{"id":4773,"date":"2024-08-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voicedetective.com\/?p=4773"},"modified":"2024-09-24T21:14:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:14:43","slug":"richard-tucker-tenor-august-15th-1913","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voicedetective.com\/de\/2024\/08\/richard-tucker-tenor-august-15th-1913\/","title":{"rendered":"RICHARD TUCKER, TENOR, 15. AUGUST 1913"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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RICHARD TUCKER
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On this day in 1913, the tenor, Richard Tucker, was born in Brooklyn, New York. His career was intimately linked to the city of his birth. It was at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in a career that spanned over three decades, that he made an unforgettable mark in operatic history.<\/p><\/div>

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The esteem of his colleagues was such, that when Tucker suddenly died after collapsing in his hotel room, baritone, Robert Merrill, who was touring with him at the time, said quite simply, \u2018He was the greatest tenor in the world,\u2019 [1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p><\/div>

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Only two other star singers in the company’s 90\u2010year history\u2014Giovanni Martinelli, the tenor, and Antonio Scotti, the baritone\u2014lasted longer in the cruelly competitive Metropolitan arena, Martinelli for 32 seasons and Scotti for 34.[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/p><\/div>

Mr. Tucker’s operatic career was, in a sense, a felicitous result of his marriage to Sara Perelmuth. Sara was the sister of Jan Peerce, already a well\u2010known tenor. The Peremuth family did not consider the young salesman a great catch for their daughter, but soon, Richard found himself in a friendly rivalry with his borther\u2010in\u2010law. He decided that he too could become a famous singer, and began, taking voice lessons from the Wagnerian tenor Paul Althouse. Althouse, impressed with his student\u2019s determination recalled that, \u2018Tucker just came for his lesson, took off his hat, sang, put on his hat again and went\u2019.[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/p><\/div>

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He made his debut as Alfredo in La Traviata<\/i> in the Salmaggi Opera New York in 1943. He received the prestigious invitation to sing Radames in a recorded broadcast with Arturo Toscanini conducting in 1947 and he sang Enzo opposite the much written about debut of Maria Callas in the Verona Arena in La Gioconda.<\/p><\/div>

He later appeared in Covent Garden, Vienna, La Scala and Florence.<\/p><\/div>

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Luciano Pavarotti, himself one of the Met’s leading tenors, said from Milan: \u201c<\/span>Richard Tucker was one of my gods. In my life\u2026 he has always been that great voice to use as an inspiration. I, as well as the world, mourn the death of this magnificent tenor.\u201d[4]<\/sup><\/a><\/p><\/div>

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The soprano Joan Sutherland and her husband, the conductor Richard Bonynge, said in London: \u201c<\/span>One of the phenomenal voices of this century. It was always more and more amazing how fresh and young his voice sounded. The world of music will miss him very much.\u201d[5]<\/sup><\/a><\/p><\/div>

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Richard Tucker was aware that his acting skills may not have matched his vocal ability. When Rudolf Bing arrived at the Met as general manager in 1950, however, Mr. Tucker wryly complained that his voice was no longer considered enough. \u201c<\/span>Being an opera star,\u201d he said, \u201c<\/span>isn’t what it used to be. With Mr. Johnson, he wanted you to act, but with Mr. Bing you hafta act.\u201d[6]<\/sup><\/a><\/p><\/div>

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Nevertheless, such was the power and beauty of his singing, that he was compared by critics with greats such as Caruso and Mario Lanza.[7]<\/sup><\/a> The magnificent voice was well recorded and quoting The Grove Book of Opera Singers, \u2018\u2026he had few peers in the projection of Italianate passions, or in fervour, ease, evenness and vocal security.\u2019[8]<\/sup><\/a><\/p><\/div>

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His funeral was held on January 10 on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House<\/a><\/span>, the only singer ever to be so honoured.[9]<\/sup><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>

The memory and achievements of Richard Tucker are kept alive by the Richard Tucker Music Foundation.[10]<\/sup><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>

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[1]<\/a><\/sup> HENAHAN., D., THE NEW YORK TIMES, RICHARD TUCKER THE MET TENOR, IS DEAD. DONAL HENAHAN, (JAN 9, 1975), NEW YORK TIMES.\u00a0<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p><\/div>

[2]<\/sup><\/a> IBID.<\/p><\/div>

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[8]<\/sup><\/a>BERNHEIMER M.\u00a0 THE GROVE BOOK OF OPERA SINGERS. EDITED BY LAURA MACY – ARTICLE RICHARD TUCKER<\/p><\/div>

[9]<\/sup><\/span><\/a> CARMODY., D., RICHARD TUCKER\u2019S FRIENDS FILL THE MET FOR HIS FUNERAL<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>

CARMODY, DEIDRE (JANUARY 11,1975) THE NEW YORK TIMES<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p><\/div>

[10]<\/sup><\/span><\/a> RICHARD TUCKER MUSIC\u00a0 FOUNDATION<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>

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An diesem Tag im Jahr 1913 wurde der Tenor Richard Tucker in Brooklyn, New York, geboren. Seine Karriere war eng mit seiner Geburtsstadt verkn\u00fcpft. An der Metropolitan Opera in New York hinterlie\u00df er in einer Karriere, die sich \u00fcber drei Jahrzehnte erstreckte, einen unvergesslichen Eindruck in der Operngeschichte. <\/p>\n

