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Richard Tucker Music Foundation Presents 2023 Gala on Sunday, October 29 at Carnegie Hall
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RICHARD TUCKER MUSIC FOUNDATION PRESENTS
2023 OPERA GALA ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
Featuring Performances by Ben Bliss, Angel Blue, Stephen Costello,
Michael Fabiano, Susan Graham, Quinn Kelsey, Federica Lombardi,
Angela Meade, Ailyn Pérez, Matthew Polenzani, and Christian Van Horn
New York, NY (September 18, 2023) — The Richard Tucker Music Foundation presents its annual Gala on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Bringing together a star-studded roster of previous Richard Tucker Award Winners, Grant Recipients, and special guests, the concert will feature tenor Ben Bliss (2015 Career Grant Recipient), soprano Angel Blue (2022 Richard Tucker Award Winner), tenor Stephen Costello (2009 Richard Tucker Award Winner), tenor Michael Fabiano (2014 Richard Tucker Award Winner), mezzo-soprano Susan Graham (1990 Career Grant Recipient), baritone Quinn Kelsey (2005 Study Grant Recipient and 2006 Career Grant Recipient), soprano Federica Lombardi, soprano Angela Meade (2011 Richard Tucker Award Winner), soprano Ailyn Pérez (2012 Richard Tucker Award Winner), tenor Matthew Polenzani (2004 Richard Tucker Award Winner), and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn (2018 Richard Tucker Award Winner).
Program of operatic favorites spanning the repertoire to be announced.
A dinner reception will follow the event.
The Richard Tucker Music Foundation’s 2023 Gala is a fundraiser to directly support the foundation’s award and grant programs, and to continue Richard Tucker’s legacy of advancing the careers of talented young American opera singers and bringing opera to the community.
Program Information
2023 Richard Tucker Gala
Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
Tickets: Starting at $40
Link: https://richardtucker.org/events/
Tickets
Tickets to the concert-only and full Gala evening are on sale through the Richard Tucker Foundation by calling 212-757-2218 (Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 5:30pm ET). Concert-only tickets are now on-sale at carnegiehall.org, by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800, or by visiting the Box Office at 57th and 7th.
Performers
Ben Bliss, 2015 Career Grant Recipient
Angel Blue, 2022 Richard Tucker Award
Stephen Costello, 2009 Richard Tucker Award
Michael Fabiano, 2014 Richard Tucker Award
Susan Graham, 1990 Career Grant Recipient
Quinn Kelsey, 2005 Study Grant Recipient, 2006 Career Grant Recipient
Federica Lombardi, special guest
Angela Meade, 2011 Richard Tucker Award Winner
Ailyn Pérez, 2012 Richard Tucker Award Winner
Matthew Polenzani, 2004 Richard Tucker Award Winner
Christian Van Horn, 2018 Richard Tucker Award Winner
The concert will last approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
About the Richard Tucker Music Foundation
After Richard Tucker’s untimely death in 1975, his duo partner and friend Robert Merrill worked with the Tucker family to organize a gathering of opera legends, including Martina Arroyo and Roberta Peters, to take place on what would have been the duo’s next date at Carnegie Hall. The Richard Tucker Music Foundation was formed later that year, and the concert became an annual tradition, raising funds to support young American opera singers and keep the beloved tenor’s memory alive. For more than four decades, the foundation’s annual concert has brought together some of opera’s most illustrious stars, including Leonard Bernstein, Montserrat Caballé, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Leontyne Price, and Joan Sutherland.
The Richard Tucker Music Foundation is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to perpetuating the artistic legacy of the great Brooklyn-born tenor by nurturing the careers of talented young American opera singers. Through awards, grants for study, performance opportunities, and other activities, the foundation provides professional development for singers at various stages of their careers. It also offers free performances in the New York metropolitan area, and supports music education enrichment programs. Each year, the foundation confers its most prestigious prize, the Richard Tucker Award (often referred to as the “Heisman Trophy of Opera”), on an artist poised at the edge of a major international career.
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