Leo Nucci
{{short description|Italian opera singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Leo Nucci
| image = Leo nucci.jpg
| caption = Leo Nucci
| other names =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|4|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Castiglione dei Pepoli, Province of Bologna
| party =
| nationality = Italian
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Baritone
| citizenship = Italy
| years_active = 1967–present
| notable_works = Verdi and Verismo roles
| spouse = Adriana Anelli
| children = 1
| website = [http://www.leonucci.net/ Official website]
}}
Leo Nucci (born 16 April 1942) is an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with Verdi and Verismo roles.
Biography
Born at Castiglione dei Pepoli, near Bologna, Nucci studied with Giuseppe Marchese. He made his stage debut in 1967 in Spoleto as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia. He then joined the chorus of La Scala in Milan, going on to make his solo debut there in 1975, as Rossini's Figaro.
Nucci's career quickly took an international turn. He debuted at London's Royal Opera House in 1978, as Miller in Luisa Miller, and at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 1980, as Renato/Ankarström in Un ballo in maschera. Renato was his debut role at the Paris Opéra in 1981, and at the Salzburg Festival in 1989, under Herbert Von Karajan. His career is remembered for high-profile performances in opera including appearances with Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland and Plácido Domingo.
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On 6 June 2003, Nucci performed at the Herbert von Karajan memorial concert under the baton of conductor James Allen Gähres in Congress-Centrum Ulm, together with the singers Stella Grigorian and Vera Schoenberg with Italian opera arias and duets.Official Herbert von Karajan – online archive [http://www.karajan.org/jart/prj3/karajan/main.jart?content-id=1263562339499&rel=de&reserve-mode=active&j-db-find=G%E4hres%2C+James+Allen&werk-bereich=konz&jahr=%25 3. Herbert von Karajan Gedächtniskonzert]. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
In January 2016, he performed at La Scala of Milan as Rigoletto in Rigoletto with Nadine Sierra as Gilda.{{cite web | url=http://video.corriere.it/scala-sempreverde-leo-nucci-rigoletto-giovane-nadine-sierra-gilda-subissati-richieste-bis-pubblico/9750a2f8-ba3f-11e5-b643-f344dc24c117| title=Scala, Leo Nucci (Rigoletto) e la giovane Nadine Sierra (Gilda) subissati di richieste di bis dal pubblico | author= Eduardo Lamberti Castronuovo | date=13 January 2016 | publisher= video.corriere.it| accessdate=14 January 2016 | language=Italian}}{{cite web | url=http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Scala-pubblico-in-visibilio-per-la-prima-del-Rigoletto-Concesso-il-bis-chiesto-a-gran-voce-Raramente-alla-Scala-durante-un-opera-concesso-un-bis-7fc68763-3afa-4645-bb60-cdd918f5c2ac.html| title=Scala, pubblico in visibilio per la prima del Rigoletto. Concesso il bis chiesto a gran voce.| date=14 January 2016 | publisher= rainews.it| accessdate=14 January 2016 | language=Italian}}
On 10 October 2019, Nucci sang during the celebrations for the anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi, in Parma.{{cite web | url=https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/gweb/2019/09/23/news/leo_nucci_mi_ritiro_-1782648/| title=Leo Nucci: "Non canto più: il 10 ottobre il mio addio al Regio" | author= Vittorio Testa | date=23 September 2019 | publisher= gazzettadiparma.it| accessdate=11 October 2019 | language=Italian}}
Nucci has enjoyed a long and successful career. His repertoire encompasses the entire Italian repertory from bel canto to verismo, and his technique and acting abilities are displayed in Verdi – notably as Rigoletto, Macbeth, Count di Luna, Giorgio Germont, Rodrigo, Amonasro, Iago, and Falstaff. He has sung the role of Rigoletto alone more than 500 times.{{cite web | url=https://www.avvenire.it/agora/pagine/leo-nucci-rigoletto-scala-ultima-volta-550-recite| title=Opera. Leo Nucci: "Il mio ultimo Rigoletto, emozionato come la prima volta" | author= Pierachille Dolfini | date=19 September 2019 | publisher= avvenire.it| accessdate=11 October 2019 | language=Italian}}
= Personal life =
He is married to soprano Adriana Anelli, with whom he has a daughter.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
Videography
- The Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991, Deutsche Grammophon DVD, 00440-073-4582
Notes
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Sources
- Grove Music Online, Elizabeth Forbes, May 2008
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.leonucci.net/}}
- [https://www.mediathek.at/redirect.json?hash=JCkrhrcN&no_cache=1&searchQuery=2217&cHash=8d2acbec7e997eb2da6aa701433d2ee4 Video of the final rehearsal of Un ballo in maschera] at the Salzburg Festival 1989 in the Online Archive of the Österreichischen Mediathek {{registration required}}
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Category:People from the Metropolitan City of Bologna
Category:Italian operatic baritones