Richard Tucker

This article is about the American operatic tenor. For other uses, see Richard Tucker (disambiguation).
Tucker in costume for Andrea Chénier, with Mario Lanza (right), who was a great fan of Tucker's, after Tucker's 1958 Covent Garden debut. This was their only meeting.[1]

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]

  1. ^ Drake 1984, p. [page needed].
  2. ^ "Richard Tucker | American opera singer". Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.