Richard Tucker- E lucevan le stelle

[@asalvoni1]

a spinto tenor for the ages. his high voice might be the greatest of alltime. his vibrato is extraordinary as well. how a non-italian can master a language like he did is impressive as well

[@lsmart]

Tucker, without the mannerisms and exaggerated emoting that he often ventured into in later years, was a truly sensational singer.

[@Labienus]

+Leo Smart Well, this had enough of his"mannerisms and exaggerated emoting" but they were sincere, and the way he thought you expressed emotion-but ti was a sensational voice

[@loniousmonk]

Sincere is right. It is what makes every Tucker video I have seen so thrilling. He is absolutely uninhibited and yet his technique is so solid that he remains perfectly centered. His technique continued to solidify over the years which enabled him to express even more wildly. I read in his bio that near the end of his career when he was singing Canio that he actually frightened people because they were concerned that the intense emotion was "real." He did have a heart condition so that would obviously make people nervous. But I think it is a great achievement and act of selflessness that he insisted on singing with such abandon right til the very end.

[@lsmart]

Thanks for the info. BTW, how is Edmund STAustell doing? I don't know him personally, but the videos he has uploaded have provided me with lots of listening pleasure, so I have had him in mind ever since you mentioned he was ill last year.

[@ezekielseth8398]

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[@elianthaddeus8574]

@Ezekiel Seth Instablaster :)

[@b.j.stoner9065]

Pretty sure I’ve already commented about this…but I just love Richard Tucker! No one sings this like he does‼️😎🎤

[@YesHellFrozeOver]

Awesome. Tucker was old school. Never fails. Superb

[@e-bikeskibum7141]

They said he never had a bad day on stage.

[@jeffschecter4543]

more than any other tenor Tucker had to be seen to be truly appreciated. Not putting anyone else down, Domingo. Pavarotti et all were mostly less impressive on stage (exceptions Domingo's Otello debut at the Met, Pavarotti early days and in recital) TUCKER WAS MUCH MORE THAN WHAT YOU CAN SEE ON VIDEO. He was a 200% level actor/singer with a masculine voice that made your entire head vibrate

[@jeremyurday2944]

He was the best for me

[@shicoff1398]

@@jeremyurday2944 Me also! I saw him singing many times and got to know the man over many years, he was sincere, honest and when a friend, he was Loyal to all he knew.

[@GaryPlotke]

Lucky you that you were privledged to have heard him live. I have had to rely on his abundant discography. He and Bjoerling are my two favorite tenors. Tucker had a larger more dramatic voice with impeccable diction and style whereas Bjoerling had a certain sweetness of sound that was so unique.

[@griffcats]

The guy is brilliant. Pity so few look for this kind of magnificent talent on youtube. Such power, such control, such tone, amazing.

[@Xerxes89]

Wow I had not heard this version before, it is surely one of the best ever. Amazing! BRAVO!!

[@sugarbist]

A terrific Tucker is a perfect Cavaradossi

[@tenorschofield]

He was the real American Caruso!!!;Ruchard Tucker a model tenor to follow by all us!!!for always in our hearts and minds BRAVO!!!!

[@GermanOperaSinger]

To have perfect diction is to turn into a Giuseppe di Stefano, do you want that? This is SINGING, not screaming on pitch; in order to preserve the integrity of the legato line, one has to use indistinct/ambiguous consonants at times. Tucker's singing here is magnificent and the voice rich and powerful, listen to how released the sound is at 2:25.

[@abcdefgh-db1to]

Nothing wrong with Di Stefano's rendition, it is absolutely great. Tucker is just as great

[@VinylToVideo]

@Joestn77 Anyone who thinks that is a crack is simply musically ignorant. You'd be better off listening to Britney Spears I think.

[@newpdog]

Many thanks to whomever posted this. My favorite male opera singer in a deeply moving performance. I have another rendition of him singing this same aria. Bravo!

[@Piotrszyba.1]

Luove that controlled voice crack at 1:36. Never heard anyone singing anything like that. And never heard a baritone going so perfect and bright for high notes.

