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Renata Scotto

Singer details:

Voice: Soprano
Nationality: Italian
Year of Birth: 1934

About Renata Scotto:

Renata Scotto (born 24 February 1934) is an Italian soprano and opera director.

Recognized for her sense of style, her 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 to 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. She lives in Armonk, New York with her husband Lorenzo Anselmi.

Renata Scotto was born in Savona, Italy. She made her operatic debut in her home town on Christmas Eve of 1952 at the age of 18 in front of a sold-out house as Violetta in Verdi's La traviata. The next day, she made her 'official' opera debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan as Violetta. Shortly after, she performed in her first Puccini opera, Madama Butterfly, in Savona and was paid twenty-five thousand lire. Both roles would later become closely associated with her name.

In 1953, Scotto auditioned at La Scala for the role of Walter in Catalani's La Wally with Renata Tebaldi and Mario del Monaco. After her audition, one of the judges, the conductor Victor de Sabata, was heard to say, "Forget about the rest." La Wally opened on 7 December 1953 and Scotto was called back for fifteen curtain calls. Tebaldi and Del Monaco each received seven.

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Nr.Title scenePopularityOperaComposerActTypeVoicesLang.Roles
211Gloria gloria o vincitore Popularity:

Opera: TurandotComposer: PucciniAct: 2.14

Type: choirVoice: T SLanguage: Italian

Roles:
212Ai perigli della guerra Popularity:

Opera: Elisir d'amore, L'Composer: DonizettiAct: 2.05-2

Type: recitativeVoice: T BrLanguage: Italian

Roles: Nemorino/Belcore
213Oh! se una volta sola Popularity:

Opera: Sonnambula, LaComposer: BelliniAct: 2.11

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Amina
214Il faut partir Popularity:

Opera: Fille du régiment, LaComposer: DonizettiAct: 1.15

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: French

Roles: Marie
215Morte io non temo, il sai Popularity:

Opera: Capuleti ed i Montecchi, IComposer: BelliniAct:

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles:
216Surta e la notte Popularity:

Opera: ErnaniComposer: VerdiAct: 1.05

Type: recitativeVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Elvira
217Era piu calmo Popularity:

Opera: OtelloComposer: VerdiAct: 4.01

Type: recitativeVoice: Mz SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Emilia/Desdemona
218Tu che invoco con orrore Popularity:

Opera: Vestala, LaComposer: SpontiniAct: 2.02

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: French

Roles: Julia
219E non giungono Popularity:

Opera: ToscaComposer: PucciniAct: 3.09

Type: recitativeVoice: S TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Tosca/Cavaradossi
220Non fu sogno Popularity:

Opera: Lombardi Prima CrociataComposer: VerdiAct: 4.02-2

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Giselda
221Come innocente giovane Popularity:

Opera: Anna BolenaComposer: DonizettiAct: 1.06

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Anna
222Mimì è una civetta Popularity:

Opera: Bohème, LaComposer: PucciniAct: 3.06

Type: trioVoice: T Br SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Rodolfo/Marcello/Mimì
223Inneggiamo, il Signor non è morto Popularity:

Opera: Cavalleria RusticanaComposer: MascagniAct: 1.11

Type: duet,choirVoice: S cALanguage: Italian

Roles: Santuzza/Lucia
224Ora mi sento meglio Popularity:

Opera: Barbiere di Siviglia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 1.20

Type: recitativeVoice: cA/Mz BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Rosina/Bartolo
225Io so che alle sue pene Popularity:

Opera: Madame ButterflyComposer: PucciniAct: 3.04

Type: trioVoice: Br Mz TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Sharpless/Suzuki/Pinkerton
226Einst traumte meiner sel'gen Base Popularity:

Opera: Freischütz, DerComposer: WeberAct: 3.05

Type: recitative,ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: German

Roles: Agathe
227Annina? comandate? Popularity:

Opera: Traviata, LaComposer: VerdiAct: 3.02

Type: duetVoice: S SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Violetta/Annina
228Principessa divina! Popularity:

Opera: TurandotComposer: PucciniAct: 3.04

Type: recitativeVoice: Br S SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Ping/Turandot/Liù
229Vedi io piango Popularity:

Opera: FedoraComposer: GiordanoAct: 2.11

Type: duetVoice: T SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Count/Fedora
230Vieni amor mio Popularity:

Opera: Madame ButterflyComposer: PucciniAct: 1.08

Type: Voice: T S TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Pinkerton/Cio-Cio/Goro
231Bimba bimba non piangere Popularity:

Opera: Madame ButterflyComposer: PucciniAct: 1.09-5

Type: Voice: T SLanguage: Italian

Roles:
232Adalgisa alma costanza Popularity:

Opera: NormaComposer: BelliniAct: 1.18

Type: recitativeVoice: S S/MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Norma/Adalgisa
233Non sapete quale affetto Popularity:

Opera: Traviata, LaComposer: VerdiAct: 2.05-1

Type: duetVoice: S BrLanguage: Italian

Roles: Violetta/Giorgio
234E qual via scegliete? Popularity:

Opera: ToscaComposer: PucciniAct: 2.17

Type: recitativeVoice: S BrLanguage: Italian

Roles: Tosca/Scarpia
235Un grido io sento Popularity:

Opera: Straniera, LaComposer: BelliniAct: 1.26

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Alaide
236Ecco l'altare Popularity:

Opera: Andrea ChenierComposer: GiordanoAct: 2.08-2

Type: recitativeVoice: S TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Maddalena/Andrea
237Fior di giaggiolo Popularity:

Opera: Cavalleria RusticanaComposer: MascagniAct: 1.14

Type: trioVoice: Mz T SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Lola/Turiddu/Santuzza
238Chi s'avanza? Popularity:

Opera: NabuccoComposer: VerdiAct: 2.03-1

Type: recitativeVoice: B SLanguage: Italian

Roles: High priest/Abigaille
239Lo vidi e il primo palpito Popularity:

Opera: Luisa MillerComposer: VerdiAct: 1.04

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Luisa
240O amore vieni a me Popularity:

Opera: MedeaComposer: CherubiniAct: 1.04

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Dircé
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