AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA: Richard Tucker and Robert Merrill. When World War II made it difficult to import singers from Europe, the Metropolitan Opera discovered two major voices in their own back yard, tenor Richard Tucker and baritone Robert Merrill, who became mainstays of the Met for 30 years. Marc Courtade looks at the lives and careers of these two extraordinary talents.
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