A great performance at any age, but especially amazing and poignant for a man over 60, and only weeks away from death. The voice was still there. Thank you for posting this.
I think this role is suitable more for dramatic. Especially that aria still keeping in my head after listening a Monaco version. He can outclass any maybe even Caruso. So thrilling and powerful was Monaco in that aria
@@BaroneVitellioScarpia1 Corelli owned aria No pagliacci, non son. Who repeated before and after like that? He did it in faster way, sounds so incredible, thrilled and strong.
The man is 61 years old here, and died just six weeks after this, of a heart condition he had for many years, this is from the complete performance that night, and the Met. will not let it out, the only complete live video performance with Tucker at the Met. and they will not let it out, even after 47 years!
this performance was only 6 weeks before he died, so this is one of his very last opera performances, here and live, Tucker at age 61, his voice still solid and strong, this from the complete opera he sang that Night . RIP.---- Richard Tucker
@@shicoff1398 Wasn't Canio the last role he undertook during his career? I seem to recall reading somewhere that he was reluctant to sing it as he feared getting caught up in the sheer intensity of the role. If that's true, does he ever deliver here but you have to wonder if Canio put undue strain on him and in part may have contributed to his death.
@@verdiguy No it's not true at all, No, as you might know, I knew him personally and of course had talked with him about some of his his roles, in fact he had the heart condition for many years, since April 1962, when at home he had suffered a serious heart attack but chose not to slow up at all, even then at age 48, he was in his prime of course and they did not do much in the way of By pass operations at the time, so he went on never slowing down at all. As far as Canio they loved him in Italy (sang it there in 1971 at age 57) and South America, he had decided not to sing it earlier then the 1970 Met. season, because his coach said no, later back in the late 1950's and mid 1960's when he was already singing in Aida live as of 1965, but of course he sang the aria '' Vesti la Giubba " on TV Firestone Etc. in 1959 and even in 1951 recorded the entire Canio role with Amara and Valdengo, that was on Columbia LP's, but as for Aida he sang the 1949 live studio TV Brdcst. with Toscanini because it was a big advantage for him in that studio live TV brdcst. after all, he was rather new and only at the Met. singing opera for only 4 years, so when Toscanini asked him to sing, he asked his coach and voice teacher Paul Althouse and they evidently said OK go ahead and take the job, (after all you don't want to say no at the Chance being on TV at age 35 with the great maestro) Toscanini had asked Peerce, but Jan said NO, as he never did, nor did he ever want the role for his voice . Peerce told me it wasn't for him (he never ever sang it) but of course Tucker though then Lyric, had a powerful top and it was solid, and so he took the job, but on one condition, he demanded that Toscanini coach him in it, which AT did. Toscanini had asked Jussi Bjoerling also, after all Jussi Bjoerling had sung the role early in Europe, but he said no, for whatever reason. Anyhow it quickly boosted the newer tenor Tucker's reputation, because he sang it and live complete in 8H studio, with no problems and the video is still available and on you tube. (As far as Canio, only his wife Sara worried about him singing it so much at age 61 with his heart condition) but no way would Tucker slow down, fear or nerves he never did have. He was the greatest Spinto tenor I've ever heard, he had it all, voice and technique. RIP.
@@verdiguy No, actually he took on Samson in 1971 and 1972, at the Met and in Philly, he sang Pagliacci at the Met. starting in 1970 and in fact did the Sat. Met. Brdcsts in Both 1970 and 1971, I saw him sing it there in June 1973 (Corelli was singing the Cav. that day) the last two roles he sang where in Barcelona Spain, just two weeks before he died on Jan 8, 1975. He sang Juive in Spain and then Carmen there, on Dec 24th 1974, then went back to NY, He died in Michigan (1/8/75) just hours before a concert with Robert Merrill, in Kalamazoo they where told at the door that Richard Tucker had died that afternoon .
@@verdiguy Had he taken it easy, maybe he would have lived longer, but that was not Richard Tucker, he was fearless and did not worry or slow down ever! . RIP.
Solo la morte lo ha fermato... Ha sempre cantato benissimo, per non parlare di tutto il resto , un tenore grandioso qui con un piccolo eccesso alla fine dell' aria grida più volte infamia ( lo faceva anche Gigli) ma quello che ha dato prima é oro puro.
1:58 ... real Italian tenor ... Toscanini's prefered post-war tenor voice. Tucker - very 'catholic' in his viocal appications... a wide and extensive repertoire. Warm reagrds...