[@itis4865]

That was a on purpoae and hes a spinto

[@sugarbist]

Lanza certainly made an impact on the public because of his movie making&definetly attributed in making opera more popular.ML's quality of voice certainly ranks with great tenors such as Gigli,Di Stefano.Bjorling,Wunderlich&my favorite Spanish tenor Cortis.My father had an expression that use to annoy me at times."Sometimes God gives people bread that have no teeth"Perhaps this is a fitting expression for Mario,but I would rather believe that perhaps his ending was unfortunate for everyone.

[@bodiloto]

bellissima registrazione ! grazie !

[@gaytenor]

@sugarbist There is a difference between speaking a language and singing the same language. I followed Tucker with the score twice and its right on. You cannot decide for a singer what accents to put on a text at best, if your his or her coach you can make suggestions. There is the text of a master class by Alfredo Kraus on the internet that discusses this point. Caruso's version which I also listened to has the same accents.

[@nthdegree1269]

yeah, his voice didn't crack at 1:36, I don't think this guy ever cracked. probably the most reliable singer of all time.

[@sugarbist]

@gaytenor @SHICOFF1 He sings(edolezzava)instead of ed olezzava la terra.little picky.2-sings Entrava ( aiella) fragrante instead of Entrava ELLA fragrante.PICKY. Sings GAREZZE instead of carezze not PICKY. Sings disciogoliea instead of disciogliea picky.but does very impressive singing in the aria. The pronunciation mistakes are suttle.Bjorling was a mess when it came to pronunciation but a beautiful voice. I new about Pavarotti but not Volpi

[@gaytenor]

@VinylToVideo Do you get free popcorn ? If the popcorn isn't free that takes the fun out of it since you need a corn product when watching that corny trash. The Great Caruso's producers and MGM should have been sued by the Caruso family.

[@richmoves]

This is me in my former life. ;-)

[@carlettomilesi]

voce, tecnica, filati, tutto a posto- magari i grandi vecchi italiani avessero cantantato cosi', con disinvolta passione e intensita' interpretativa, non parliamo dei tenori di oggi.....forse 2 , non c'e' storia, oggi!!

[@MScJorgePoveda]

Hay grandes cantantes en todas las epocas. Si ahora hay algunos que son mas favorecidos por la critica es porque no conocen los cantantes de hace 40,50 años atras y porque las tecnicas 60-70 años atras no eran aptas para recrear la voz con la fidelidad actual. Aun asi quienes tenemos memoria y escuchabamos discos antiguos agradcemos estas contribuciones, y es e esperar sensibilicen a las nuevas generaciones,mas empeñadas en pelear entre si que en gozar del bel canto.

[@BaritoneDeLaTorre]

Increíble, digno tenor para Tosca.

[@crushedhearts]

The sudden explosion in the last line "never have I loved life so much!!" was wonderful and poignant. It's a bit exaggerating but that's the way in a live performance.

[@manuelblancoplummer6313]

Outstanding perfomance

[@P1B1U1H1]

@gaytenor German and Italian work quite nicely as opera languages partly due to an absence of "true" German or Italian; dialects are almost distinct languages. Milanese and Napolitan tenors will perform this aria with different sounds.

[@Pjkoko]

Not much squillo. Degenerated into severe tremolo and vocal judder later in career where his eye brows moved up and down with tremolo pitch variation.

[@sugarbist]

God bless your grandad as he was fortunate enough to be a centurion&also fortunate enough to hear Caruso live.Many great tenors seem to say or intimate that Caruso was the greatest tenor.Caruso was the original interpreter of arias&songs and basically the foundation for every tenor that followed.Del Monaco seems to defer to Caruso only&seems in awe while listening to a Caruso Si Per Ciel here on YT which I currently cannot locate.MDM also emulated Caruso's phrasing in thr La Juive aria Continue

[@gaytenor]

YesHellFrozeOver: I am second to none in my admiration for Jussi Bjorling but to compare a lyric tenor with a spinto tenor in an opera that REQUIRES a spinto voice is sheer nonesense. I would suggest that you listen to a live performance since I was told by a very musical expert and standee that Bjorling didn't have the power required to full out the climaxes of the aria. Tucker's voice was about twice the size of Bjorling's and that matters here.

[@gaytenor]

@SHICOFF1 As I told sugarbist below there is a difference between speaking and singing but whatever way your talking about Lanza could butcher the language. If anyone wants to hear really bad Italian try Melchoir. It was so bad when he sang Otello at Covent Garden that a critic waited at the stage door and said "Oh Boo" to Melchoir.

