Friday, August 28, 2009

Happy Birthday

August 28, 1913

Richard Tucker, [Reuben Ticker], born in Brooklyn, New York, Tenor, New York Met Opera

Article about Richard Tucker on Wikipedia

1 comment:

Pauline said...

I grew up listening to my parents' recordings of Richard Tucker in his role as a Jewish cantor. One such recording, "Kol Nidre Service",is available on iTunes and it's still amazing to me. He had the ability to switch from operatic style to the plaintive cantorial mode seamlessly. He set the standard for cantors in my youth; it's a vocal art that has become rare these days in American synagogues.

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