noun Lu·cia·no [loo-chee-ah-noh; Italian loo-chah-naw] /ˌlu tʃiˈɑ noʊ; Italian luˈtʃɑ nɔ/, 1935–2007, Italian operatic tenor. nounLuciano 1935–2007, Italian operatic tenor, specializing in works by Verdi and Puccini