The famous Italian lyric soprano, Renata Scotto, died at the age of 89, announced Wednesday, August 16, the mayor of the city of Savona, where the singer was born.
“A unique singer, a great musician, a great artist, a great woman has died. Cultivated, refined, generous, simple,” Marco Russo wrote on his Facebook account. According to the Ansa agency, the singer died in her home in New York, United States.
Born on February 24, 1934 in Savona, in northwestern Italy, she studied singing in Milan and began her career in 1952 in her hometown in La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. During her long career she has sung in the greatest opera houses around the world, from the Metropolitan Opera in New York to the Royal Opera House in London and La Scala in Milan.
“I enjoyed every second of my career”
Renata Scotto has made 314 appearances at the Metropolitan Opera since her debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly on October 13, 1965, until her last, also as Cio-Cio-San, on January 18, 1987. the sequel as a director.
“I am heartbroken by the death of Renata Scotto, one of the greatest opera singers of all time, dedicated teacher to young singers,” famous tenor Placido Domingo wrote on X, ex-Twitter.
“I like living in the present,” she said in a 2007 interview with the Associated Press. “Of course, I watch my DVDs. I enjoyed every second of my career. Now I live with young singers. I love them so much,” she added of her role as director.