I thought it was more Greek Orthodox or late Lutherian..I'm 73, grew up in catholic Belgium and for years I went every month to the Antwerp opera ...but I have no idea what you mean by very 'catholic' in his vocal applications
Yes, the Italians loved him in Italy when he sang there, even though he wasn't Italian, but he had a very Powerful rich and even voice, he was an American Jew and started as a Cantor in a Synagogue, and he always maintained that position, singing for services yearly even at the end of his life, he died suddenly on Jan. 8, 1975--just 6 weeks after this performance, at age 61. For a man age 61, (or any age) here this is really great live singing as Canio. ----- RIP.
@@ybor20 Catholic from it's real and orginal meaning. From the Greek Katholikos (spelling from memory) meaning "universal." That's what it means in the Catholic church...universal church. So he's saying, I think, that Tucker's voice is quite flexible and universal in its application.
He deserved every "hour" of that ovation. What a shame he couldn't watch his weight, which made him a likely candidate for a massive heart attack, esp. with the singing strain. He probably could have continued singing for another decade.
There isn't a person alive that can sing like Tucker.
FANTASTIC! AND HE DIED JUST ABOUT 6 WEEKS LATER, HE IS 61 YEARS OLD HERE! THIS FROM THE COMPLETE PEROFRMANCE HE GAVE AT THE MET. OPERA HOUSE.
True!
Grandissimo tenore come pochi!!! Interpretazione che solo i fuoriclasse possono eseguire!!! Grazie
A great performance at any age, but especially amazing and poignant for a man over 60, and only weeks away from death. The voice was still there. Thank you for posting this.
Bravo Maestro Tucker!
I think this role is suitable more for dramatic. Especially that aria still keeping in my head after listening a Monaco version. He can outclass any maybe even Caruso. So thrilling and powerful was Monaco in that aria
Tucker, of course, great
@@Monnarchmonnarchy don’t forget Corelli.
@@BaroneVitellioScarpia1 Corelli owned aria No pagliacci, non son. Who repeated before and after like that? He did it in faster way, sounds so incredible, thrilled and strong.
The man is 61 years old here, and died just six weeks after this, of a heart condition he had for many years, this is from the complete performance that night, and the Met. will not let it out, the only complete live video performance with Tucker at the Met. and they will not let it out, even after 47 years!
Questi sono tenori,questi sono artisti!no i pagliacci che si permettono di cantare all'Arena di Verona oggi , fenomenale.
Glorious singing, marvelous acting...deeply moving. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Immagino il resto della Recita...sicuramente grandioso
Magnificent....he gave 100%
Tucker is my finest Turiddu...
grandissimo artista grandissimo cantante grandissima voce
Un gigante della lirica ❤❤❤❤
Interprtazione meravigliosa grande voce come poche e grade interpretazione scenica
Richard Tucker un colosso della lirica!!!Davvero straordinario!!!
Credo che questa fosse la sua ultima recita al Met.
Grazie di❤👍del filmato.
Una delle ultime
Very powerful.
Turiddu = Richard Tucker & Mario Del Monaco!
Cannot believe he was gone after this in a few weeks...
@@user-py1jg6bb2r Yes, he had a heart condition for a long time, that finally caused his death at age 61. ----- RIP. (1913-1975)
this performance was only 6 weeks before he died, so this is one of his very last opera performances, here and live, Tucker at age 61, his voice still solid and strong, this from the complete opera he sang that Night . RIP.---- Richard Tucker
My correction, 7 weeks before he died here at the Met. this clip from the complete opera . ( 61 years old here)
@@shicoff1398 Wasn't Canio the last role he undertook during his career? I seem to recall reading somewhere that he was reluctant to sing it as he feared getting caught up in the sheer intensity of the role. If that's true, does he ever deliver here but you have to wonder if Canio put undue strain on him and in part may have contributed to his death.
