Richard Tucker News

The 2024 George London Award winners have been announced, including soprano Katerina Burton, mezzo-sopranos Emily Treigle and Erin Wagner, tenor Samuel White, and baritones Benjamin Dickerson and Darren Drone.

Watch Tenor Jack Swanson sing 'Si Ritrovarla io Giuro', the iconic aria from Rossini's CINDERELLA in the video here!

Rossini's CENERENTOLA — or, CINDERELLA — has been an audience favorite for more than 200 years. From its perfectly balanced structure to the fun and fizzy melodies, Maestra Yi-Chen Lin shares why this beloved opera has stood the test of time. Watch the interview here!

Meet the cast of The Lyric Opera of Chicago's CINDERELLA — onstage January 21 through February 10 starring Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Jack Swanson, Alessandro Corbelli, Joshua Hopkins, Nicholas Newton, Teresa Castillo, and Sophia Maekawa in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's iconic production. 

The Met celebrates the new year with a new production of Bizet's Carmen by acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell, opening on Sunday, December 31, at 6:30PM. In her highly anticipated Met debut, Cracknell reinvigorates the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to modern day and explores themes that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries.

Stay updated on the latest cast changes for the Metropolitan Opera's production of La Bohème. Get all the details on who will be performing in this beloved opera.

The Met's new production of Bizet's Carmen, directed by Carrie Cracknell, opens on December 31.

Soprano Renée Fleming returns for the sixth year to lead SongStudio, an innovative workshop exploring the future of the vocal recital. Public master classes will be led by Ms. Fleming, Angel Blue, Graham Johnson, and Nicholas Phan. Will Liverman joins as creative advisor.

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Rossini’s timeless romantic comedy Cinderella, transporting audiences to a world of enchantment from January 21 to February 10, 2024.

Join the American Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Handel's oratorio 'Judas Maccabaeus' at The Riverside Church on December 14th.

An historic recording of golden age tenor Richard Tucker singing “Sound an Alarm” from Handel’s JUDAS MACCABEUS” set the tone for the Richard Tucker Music Foundation’s Gala concert at Carnegie Hall. There was wonderful singing ahead of us—but of a certain kind. Like many other classical organizations, the Tucker Foundation, has found that, as Charles Dickens said in “A Tale of Two Cities,” “It was the best of times, the worst of times.” The “best” is for the quality of the singers that the foundation has supported through varying kinds of grants. The “worst”? Money from the usual donor pool is in shorter supply than usual, which meant a less elaborate evening

Grammy Award winner J'Nai Bridges sits down with Alric Davis to chat about Intelligence, the new Opera making waves and bringing the Heat to Houston!

American Mezzo-Soprano Samantha Hankey will make her house debut at Semperoper Dresden as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro on November 2 and 6, 2023 at 7:00pm.

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Gainesville, Florida presents the world premiere of The Prodigal Son, the reprise of The Prodigal Daughter, and excerpts from 3:16. Featuring talented soloists and pianist Mo. Jane Kozhevnikova. Admission is free, donations benefit the church.

Following the hugely successful releases of his albums Dreams of a New Day – Songs by Black Composers (released by Cedille in 2021; GRAMMY nominee for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album) and Whither Must I Wander (released by Odradek in 2020), GRAMMY Award winning baritone Will Liverman announces his first EP.

Tenor Eric Ferring releases new album 'We have tomorrow' featuring works by Barber, Price, Brahms, Beach, Shepherd, and Fauré with pianist Madeline Slettedahl and Quatuor Agate. Out now on Delos.

Emmy-winning, Billboard Chart-topping American tenor Eric Ferring will release a new album, We have tomorrow, on Friday, October 6, 2023 on Delos.

Donizetti's beloved comic opera The Daughter of the Regiment marches onto the Lyric Opera of Chicago stage for the first time in 50 years, November 4-25, 2023. Also known by its French-language title La fille du régiment, this mashup of slapstick and romance stars two of the biggest names in all of opera: Lisette Oropesa in her Lyric debut and returning favorite Lawrence Brownlee.

San Diego Opera’s 2023-2024 Season opens with the exciting return of soprano Latonia Moore and mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 7:30 PM in concert at the Balboa Theatre with the San Diego Symphony.

Get the inside scoop on the cast members and creative teams for Arizona Opera's highly anticipated 2023/24 season productions. Discover the talented individuals bringing these performances to life.