- Leo Nucci
Leo Nucci (born
April 16 ,1942 ,Castiglione dei Pepoli , nearBologna ) is an Italian operaticbaritone , one of the leading baritones of the 1980s and 1990s, particularly admired in Verdi roles.He studied with Giuseppe Marchese and made his stage debut in
Spoleto , as Figaro in "Il barbiere di Siviglia ", in 1967, he then joined the chorus ofLa Scala in Milan, and made his solo debut there in 1975, again as Figaro.His career quickly took an international turn with debut at the
Royal Opera House in London, as Miller in "Luisa Miller ", in 1978, and at theMetropolitan Opera in New York, as Renato/Ancharstrom in "Un ballo in maschera ", in 1980. Renato was also his debut role at theParis Opera in 1981, and theSalzburg Festival in 1989, underHerbert Von Karajan .His repertory encompasses the entire Italian repertory from
bel canto toverismo , but his sonorous voice, secure technique and histrionic ability are best displayed in Verdi notably as Macbeth, Rigoletto, Luna, Germont, Posa, Amonasro, Iago, Falstaff.Nucci has enjoyed a long and very successul career and is still active. He is married to soprano Adriana Anelli, with whom he has a daughter called Cinzia.
ources
* "Grove Music Online", Elizabeth Forbes, May 2008
External links
* [http://www.leo-nucci.com "Official Site"]
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