Die Wertsch\u00e4tzung seiner Kollegen war so gro\u00df, dass der Bariton Robert Merrill, der zu dieser Zeit mit Tucker auf Tournee war, als dieser pl\u00f6tzlich nach einem Zusammenbruch in seinem Hotelzimmer starb, ganz einfach sagte: \u201eEr war der gr\u00f6\u00dfte Tenor der Welt.\u201c <\/p>\n

Nur zwei andere Stars\u00e4nger in der 90-j\u00e4hrigen Geschichte des Unternehmens \u2013 der Tenor Giovanni Martinelli und der Bariton Antonio Scotti \u2013 hielten sich l\u00e4nger in der hart umk\u00e4mpften Arena der Metropolitana durch: Martinelli 32 Spielzeiten und Scotti 34.
\nMr. Tuckers Opernkarriere war in gewisser Weise ein gl\u00fcckliches Ergebnis seiner Ehe mit Sara Perelmuth. Sara war die Schwester von Jan Peerce, der bereits ein bekannter Tenor war. Die Familie Peremuth hielt den jungen Verk\u00e4ufer nicht f\u00fcr eine gute Partie f\u00fcr ihre Tochter, aber bald geriet Richard in eine freundschaftliche Rivalit\u00e4t mit seinem Schwager. Er beschloss, dass auch er ein ber\u00fchmter S\u00e4nger werden k\u00f6nnte, und begann, Gesangsunterricht bei dem Wagner-Tenor Paul Althouse zu nehmen. Althouse, beeindruckt von der Entschlossenheit seines Sch\u00fclers, erinnerte sich: \u201eTucker kam einfach zur Stunde, nahm seinen Hut ab, sang, setzte seinen Hut wieder auf und ging.\u201c <\/p>\n

Er gab 1943 sein Deb\u00fct als Alfredo in \u201eLa Traviata\u201c an der Salmaggi Opera in New York. 1947 erhielt er die prestigetr\u00e4chtige Einladung, in einer aufgezeichneten Rundfunksendung unter der Leitung von Arturo Toscanini den Radames zu singen. Au\u00dferdem sang er den Enzo neben Maria Callas bei ihrem viel beachteten Deb\u00fct in \u201eLa Gioconda\u201c in der Arena von Verona.
\nSp\u00e4ter trat er in Covent Garden, Wien, La Scala und Florenz auf.<\/p>\n

Luciano Pavarotti, selbst einer der f\u00fchrenden Ten\u00f6re der Met, sagte aus Mailand: \u201eRichard Tucker war einer meiner G\u00f6tter. In meinem Leben \u2026 war er immer diese gro\u00dfartige Stimme, die mir als Inspiration diente. Ich und die Welt betrauern den Tod dieses gro\u00dfartigen Tenors.\u201c <\/p>\n

Die Sopranistin Joan Sutherland und ihr Ehemann, der Dirigent Richard Bonynge, erkl\u00e4rten in London: \u201eEine der ph\u00e4nomenalen Stimmen dieses Jahrhunderts. Es war immer erstaunlicher, wie frisch und jung seine Stimme klang. Die Musikwelt wird ihn sehr vermissen.\u201c <\/p>\n

Richard Tucker war sich bewusst, dass seine schauspielerischen F\u00e4higkeiten m\u00f6glicherweise nicht mit seinen stimmlichen F\u00e4higkeiten \u00fcbereinstimmten. Als Rudolf Bing 1950 als Generaldirektor an die Met kam, beklagte sich Mr. Tucker jedoch ironisch, dass seine Stimme nicht mehr als ausreichend angesehen werde. \u201eEin Opernstar zu sein\u201c, sagte er, \u201eist nicht mehr das, was es einmal war. Bei Mr. Johnson wollte er, dass man schauspielert, aber bei Mr. Bing muss man schauspielern.\u201c <\/p>\n

Dennoch waren die Kraft und Sch\u00f6nheit seines Gesangs so gro\u00df, dass Kritiker ihn mit Gr\u00f6\u00dfen wie Caruso und Mario Lanza verglichen. Seine gro\u00dfartige Stimme wurde gut aufgenommen und im Grove Book of Opera Singers hei\u00dft es: \u201e\u2026 hatte er nur wenige Ebenb\u00fcrtige in der Darstellung italienischer Leidenschaften oder in Inbrunst, Leichtigkeit, Gleichm\u00e4\u00dfigkeit und stimmlicher Sicherheit.\u201c <\/p>\n

Seine Beerdigung fand am 10. Januar auf der B\u00fchne der Metropolitan Opera statt; er war der einzige S\u00e4nger, dem jemals diese Ehre zuteil wurde.
\nDie Erinnerung und die Leistungen von Richard Tucker werden von der Richard Tucker Music Foundation wachgehalten. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[65],"class_list":["post-4773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-front-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/voicedetective.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/voicedetective.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/voicedetective.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voicedetective.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voicedetective.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/voicedetective.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voicedetective.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/voicedetective.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voicedetective.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voicedetective.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}