Leo Nucci
Leo Nucci (born 16 April 1942) is an Italian operatic baritone, particularly suited to Verdi roles.
Biography
Born at Castiglione dei Pepoli, near Bologna, 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 of La 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 the Metropolitan Opera in New York, as Renato/Ankarström in Un ballo in maschera, in 1980. Renato was also his debut role at the Paris Opéra in 1981, and the Salzburg Festival in 1989, under Herbert Von Karajan. His career is remembered for famous performances in the opera world, including works with Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Plácido Domingo and others.
His repertoire encompasses the entire Italian repertory from bel canto to verismo, but his sonorous voice, secure technique and dramatic abilities are best 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 400 times.
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ALBUMS
- Ten Top Baritones & Basses released: 1993
- Rigoletto [Highlights] released: 1993
- L'elisir d'amore released: 1990
- Aida released: 1989
Ten Top Baritones & Basses
Released 1993- Largo al factotum (Il barbiere di Siviglia) - Leo Nucci
- Non piu andrai (Le nozze di Figaro) - Samuel Ramey
- O Isis und Osiris (Die Zauberflote) - Martti Talvela/Wiener state opr chor
- Udite, udite, o rustici (L'elisir d'amore) - Fernando Corena/Chor del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
- Son pur queste mie membra!... Dio di Giuda!... Cadran, cadranno i perfidi (Nabucco) - Tito Gobbi/Walter Krautler/Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
- Di Provenza il mar... no, non udrai rimproveri (La traviata) - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Giacomo Aragall
- Ella giammai m'amo (Don Carlo) - Paata Burchuladze
- Morir! Tremenda cosa!... Urna fatale del mio destino (La forza del destino) - Ettore Bastianini/Eraldo Coda
- Credo (Otello) - Sherrill Milnes/Ian Caley
- Death of Boris (Boris Godunov) - Nicolai Ghiaurov/Olivera Miljakovic/Sofia Radio Chor/Wiener staatsopernchor
Rigoletto [Highlights]
Released 1993- Act One - 1. Questa o quella
- Act One - 2. Pari siamo!
- Act One - 3. Figlia!...Mio padre!
- Act One - 4. Ah! veglia, o donna
- Act One - 5. E'il sol dell'anima
- Act One - 6. Gualtier Malde...Caro nome
- Act Two - 1. Ella mi fu rapita!
- Act Two - 2. Duca, duca!
- Act Two - 3. Possente amor mi chiama
- Act Two - 4. Povero Rigoletto!
- Act Two - 5. Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
- Act Two - 6. Parla...siam soli..
- Act Three - 1. La donne e mobile
- Act Three - 2. Un di, se bel rammentomi
- Act Three - 3. Bella figlia dell'amore
- Act Three - 4. V'ho ingannato, colpevole fui
L'elisir d'amore
Released 1990- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Preludio
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I Coro d'Introduzione. "Bel conforto al mietitore" (Giannetta, Coro)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Cavatina "Quanto è bella, quanto è cara!" (Nemorino, Gianetta, Coro)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Scena e Cavatina "Benedette queste carte!...Della crudele Isotta" (Adina, Gianetta, Nemorino, Coro)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Marziale
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. "Come Paride vezzoso" (Belcore, Adina, Gianetta, Nemorino, Coro) / Recitativo "Intanto, o mio ragazza" (Belcore, Adina, Coro)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Scena e Duetto "Una parola, o Adina" (Nemorino, Adina)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Duetto "Chiedi all'aura lusinghiera" (Adina, Nemorino)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. "Che vuol dire codesta suonata?" (Coro)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Cavatina "Udite, udite, o rustici" (Dulcamara, Coro)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Recitativo "Ardir! Ha forse il cielo mandato" (Nemorino, Dulcamara)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Duetto "Voglio dire, lo stupendo elisir" (Nemorino, Dulcamara)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Recitativo "Caro elisir! sei mio!" (Neomorino)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Scena e Duetto "Lallarallara...Esulti pur la barbara" (Nemorino, Adina)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Terzetto "Tran, tran, tran...In guerra ed in amor" (Belcore, Adina, Nemorino)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Scena e Quartetto "Signor sargente, di voi richiede la vostra gente." (Gianetta, Belcore, Nemorino, Adino, Coro)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Quartetto "Adina credimi, te ne scongiuro" (Nemorino, Belcore, Adina, Gianetta, Coro)
- L'elisir d'amore: Atto I. Quartetto "Andiam, Belcore." (Adina, Nemorino, Gianetta, Belcore, Coro)
Aida
Released 1989- Aida: Act I. Preludio
- Aida: Act I, Scene I. "Sì: corre voce che l'Etiope ardisca" (Ramfis)
- Aida: Act I, Scene I. "Se quel guerrier io fossi!" (Radamès)
- Aida: Act I, Scene I. "Quale insolita gioia" (Amneris)
- Aida: Act I, Scene I. "Alta cagion v'aduna" (Il Re)
- Aida: Act I, Scene I. "Ritorna vincitor! (Aida)
- Aida: Act I, Scene II. "Possente, possente Fthà" (Sacerdotessa)
- Aida: Act I, Scene II. "Mortal, diletto ai Numi" (Ramfis)
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