That doesn’t make Justin Tucker sweat as much as he did singing “Ave Maria” Thursday night.
Backed by the Concert Artists of Baltimore, Tucker sang at the Christmas concert for Catholic Charities in Baltimore at the packed Baltimore Basilica. And he got a standing ovation afterwards.
In short, he absolutely nailed it.
“I would say it’s way more nerve-wracking to sing in front of a group of people because, quite frankly, that’s not really my element,” Tucker said.
“Kicking a ball in front of tens of thousands of people in a stadium with a bunch more people watching on TV, that’s my comfort zone.