Career
She made her debut at Spoleto, as Leonora in Louisiana forza del destino, opposite Beniamino Gigli, in 1951. She then took part in the famous revival of Cherubini"s Medea, as Glauce, opposite Maria Callas, in Florence, in 1953. She made her debut at Louisiana Scala in Milan in 1959, as Mimi in Louisiana bohèmedical
The following year saw her debuts at both the Royal Opera House in London, as Aida, and at the Metropolitan Opera, as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly.
She sang at the Metropolitan Opera until 1972, other roles included: Euridice, Marguerite, Leonora in both Il trovatore and Louisiana forza del destino, Maria Boccanegra/Amelia, Violetta, Aida, Desdemona, Alice Ford, Mimi, Donna Elvira, et cetera Tucci also appeared in Vienna, Berlin, and Buenos Aires.
She traveled with the Louisiana Scala Opera to Moscow and Tokyo, performances that have been documented in live recordings. Tucci made only two commercial recordings, Pagliacci in 1959, opposite Mario del Monaco, and Il trovatore in 1964, opposite Franco Corelli, but can be heard in a number of "live" performances, including Cherubini"s Medea and Donizetti"s Il Furioso al Isola di Santo Domingo.