel says:

    Not surprised callasorphan – wonderful stuff! Gobbi was a great artist and a wonderfully warm human being apparently – in real life the nice guy but onstage no one played bad guys better.

    on May 6, 2006 at 8:02 AM
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