@@verdiguy No it's not true at all, No, as you might know, I knew him personally and of course had talked with him about some of his his roles, in fact he had the heart condition for many years, since April 1962, when at home he had suffered a serious heart attack but chose not to slow up at all, even then at age 48, he was in his prime of course and they did not do much in the way of By pass operations at the time, so he went on never slowing down at all. As far as Canio they loved him in Italy (sang it there in 1971 at age 57) and South America, he had decided not to sing it earlier then the 1970 Met. season, because his coach said no, later back in the late 1950's and mid 1960's when he was already singing in Aida live as of 1965, but of course he sang the aria '' Vesti la Giubba " on TV Firestone Etc. in 1959 and even in 1951 recorded the entire Canio role with Amara and Valdengo, that was on Columbia LP's, but as for Aida he sang the 1949 live studio TV Brdcst. with Toscanini because it was a big advantage for him in that studio live TV brdcst. after all, he was rather new and only at the Met. singing opera for only 4 years, so when Toscanini asked him to sing, he asked his coach and voice teacher Paul Althouse and they evidently said OK go ahead and take the job, (after all you don't want to say no at the Chance being on TV at age 35 with the great maestro) Toscanini had asked Peerce, but Jan said NO, as he never did, nor did he ever want the role for his voice . Peerce told me it wasn't for him (he never ever sang it) but of course Tucker though then Lyric, had a powerful top and it was solid, and so he took the job, but on one condition, he demanded that Toscanini coach him in it, which AT did. Toscanini had asked Jussi Bjoerling also, after all Jussi Bjoerling had sung the role early in Europe, but he said no, for whatever reason. Anyhow it quickly boosted the newer tenor Tucker's reputation, because he sang it and live complete in 8H studio, with no problems and the video is still available and on you tube. (As far as Canio, only his wife Sara worried about him singing it so much at age 61 with his heart condition) but no way would Tucker slow down, fear or nerves he never did have. He was the greatest Spinto tenor I've ever heard, he had it all, voice and technique. RIP.
@@verdiguy No, actually he took on Samson in 1971 and 1972, at the Met and in Philly, he sang Pagliacci at the Met. starting in 1970 and in fact did the Sat. Met. Brdcsts in Both 1970 and 1971, I saw him sing it there in June 1973 (Corelli was singing the Cav. that day) the last two roles he sang where in Barcelona Spain, just two weeks before he died on Jan 8, 1975. He sang Juive in Spain and then Carmen there, on Dec 24th 1974, then went back to NY, He died in Michigan (1/8/75) just hours before a concert with Robert Merrill, in Kalamazoo they where told at the door that Richard Tucker had died that afternoon .
@@verdiguy Had he taken it easy, maybe he would have lived longer, but that was not Richard Tucker, he was fearless and did not worry or slow down ever! . RIP.
Solo la morte lo ha fermato... Ha sempre cantato benissimo, per non parlare di tutto il resto , un tenore grandioso qui con un piccolo eccesso alla fine dell' aria grida più volte infamia ( lo faceva anche Gigli) ma quello che ha dato prima é oro puro.
Una delle ultime recite al Met di questo grande tenore verdiano.
1:58 ... real Italian tenor ... Toscanini's prefered post-war tenor voice. Tucker - very 'catholic' in his viocal appications... a wide and extensive repertoire. Warm reagrds...
I thought it was more Greek Orthodox or late Lutherian..I'm 73, grew up in catholic Belgium and for years I went every month to the Antwerp opera ...but I have no idea what you mean by very 'catholic' in his vocal applications
Yes, the Italians loved him in Italy when he sang there, even though he wasn't Italian, but he had a very Powerful rich and even voice, he was an American Jew and started as a Cantor in a Synagogue, and he always maintained that position, singing for services yearly even at the end of his life, he died suddenly on Jan. 8, 1975--just 6 weeks after this performance, at age 61. For a man age 61, (or any age) here this is really great live singing as Canio. ----- RIP.
@@shicoff1398 A wonderful Italian voice... Indeed...
@@TheWiseMonkey8888 Thank you, sorry about the lines in my comment, they where not intended!
@@ybor20 Catholic from it's real and orginal meaning. From the Greek Katholikos (spelling from memory) meaning "universal." That's what it means in the Catholic church...universal church. So he's saying, I think, that Tucker's voice is quite flexible and universal in its application.
A me piace sentir cantare cosi’…chissà’ perché’….
He deserved every "hour" of that ovation. What a shame he couldn't watch his weight, which made him a likely candidate for a massive heart attack, esp. with the singing strain. He probably could have continued singing for another decade.
Muy mayor ya y desafinando bastante. Tucker fue un grande pero con la edad solo trasmitía una emoción sobrecargada y barata.
There's no cheap emotion when the character Canio is delirious with torment and emotion. Tucker started singing Canio at age 57.
@@sugarbist 100% Correct.