Salvatore Licitra: a tenor at the height of his career

His standout New York performance as Cavaradossi in Tosca made Licitra an overnight star – his death is a loss to the operatic worldComparisons between tenors are as inevitable as they can be invidious. Salvatore Licitra was dubbed "the new Pavarotti" in May 2002, when he took over from the latter as Cavaradossi in Tosca at the New York Met, receiving the kind of ovations that make overnight stars. The appellation stuck, occasionally colouring responses to his work throughout his tragically sh...

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