Salvatore Licitra obituary

Operatic tenor with exemplary phrasing, undeniable charisma and a rare sensitivityHailed as the "new Pavarotti" at the start of his career, the Italian tenor Salvatore Licitra, who has died at the age of 43 following a road accident, had much to live up to. He first came to attention as Manrico in Il Trovatore under Riccardo Muti, opening the 2000–01 season at La Scala. Muti, something of a purist in these matters, prohibited Licitra from singing the traditional but inauthentic high C in the c...

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