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Renata Scotto (born 24 February 1934) is an Italian soprano and opera director. Recognized for her sense of style, musicality and as a remarkable singer-actress, Scotto is considered one of the preeminent singers of her generation, specializing in the bel canto repertoire with excursions into the verismo and Verdi repertoires. Since retiring from the stage as a singer in 2002, she has turned successfully into directing opera as well as teaching in Italy and America, along with academic posts at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and the Juilliard School in New York...

Lyrics & English Translation

Poor flowers,
the jewels of the meadow,
born only yesterday,
today you are dying,
like the promises
of a faithless heart!

Now I give you
the first kiss,
or the last,
sweet and strong,
the kiss of death,
the kiss of love,

It's all over! The scorn dies
with your perfume:
Let the mistake of one day
die with you,
never to return.
It's all over.


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