7 pieces since 2010 — in 3 roles, at 1 company, most often at Richard Tucker Gala.
Manon Lescaut was Giacomo Puccini’s first big international success. His publisher, Giulio Ricordi, tried to put him off the project by citing Jules Massenet’s very successful adaptation just nine years previously. Puccini was intent on making the story his own, insisting, “A woman like Manon can have more than one lover… I shall feel it […]
Andrea Bocelli is a pop singer, and a wildly successful one at that. So why does he feel compelled to pretend to be a dramatic tenor?
The annual Richard Tucker Gala is probably the event of the year to indulge your love of verismo staples and can belto screaming.
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