[@irmamoralishvili5773]

მიყვარს ამ დიდი არტისტის შესრულების მოსმენა❤❤❤❤

[@sugarbist]

Yes, Corelli was fantastic in certain roles.I never really enjoyed him in Forza.I thought he did a great Chenier&if I had a wish,I would like to hear him sing the Celeste Aida&Del Monaco sing the rest of the opera sighting Callas MDM1951 Messico.Perhaps the best Aida I ever heard.I don't think Corelli ever sang Manon.Tucker did do an excellent Manon&Forza&Chenier but the siren in my ear does draw me to Del Monaco&Tebaldi1953 Florence for Forza&I also think MDM's Manon was excellent.Continue

[@sugarbist]

@gaytenor I definitely agree with the speaking a language and singing the same language as it would ALSO be impossible to sing the Neopolitan songs the same way the language is spoken. Maybe its the accent thats not really appealing to me. However i do not feel the same way when I listen to RT's Butterfly duet wIth Eleanor Steber, which i think is absolutely beautiful, posted by Pince Charming(VINYL)

[@bloydaage]

My o my... Outstanding! Such beauty, emotion and at same time vocal control. When tucker is in right repertoire he is fantastic. Real CLASS!

[@sugarbist]

@VinylToVideo You can go and listen to Lanza sing it Prince Charming. Lanza has an outstanding beauty to his voice which is very forgiving of mistakes, However I prefer him in the so-called American songs as appose to the Italian repertoire.Try to enjoy the rest of your day.

[@sugarbist]

I find Corelli's voice on records a little noisy&tiresome.But I saw him live in Trovatore in early60s at theMet& he was pretty spectacular,even with his overuse of portamento&scooping,His voice live was certainly more nervous& less droning than on records.I heard Di Stefano at Carnegie Hall concert in early 60s as well.His voice was full &round,a little tight on the hi-notes but his overtones were beautiful.similar to his records.MDM,also not without fault,was probably the most impressive live

[@PoliChannel]

Apparently, an American tenor was greater than Pavarotti.

[@GermanOperaSinger]

Truly one of the greatest...but sadly he didn't do too much dynamics. More dynamic contrast and he would have been perfect.

[@34100TV]

Αν την ανθρωπότητα την καθοδηγούσε η τέχνη, τότε η ζωή θα είχε άλλη αξία, άλλο νόημα. Το δράμα είναι ότι ότι η πρόοδος δεν βρίσκεται στα χέρια των πνευματικών ανθρώπων, αλλά των ειδικών, που δεν μπορεί να είναι πνευματικοί άνθρωποι.

[@sugarbist]

Bringing opera to the masses was exactly what Lanza did.I think choosing Lanza for the part of Caruso was the right choice.However I do think the story line for the movie was very distorted&not accurate at all to say the least.It was the Lanza movie I enjoyed the least.

[@MrGer2295]

Beautiful singing ! Thank you for posting :)

[@sugarbist]

The singers you mention were all fine artists but somehow did not have the the same charisma that Lanza carried.I agree with your national anthem statement. It could also be said that ML is really in a class by himself.No matter what derogatory staments people say about him, there is one thing for sure,Mario Lanza did have a beautiful tenor voice.Enjoy

[@otilia1246]

Wonderful ! Great tenor !

[@sugarbist]

I must say that myPOSITIVE dialogue with Gay Tenor was the influencing factor that make me appreciate Tucker more so than ever before.I really enjoy early Tucker doing Butterfly.Cielo e Mar,Forza&RT'S tv appearances shown here on YT. Enjoy

[@waihuhu099]

Awesome! What power, emotion ... the sob! Gives his all!

[@mfrances0503]

Excellent!!!!!!

[@gaytenor]

@sugarbism Where does Tucker make mistakes with his pronunciation. I listened very carefully to the performance and it is PERFECT if I missed something please point out the phrase or phrases.

[@mrantiquedealer]

I love yesteryear's REAL tenors!

[@ronaldgoff7499]

shame he died so young a great tenor saw him live in phla 72 had very loud voice perfect dramatic tenors

[@ianjacobs1]

A fabulous interpretation of this aria. Thanks for posting it. Have you heard his O Dolci Mani? It is brilliant!If anyone has it, please post it!

