“Tutte nel cor vi sento” from Idomeneo (Tamara Wilson, soprano; Brian Zeger, piano)

For the past 38 years, the Richard Tucker Award has been granted to an American singer poised on the edge of a major national and international career, with a list of winners that reads like a who's who of American opera stars.
This year's winner, soprano Tamara Wilson, was hailed by The New York Times upon her Metropolitan Opera debut as "a young American who sings Verdi with a passion that surpasses stereotype." Her wide repertoire encompasses Verdi, Mozart, Strauss and Wagner roles and Ms. Wilson will make debuts this season at Munich's Bayerische Staatsoper and the Deutsche Oper Berlin and return to Barcelona's Liceu, all in leading Verdi roles, as well as singing Britten, Wagner, Mahler and Strauss in concerts with leading orchestras.
At this celebration at The Greene Space at WQXR, Miss Wilson will be joined by recent Tucker Foundation grant recipients soprano Erin Morley, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey and tenor Andrew Stenson. They will perform works of Mozart, featuring arias and duets from some of his most beloved operas, including Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro, and The Magic Flute. Pianist Brian Zeger, artistic director of Juilliard's Marcus Institute, accompanies. WQXR's Nimet Habachy hosts.

[@orion8835]

This soprano so lovely. She sounds like Anna Tomowa-Sintow. Such wonderful lyric -dramatic soprano repertoire could be done by voice like this. Very exciting.

[@SilfredoSerrano]

Unfortunately, she's singing Brunhilde and Turandot. I do love her, though, and she did a wonderful job as Elvira in Ernani in Chicago.

[@jjh2456]

I love big dramatic voices for Mozart. He wrote a number of dramatic roles in his operas and they are meant for big voice.

[@Homoclassicus]

The Contessa di Almaviva aria wasn't a good fit for her somewhat metallic and vibrant tone, but this one fits it like a glove - and she also interprets it with excelente pathos and intensity! Wonderful singing.

[@jjh2456]

Homoclassicus I wish she would sing the Queen of the Night. It’s within her range and he voice has the intensity needed for it.

[@ИринаИрина-ш5ы7р]

She is singing exellent!!!

[@AntW11]

Wonderful!!!!!

[@keilagruvira2022]

What a wonderful voice, congratulations!

[@ternitamas]

she's so expressive, love it!

[@ladyvanilla3]

Love it. So touching

[@franciscacristopulos2618]

I just love your Pathos

[@draganvidic2039]

Birgit Nilsson also sang this dramatic Mozart role with a metallic but rounded tone as heard here. Bot have good high notes.

[@jjh2456]

Birgit sang Donna Anna to boot. She had no agility for it mind you.

[@dramaturge231]

SAAAAAAANG!!!