He had made his Metropolitan debut in the demanding role of Enzo in La Gioconda on January 25, 1945, and had been a primo tenore (or “star tenor”) from the start. To understand the origins of the foundation bearing his name, it’s necessary to know who Richard Tucker was. I am also in a position to speak personally about David Tucker, whom I have known since 1981 when I was awarded a contract by the EP Dutton Company to write a book about Richard Tucker, to which Luciano Pavarotti wrote the foreword.
David’s opinions do not align with the beliefs and mission of the Richard Tucker Music Foundation, a Foundation built on the legacy of a Jewish-American singer who sought to bridge religious and cultural differences.”Īs the biographer of Richard Tucker, I am in a position to speak knowledgeably about the life, career, and personal values of “The American Caruso,” as Tucker was dubbed in the press during his three decades as one of the Metropolitan Opera Company’s most famous and durable tenors. In a July 20 press release, Barry Tucker, the Foundation’s long-time president and brother of David, and Jeffrey Manocherian, the board’s current chair, announced that “The Richard Tucker Music Foundation condemns the hurtful and offensive comments made by one of our Board members, David Tucker, … has been removed from the Richard Tucker Foundation Board of Directors, effective immediately. Tucker, MD, the second of Richard Tucker’s three sons, a retired eye surgeon, and a significant contributor to the funding of the Foundation since its beginning 44 years ago. As an apparent first response to this scrutiny, the board of directors voted to remove one of its founding members, David N. and the venue for young American singers to compete for the funding and publicity to pursue an operatic career, has come under media scrutiny for a lack of diversity among the winners of its top award. The Richard Tucker Music Foundation, the largest of its kind in the U.S.
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