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Leo Nucci (born April 16, 1942, Castiglione dei Pepoli
Castiglione dei Pepoli

Castiglione dei Pepoli is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italy region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km southwest of Bologna....
, near Bologna
Bologna

Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Po Valley , between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, exactly between the Reno River and the S?vena River....
) is an Italian operatic baritone
Baritone

Baritone is a type of European classical music male voice type that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice....
, one of the leading baritones of the 1980s and 1990s, particularly admired in Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic music composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers in the 19th century....
 roles.

He studied with Giuseppe Marchese and made his stage debut in Spoleto
Spoleto

Spoleto is an ancient city in the Italy province of Perugia in east central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennine Mountains. It is 20 km S....
, as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, in 1967, he then joined the chorus of La Scala
La Scala

The Teatro alla Scala , in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous opera houses. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778, under the name Nuovo Regio Ducal Teatro alla Scala with Antonio Salieri Europa riconosciuta....
 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
Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in the London district of Covent Garden. The large building, often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", is the home of Royal Opera, London , Royal Ballet, London and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House....
 in London, as Miller in Luisa Miller
Luisa Miller

Luisa Miller is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, based on the Play Kabale und Liebe by Friedrich von Schiller....
, in 1978, and at the Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880, is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. Peter Gelb is the company's general manager and James Levine is music director....
 in New York, as Renato/Ancharstrom in Un ballo in maschera
Un ballo in maschera

'Un ballo in maschera' , is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi with text by Antonio Somma. The opera's first production was at the Teatro Apollo, Rome, February 17, 1859....
, in 1980.






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Leo Nucci (born April 16, 1942, Castiglione dei Pepoli
Castiglione dei Pepoli

Castiglione dei Pepoli is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italy region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km southwest of Bologna....
, near Bologna
Bologna

Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Po Valley , between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, exactly between the Reno River and the S?vena River....
) is an Italian operatic baritone
Baritone

Baritone is a type of European classical music male voice type that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice....
, one of the leading baritones of the 1980s and 1990s, particularly admired in Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic music composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers in the 19th century....
 roles.

He studied with Giuseppe Marchese and made his stage debut in Spoleto
Spoleto

Spoleto is an ancient city in the Italy province of Perugia in east central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennine Mountains. It is 20 km S....
, as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, in 1967, he then joined the chorus of La Scala
La Scala

The Teatro alla Scala , in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous opera houses. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778, under the name Nuovo Regio Ducal Teatro alla Scala with Antonio Salieri Europa riconosciuta....
 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
Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in the London district of Covent Garden. The large building, often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", is the home of Royal Opera, London , Royal Ballet, London and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House....
 in London, as Miller in Luisa Miller
Luisa Miller

Luisa Miller is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, based on the Play Kabale und Liebe by Friedrich von Schiller....
, in 1978, and at the Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880, is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. Peter Gelb is the company's general manager and James Levine is music director....
 in New York, as Renato/Ancharstrom in Un ballo in maschera
Un ballo in maschera

'Un ballo in maschera' , is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi with text by Antonio Somma. The opera's first production was at the Teatro Apollo, Rome, February 17, 1859....
, in 1980. Renato was also his debut role at the Paris Opera
Paris Opera

Paris Opera may refer to:In theaters:*Th??tre de l'Acad?mie Royale de Musique, the official theatre of the French theatrical institution known as the Acad?mie Royale de Musique from 1821 until 1873...
 in 1981, and the Salzburg Festival
Salzburg Festival

The Salzburg Festival is a prominent festival of music and drama. It is held each summer within the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart....
 in 1989, under Herbert Von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan was an Austrian orchestra and opera conducting, one of the most renowned 20th-century conductors. His obituary in The New York Times described him as "probably the world's best-known conductor and one of the most powerful figures in classical music." Karajan conducted the Berlin Philharmonic for thirty-five years....
.

His repertoire encompasses the entire Italian repertory from bel canto
Bel Canto

Bel Canto may refer to:*Bel canto, a opera term that literally means "beautiful singing"*Bel Canto , a novel by Ann Patchett*Bel Canto , a Norwegian pop/electronica band...
 to verismo
Verismo

Verismo was an Italian literary and, by extension, operatic movement which peaked between approximately 1875 and the early 1900s. It was mainly inspired by Naturalism ....
, but his sonorous voice, secure technique and dramatic abilities are best displayed in Verdi - notably as Macbeth
Macbeth (opera)

Macbeth is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and additions by Andrea Maffei, based on Shakespeare's Macbeth....
, Rigoletto
Rigoletto

Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian language libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo....
, Luna
Il trovatore

Il trovatore is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare and Salvatore Cammarano, based on the Play El Trovador by Antonio Garc?a Guti?rrez....
, Germont
La traviata

La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on the novel The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, published in 1848....
, Posa, Amonasro
Aida

Aida an Arabic female name meaning "visitor" or "returning") is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette ....
, Iago
Otello

Otello is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare's Play Othello. It was Verdi's second to last opera and is considered by many to be his greatest tragedy....
, Falstaff
Falstaff (opera)

Falstaff is an operatic commedia lirica in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, adapted by Arrigo Boito from William Shakespeare's plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, Part 1....
. He has sung the role of Rigoletto alone more than 400 times.

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.

Sources


  • Grove Music Online, Elizabeth Forbes
    Elizabeth Forbes

    Elizabeth Forbes is an English author, music critic, and musicologist who specializes in writing about opera. Her main areas of interest are 19th- and 20th-century opera and singers, both historical and present-day....
    , May 2008


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