Gabriella Tucci
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Gabriella Tucci (born August 4, 1929, Rome) is an Italian operatic soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.
[edit] Life and career
Tucci trained at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, with Leonardo Filoni, whom she was later to marry. She made her debut at Spoleto, as Leonora in La forza del destino, opposite Beniamino Gigli, in 1951. She then took part in the famous revival of Cherubini 's Medea, as Glauce, opposite Maria Callas, in Florence, in 1953.
She made her debut at La Scala in Milan in 1959, as Mimi in La bohème. The following year she made her debut at the Royal Opera House in London, as Aida. 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.
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.
Tucci made two commercial recordings, Pagliacci in 1959, opposite Mario del Monaco, and Il trovatore in 1964, opposite Franco Corelli.
[edit] 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