[@gaytenor]

@SHICOFF1 Did you know that Caruso;s wife was exceptionally unmusical by her own admission?

[@johnblasiak607]

I’ve heard about her comments about who was her husband’s successor and wondered why anyone would care what she said, knowing my wife doesn’t make me an expert on anything she does that I can’t .

[@radames5855]

Queste persone che mettono pollice verso,chissà a loro,chi piace,forse Pavarotti e Domingo... Personalmente la trovo una performance di grande valore artistico e vocale...grazie

[@eugeniogentili1048]

Sono i fan di Carreras Pavarotti Domingo, tutti e tre messi insieme non valevano un Richard Tucker.

[@radames5855]

@@eugeniogentili1048 sicuramente

[@absdyna]

Simply excellent

[@ShawDAMAN]

He wasn't a great actor, I agree. But with a singer of his calibre it's not hard to overlook. I would hardly cite Placido or Villazon as standard-setters (especially not Villazon).... but to each his own. ;-)

[@ShawDAMAN]

Neither professional or non-professional. :P Some people can't stand it, I don't mind it at all. It's a matter of taste whether you like it or not. This, is not one of the all time most compelling renditions FOR ME, but other people love it and I think its excellent.

[@YesHellFrozeOver]

@TenoreRobusto1347 You have put forth a most articulate argument for Tucker's prowess as a singer. Yes he has superb power and technique - superior indeed to many of his peers either today or yesteryear. I might suggest however that you listen to the same aria as put forth by Jussi Bjoerling. He is more steady, and pretty much the best that ever sang it. It's here on youtube. Enjoy.

[@LordMgls]

I that is more an acting question, I mean, he kind of smiles when he is singing. I guess Caruso didn't do that, nor Villazón, nor Placido... which use to be the standards of this beautiful aria.

[@tenordramaticitm2]

Great rendition,bravo! Wonderfull voice!!!

[@tinca68]

grande....ottima interpretazione

[@sugarbist]

@SHICOFF1 He sings(edolezzava)instead of ed olezzava la terra.little picky.2-sings Entrava ( aiella) fragrante instead of Entrava ELLA fragrante.PICKY. Sings GAREZZE instead of carezze not PICKY. Sings disciogoliea instead of disciogliea picky.but does very impressive singing in the aria. The pronunciation mistakes are suttle.Bjorling was a mess when it came to pronunciation but a beautiful voice. I new about Pavarotti but not Volpi

[@EclecticDiscus]

❤❤ fantastic

[@sugarbist]

I don't think I ever answered you a year ago as I don't receive some emails.Your mention of Volpe saying that Tucker had a likeness to Caruso is pretty interesting,However I don't really hear it.However, I must say that my appreciation for Tucker has grown over the past year after listening to several recordings of RT on YT&Interacting with people like yourself whom are Tucker fans.RT being an American Jew certainly does not play a part in my critique of him.However I think your staement is true

[@chakani0001]

E lucevan le stelle ed olezzava la terra, stridea l'uscio dell'orto, e un passo sfiorava la rena... Entrava ella, fragrante Oh dolci baci, o languide carezze, Mentr'io fremente La belle forme discioglea dai veli! Svani per sempre il sogno mio d'amore.. L'ora e' fuggita... E muoio disperato! E non ho amato mai tanto la vita!

[@sherom]

Amazing singing!!. Thanks for posting.

[@qklq42]

A electrifician voice ! Hans NL

[@1brewski2]

G--damn. Tucker, Bjorling, Tucker, Bjorling. OK, Tucker put more into it, had more "gold" in his voice, still hard to choose. Tucker.

[@jonbaum]

Awesome tone. Amazing. His resemblence to British comedian Ronnie Barket is extraordinary.

[@toonbear8129]

Just seen this clip, not a fan, more a Bjorling fan myself. Resemblance to Ronnie Barker , well put, so that is what Ronnie did after appearing on British TV

[@sugarbist]

While I place Caruso on a separate throne where I believe he belongs,I enjoy many other tenors. My list of favorites are MDM Corelli,Volpi,Di Stefano,De Muro,Pertile.Yes Italian names only as I have a siren in my brain that prefers the Italianette sound.I unfortunately never heard Tucker live but I am told&read here on yt, that like MDM, he was better live.I like the excitement of the live recordings as they carry a different pulsation.My list of favorites r not perfect.Corelli, continued.

