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Opera Profile: Tang Xianzu’s ‘The Peony Pavilion’
Richard Tucker is one of America’s great operatic gems.
The tenor, born on August 28, 1913, in Brooklyn was actually born Rivn Ticker, though his parents adopted “Tucker” as their official last name by the time their son was of school age. He was a musical natural from an early age and throughout his teenage years, he was singing in weddings and as a cantor. That said, his opera career took a while to come to fruition.
He would become the brother-in-law of Jan Peerce, who would help him get an introduction to Zavel Zilberts, before eventually coming under the tutelage of Paul Althouse. Tucker attempted the Met Opera “Auditions in the Air” in 1941 but failed. Fortunately, he got another shot when Met general manager Edward Johnson heard him sing at the Brooklyn Jewish Center. In 1945, he finally made his Met debut, which is widely considered one of the most successful in history.
Tucker would sing around the world, but the Met became his home for over 30 years and he performed in 739 performances overall. He re
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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]
Early life
Tucker was born Rivn (Rubin) Ticker in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of five surviving children of BessarabianJewish parents who immigrated to the US in 1911.[3][4][5][6] His father, Ysruel (Sam) Ticker, and mother Fanya-Tsipa (Fanny) Ticker resisted using the anglicized "Tucker" their children adopted, but by the time their youngest son entered first grade, he was registered under the surname Tucker. His musical aptitude was discovered early, and was nurtured under the tutelage of Samuel Weisser at the Tifereth Israel synagogue in Lower Manhattan. As a teenager, Tucker's interests alternated between athletics, at which he excelled dur
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