This thrilling performance is from Buenos Aires in the summer of 1966. The cast gives its all, and the performance is "white-hot!" Tucker and MacNeil especially get huge audience approval, with their big voiced, gorgeous singing. These highlights are stunning!

Cast:

Gioconda-  Elena Suliotis

Enzo- Richard Tucker

Barnaba- Cornell MacNeil

Laura- Rosalind Elias

Alvise- Paolo Washington

Bruno Bartoletti, con.

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In this Buenos Aires performance from 1961, Richard Tucker is heard in the complete role of Don Alvaro in Verdi's La Forza del Destino. It was one of Tucker's very greatest roles, and he is magnificent in this performance. He is joined by Giuseppe Taddei, Floriana Cavalli, and Plinio Clabassi.

The "Sleale" scene was missing from this performance, so for this scene only, the role of Don Carlo is sung by Mario Sereni.

The great American tenor, Richard Tucker, brings his golden voice to the music of Donizetti in this live performance of Lucia di Lammermoor. Except for the Sextet, the entire role of Edgardo is presented here as performed. Tucker's Lucia is none other then Joan Sutherland!

Act 4 complete from Andrea Chenier, with Fabio Armiliato and Daniela Dessi. This is exciting, thrilling singing. And the duet is sung in key! The first cast of this run in Barcelona a couple of weeks ago was Cura and Voight. In my opinion, this pairing of Armiliato and Dessi wins hands down, and I have heard both performances!!

Here is a real Italianate Chenier, sung less than two weeks ago. Why don't we get this at the Met??