[@Joestn77]

his voice cracks at 1:36, thankfully its at a point in the song where it works, but otherwise a good performance

[@Tenorbravo]

WOW..what a BEAUTIFUL INTERPRETATION OF..E Lucevan le stell...by The Tenor R. Tucket..Thank you...Grazie...for sharing it.

[@lancetop]

@TenoreRobusto1347 I absolutely agree with your assessment of Tucker's performance.

[@gaemp]

great voice, but he doesn't seem to be at the end of a tragedy....

[@roxalysmendez7941]

If you look at this scenario and the movie the great Lanza, Caruso and interprets honestly voice would not be so attractive, let's forget the look, it makes me question my disciples in the conservatory because you hear the voice of Caruso strange concerning Lanza, and tell them the primitive of these recordings, but I answer is not as pretty as the spear.

[@Mar-gr9nr]

roxalys mendez Busca la interpretación en grabación de estudio es maravillosa. Ojala que te guste.

[@Mooorhe]

Loved it all except the explosion on the last word.

[@sammyfisher4793]

Omg

[@LordMgls]

Professional or non-professional sob? ;-)

[@fernandogagliardo6618]

Grandissimo....Immenso Tucker.......! ❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@charlesrhodes1358]

No diminuendo! Surprised.

[@sugarbist]

@pearlmuth3 WERE YOU AND MISTER TUCKER RELATED?

[@sergioguzelian]

il vero spinto without limits

[@ShawDAMAN]

It's called a sob. :D

[@TreblesBasses]

what year is this?"

[@jonbaum]

That should be Ronnie Barker

[@Miss_Chick]

Breathtaking!

[@sugarbist]

I don't think Lanza's Italian was bad.I do think that ML attempted to over sing some of the Italian arias&at times,his phrasing& interpretations were a little off.Certainly everything was in his grasp,but it wasn't to be.Since my criticisms of Tucker a year ago, I have learned to appreciate him more so than ever before.Especially in his early Butterfly,Cielo E Mar,Forzahis personality onTVperformances.RT certainly a sincere dedicated solid tenor with great hi notes&impeccable technique,Althouse

[@enzodanni6131]

Oh my God!!!

[@edraith]

Splendido.

[@bobkyhummer]

Bravo!!

[@sugarbist]

I really try to stay away from arguing about which tenor is better unless I really get suckered in.I saw Del Monaco early 1960's in concert form Otello.He was really remarkable.He sounded like he swallowed a megaphone.I do think that the above mention Forza duet with Tebaldi is very close to what MDM sounded like live,but I'm going from memory.I read that Del Monaco had much respect for Tucker&did consult with him.You were very fortunate to know Lanza&Tucker& to be in their company

[@invnaolo]

OMG!

[@sugarbist]

I saw a documentary on Lanza some years back.I remember that 1 of the people being interviewed stated that Lanza was very enthused with The Student Prince & sang every song with 1 take.Lanza gets taken apart lot here on YT& I do come to his defense.I think ML really stands alone in the American songs&even though he runs into much stiffer competition in the Italian repertoire,I must say that everything was within his grasp.But it wasn't meant to be.

[@TheTuber357]

My favorite singer for this aria is Miguel Fleta, no one else could do it better.

[@LordMgls]

1:36 What's that?!

[@jimmyj6209]

A glorious cry

[@ursmue1937]

M. Lanzas voice is so divided again in every detail. I recommend Mario "Lanza Sunday Night at the London Palladium 1957" The fantastic performance of an ailing man, he sings full of humility, no pathos, 100% real emotions, although not opera singers, his performance is vocally and awesome also in terms of the thrifty gestures, where in I personally Tucker somewhat exaggerated find and therefore am I'm not 100% convinced of Tucker in this aria.

[@JockamoGoon]

absolutely, lanza's italian was horrible

[@nickwhiter580]

Superb. Second only to Jussi Bjorling

[@Labienus]

I'll take Corelli over both in this aria-but could live with all three