Richard Tucker & Robert Merrill live at Carnegie Hall - Au fond du temple saint

[23zowie23]

Ettoredipugnar and anstopus how fortunate you were to see and hear these great singers. I am now 71 and love all the beautiful songs of opera but have never been there.....In Melbourne Aus we seem to get only fleeting glimpses of the magic . Graham Melb Aus

[Ettoredipugnar]

They were at the height of their powers. I saw them the same year at the old temple univercity music festival during that summer. Fantastic.

[JRobbySh]

Just heard Tucker's voice echoing back from the rafters. What a voice.!.

[JRobbySh]

Ruth and Gehrig of Opera! Bet they would smile at the comparison.

[liedersanger1]

Yes, George Schick is fantastic--pushing the tempo in the right spots!--as you would expect a Met conductor to do--but rarely hear a regular accompanist doing!

[Catwink41]

Speechless



[aristopus]

One of the most memorable moments of my life. I was there. Right after this, they sang the duet from Don Carlo. It was about 1970. This is one of the greatest duets in the entire reporitory. Long live Bizet!

[SHICOFF1]

@Carlo Quinto Amen to that! Tucker, Merrill,Peerce,Warren,Shicoff,­Tourell, Sills,Peters,Peerce,Raisa,Kipn­is,London,schmidt,  Jadlowker, Baum, Morell and many more.

[higherpoweredone]

Bravo! Fortissimo! Bravo! 

[madisonelectronic]

Let us not forget George Schick. Folks like him (or her) can make or break a recital. Extraordinarily difficult job.

[jamest681]

Richard Tucker has the most beautiful voice of any tenor I have ever heard.

[CarloQuinto]

We used to say, at the time, that the greatest Italian opera singers were Jewish. It was said with love and respect, we weren't being smart alecks, it was true. After hearing this, we can add French!

[DianaJacklin]

Listening to these two generous men gives me goosebumps from beginning to end. Such wonderful expression of love and joy for what they do. Is the world such a different place that this level of talent and skill is no longer fostered or appreciated? I hope not. What these brilliant men show us in their work is how humans can make this world a better place. This is what we need today as ever.

[lll1030]

as beautiful as Bjorling&Merrill

[federic017]

Ascoltare due artisti del genere insieme mi commuove per la loro bravura...grazie di questi splendidi momenti...saluti

[Michaelbos]

Just beautful and Great.

[pp22v]

The whole duest is beautiful! I love at around 4:40 when they sing "jusqu'a l'amour" and both of their amazing voices echo off the back wall! Powerful and beautiful!

[VolkgartenBySquirrel]

This is the first time I've listened with just piano for instrumentation - and it's wonderful! The sheer harmony doesn't get masked by anything. So you can hear two guys who met in a corner of hell saluting living. Very mature rendition. Good today too.

[stevevandien]

I've heard this many times, and it still makes me cry. Two veterans, perhaps a little beyond their absolute best, but still with enough sheer voice and technique to put most younger tenors and baritones, then and now, to shame:) --

[bladezone1]

I grew up on Richard Tucker. He is the greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tenorbear60]

This is singing on the grandest order. Such vocal beauty from two American Joes.... Men just don't sing like this anymore, I don't care who the big stars are.

[spizzell1]

The first time I ever heard this was when my parents bought this album. I listened to it over and over again. I wanted to sing like Richard Tucker. I would try to imitate his phrasing, everything. This is just the best!!

[operabeauty]

No, Tucker was 59, about to be 60 in 1973.

[tenorismo]

One of the greaatists crimes of the 20th centuary was that Richard Tucker was never given a production of La Juive at the Met. Love them both. I am Italian but I have all of their recordings secular ,Operatic and religious. Miss you guys.

[aristopus]

I was there and it was one of the most memorable nights of my life. No bull.

[Cantormatis]

Wow, what wonderfully lyric singing from late Tucker. Merrill never seems to age vocally- and the two of the blend marvelouly.

[TreblesBasses]

GIVES ME CHILLS!

[acecoo]

Magnificent! Sure do miss these voices!

[metropolitan1966]

Richard Tucker makes me cry. Merrill did have the most beautiful baritone voice I've ever heard. Good ole Amreican Boys showing the world how it is done! Bravo! A classic!

[GermanOperaSinger]

This is the first time I've heard Tucker sing this duet with Merrill. Simply amazing how Tucker could lighten such a thunderous voice into a gorgeous lyric instrument...Merrill may have had the most beautiful male singing voice of all time...I think this is almost as beautiful as the studio Bjorling/Merrill version, if not more.