Anthony Laciura is an American operatic tenor, noted for his abilities as a comprimario. Born in New Orleans, he studied voice there with Charles Paddock, also the teacher of Ticho Parly. As a boy soprano, Laciura made his operatic debut in a small role in Louise, in March 1965, at the New Orleans Opera Association, opposite the last performances in this opera of Dorothy Kirsten and Norman Treigle. As an adult, he would give many performances with that company, and would earn music degrees from Loyola University of the South and Tulane University. On the Opening Night of the 1982-83 season, the tenor debuted with the Metropolitan Opera, where he appeared well over 800 times. That first role was the Major-domo in Der Rosenkavalier, with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. In fact, that production was televised, as were Laciura's performances in La forza del destino, Francesca da Rimini, Tosca, Le nozze di Figaro, Die Fledermaus, Carmen, Turandot, Les contes d'Hoffmann, Ariadne auf Naxos, La fanciulla del West, Falstaff, I lombardi alla prima crociata, Billy Budd, Le nozze di Figaro, and Wozzeck. Several of these productions have been published on DVD. The tenor's final appearance at the Met was in The Gambler. In October 2011, he returned to the New Orleans Opera, for Emperor Altoum, in Turandot. Wikipedia [ - ]

Anthony Laciura is an American operatic tenor, noted for his abilities as a comprimario. Born in... [ + ]