Libero De Luca (1913 – 1997, Horn) was a swiss lyric tenor particularly associated with the French repertory. De Luca was born in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, and studied voice at the Zurich Coservatory with Alfredo Cairati. After winning a first prize at an international voice competition in Geneva, in 1941, he made his professional debut the following year at the Solothurn Municipal Theatre. After one season at the Bern Municipal Theatre, he became first tenor at the Zurich Opera in 1943 until 1949. During that period, he also appeared regularly to great acclaim at the Teatro San C…
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