“Make no mistake,” wrote Harold C. Schoenberg of The New York Times ( first music critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for music criticism) March 12 1971, “Mr. Pavarotti has a Golden Age voice.” The career of the greatest tenor of our age was officially launched. In my more modest world of Hazzanut, The largest […]
How many times have I heard older colleagues exclaim after a concert:”That was the Best I ever sang!” Only a couple hundred… and each time I hear it, I think “Wow, what a yutz! When I get older, I’m gonna own up to the fact that my voice has aged.” Well, the other night was […]
My brother Solomon, is called Tucky; after the depression era nursery rhyme: “Little Tommy Tucker, sings for his supper.” Early on, he displayed a fabulous vocal talent. A “Wunderkind.” Beginning at age 8, he started to sing with the great synagogue choirs as alto soloist. All the famous cantors of the day knew him, and […]
