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Sony Classical celebrates 100 years of Richard Tucker with the release of two limited edition original album releases, an Opera Recital Album Collection of 10 CDs including seven "first time on CD releases" by Sony Classical and a Song and Cantorial Album Collection of 14 CDs, also including seven "first time on CD releases". In the course of his career, which began on 25 January 1945 with Enzo in Ponchielli's La Gioconda and ended on 3 December 1974 with Canio in Pagliacci, American Tenor Richard Tucker appeared in 344 performances at the old Met, 160 in the new house and 230 on tour. The only other tenors to have had longer careers were his predecessor Giovanni Martinelli and, later, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. In an affectionate foreword that he contributed to James Drake s biography of the greatest American tenor, Pavarotti asked: "What made Richard Tucker such a phenomenon? First and foremost were his voice and technique. His voice was not only beautiful shimmering, silvery, and very powerful but also incredibly enduring. For thirty years his voice remained youthful and vibrant, and his technique as close to perfect as one can get." The consistency with which he sang over a period of more than three decades is little short of miraculous, a point underscored by the recordings assembled here, which date from 1947 to 1967.


DISC 1 ML-2155 Songs from Sunny Italy
DISC 2 ML-5258 Sorrento
DISC 3 MS-6397 The fabulous voice of Richard Tucker - Richard Tucker sings great songs of love and inspiration
DISC 4 MS-6537 Vienna, City of my dreams - Richard Tucker sings Romantic Favorites
DISC 5 MS-6667 The Art of Bel Canto
DISC 6 MS-6764 The Soul of Italy
DISC 7 MS-6895 What now my love - Richard Tucker Sings Today's Popular Favorites
DISC 8 ML-4805 Cantorial Jewels
DISC 9 ML-4806 Israel Sings / Goldfaden Songs
DISC 10 ML-5119 Welcoming the Sabbath - A Friday Evening Service
DISC 11 MS-6085 Kol Nidre Service
DISC 12 MS-6336 Passover Seder Festival
DISC 13 MS-7217 Hatikvah! Richard Tucker Sings Great Jewish Favorites
DISC 14 L2S-1008 First Performance - Lincoln Center Sept 23, 1962