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Leo Nucci (born 16 April 1942) is an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with Giuseppe Verdi and Verismo roles.
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 Palais Garnier 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. 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 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.
On 10 October 2019, Nucci sang during the celebrations for the anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi, in Parma.
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, Il trovatore, La traviata, Don Carlo, Aida, Otello, and Falstaff. He has sung the role of Rigoletto alone more than 500 times.
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