Description

LIBERO DE LUCA (KREUZLINGEN, SWITZERLAND, 13 MARCH, 1913 – HORN, SWITZERLAND, 1998)

 

 

 

 

After studying architecture, he trained as a baritone with Max Kraus in Munich (1932-1934) before retraining as a tenor in Zurich with Alfredo Cairati. After winning a first prize at an international voice competition in Geneva in 1941, he made his professional debut the following year at the Solothurn Municipal Theatre. After one season at the Bern Municipal Theatre, he joined the Zurich Opera (1943-1949). There, he sang in the premieres of Hans Haug’s Der unsterbliche Kranke (1947) and W. Burkhard’s Die schwarze Spinne (1949). In 1948, he performed at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. In 1949, he appeared at Covent Garden in London and was also a guest at opera houses in Brussels, Munich, and Vienna. That same year, he became the first tenor of the Opéra-Comique in Paris, where he appeared in numerous French operas. He also sang at the Paris Grand Opéra, including a performance as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor opposite Lily Pons in 1948. Until 1960, he was a soloist at both major Parisian opera houses. In addition, he had a successful concert career with appearances in Zurich, Basel, Bern, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, and Paris. He retired from the stage in 1961 and later became a full-time voice teacher in Horn, Switzerland, near Lake Constance.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1941 Solothurn Municipal Theatre

1942 Bern Municipal Theatre

1943 -1949 Zurich Opera

1948 Buenos Aires Teatro Colon

1949 London Covent Garden

1949 Paris Opéra-Comique

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Carmen (Bizet) Au quartier! pour l’appel!… La fleur que tu m’avais jetée with Suzanne Juyol Orchestre du Théâtre de l’Opéra Comique, Albert Wolff
2. Carmen (Bizet) C’est toi! C’est moi! with Suzanne Juyol Orchestre du Théâtre de l’Opéra Comique, Albert Wolff
3. Carmen (Bizet) Parle-moi de ma mère with Janine Micheau Albert Wolff, Orchestre du Théâtre de l’Opéra Comique
4. Così fan tutte (Mozart) Fra gli amplessi in pochi istanti L’orchestre De La Suisse Romande
5. Cosi fan tutte (Mozart) Un’aura amorosa L’orchestre De La Suisse Romande
6. Der Bajazzo (Leoncavallo) Ein herrliches Schauspiel Radio-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg
7. Der Bajazzo (Leoncavallo) Jetzt spielen Radio-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg
8. Der Bajazzo (Leoncavallo) Nein, bin Bajazzo nicht mehr with Hermann Prey Radio-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg
9. Der Bajazzo (Leoncavallo) Scherzet immer Radio-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg
10. Don Carlos (Verdi) Sie ist verloren Wilhelm Schüchter, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg
11. La Bohème (Puccini) Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen Radio-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg, Eugen Szenkar
12. Les Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) C’est toi – Au fond du temple saint with Jean Borthayre Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire de Paris,
13. Manon (Massenet) Ah! fuyez douce image Orchestre National de l’Opéra-Comique, Albert Wolff
14. Manon (Massenet) En ferment les yeux Orchestre National de l’Opéra-Comique, Albert Wolff
15. Mignon (Thomas) Adieu, mignon Conductor Georges Sébastian
16. Mignon (Thomas) Elle ne croyait pas Conductor Georges Sébastian
17. Rigoletto (Verdi) Freundlich blick ich Radio-Sinfonieorchester Köln, Mario Rossi
18. Rigoletto (Verdi) Giovanni, mir ist so bange with Mimi Coertse and Hildegund Walther Radio-Sinfonieorchester Köln, Mario Rossi
19. Rigoletto (Verdi) Sie wurde mir entrissen! – Ich seh die heissen Zähren Radio-Sinfonieorchester Köln, Mario Rossi
20. Tosca (Puccini) Le ciel luisait d’étoiles L’orchestre De La Suisse Romande
21. Tosca (Puccini) Ô de beautés égales! L’orchestre De La Suisse Romande
22. Turandot (Puccini) Keiner schlafe! Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Victor Reinshagen
23. Turandot (Puccini) O weine nicht, Liù with Monika Hober Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Victor Reinshagen
24. Werther (Massenet) Ein anderer ist ihr Gatte! Radio-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg
25. Werther (Massenet) Ich weiss nicht, ob ich wache oder träume Radio-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg