Leo Nucci

Leo Nucci
Leo Nucci
	Leo Nucci
Born	16 April 1942 (age 82); Castiglione dei Pepoli, Province of Bologna
Nationality	Italian
Citizenship	Italy
Occupation	Baritone
Years active	1967–present
Notable work	Verdi and Verismo roles
Spouse	Adriana Anelli
Children	1
Website	Official website

Leo Nucci (born 16 April 1942) is an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with Verdi and Verismo roles.

Biography

Born at

Il barbiere di Siviglia. He then joined the chorus of La Scala in Milan

, going on to make his solo debut there in 1975, again as Rossini's Figaro.

Nucci's career quickly took an international turn. He debuted at London's

Herbert Von Karajan. His career is remembered for high-profile performances in opera including appearances with Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland and Plácido Domingo

.

Nucci sings "Plebe, patrici" from Simon Boccanegra at the Liceu, 2015.

On 6 June 2003, Nucci performed at the Herbert von Karajan memorial concert under the baton of conductor James Allen Gähres in Congress-Centrum Ulm, together with the singers Stella Grigorian and Vera Schoenberg with Italian opera arias and duets.^[1]

In January 2016, he performed at La Scala of Milan as Rigoletto in Rigoletto with Nadine Sierra as Gilda.^[2]^[3]

On 10 October 2019, Nucci sang during the celebrations for the anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi, in Parma.^[4]

Nucci has enjoyed a long and successful career. His repertoire encompasses the entire Italian repertory from

Rodrigo, Amonasro, Iago, and Falstaff. He has sung the role of Rigoletto alone more than 500 times.^[5]

Personal life

He is married to soprano Adriana Anelli, with whom he has a daughter.^{[citation needed]}

Videography

The Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991, Deutsche Grammophon DVD, 00440-073-4582

Notes

^ Official Herbert von Karajan - online archive 3. Herbert von Karajan Gedächtniskonzert. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
^ Eduardo Lamberti Castronuovo (13 January 2016). "Scala, Leo Nucci (Rigoletto) e la giovane Nadine Sierra (Gilda) subissati di richieste di bis dal pubblico" (in Italian). video.corriere.it. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ "Scala, pubblico in visibilio per la prima del Rigoletto. Concesso il bis chiesto a gran voce" (in Italian). rainews.it. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ Vittorio Testa (23 September 2019). "Leo Nucci: "Non canto più: il 10 ottobre il mio addio al Regio"" (in Italian). gazzettadiparma.it. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
^ Pierachille Dolfini (19 September 2019). "Opera. Leo Nucci: "Il mio ultimo Rigoletto, emozionato come la prima volta"" (in Italian). avvenire.it. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

Sources

Grove Music Online, Elizabeth Forbes, May 2008

External links

Official website
Video of the final rehearsal of Un ballo in maschera at the Salzburg Festival 1989 in the Online Archive of the Österreichischen Mediathek (registration required)

[1] Official Herbert von Karajan - online archive 3. Herbert von Karajan Gedächtniskonzert. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

[2] Eduardo Lamberti Castronuovo (13 January 2016). "Scala, Leo Nucci (Rigoletto) e la giovane Nadine Sierra (Gilda) subissati di richieste di bis dal pubblico" (in Italian). video.corriere.it. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[3] "Scala, pubblico in visibilio per la prima del Rigoletto. Concesso il bis chiesto a gran voce" (in Italian). rainews.it. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[4] Vittorio Testa (23 September 2019). "Leo Nucci: "Non canto più: il 10 ottobre il mio addio al Regio"" (in Italian). gazzettadiparma.it. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[5] Pierachille Dolfini (19 September 2019). "Opera. Leo Nucci: "Il mio ultimo Rigoletto, emozionato come la prima volta"" (in Italian). avvenire.it. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

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