Renata Scotto, Italian opera singer, dies aged 89

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Singer participated in more than 300 productions at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Cause of death was not revealed. Renata Scotto with tenor Placido Domingo, backstage at Bellini’s opera ‘Norma’, in 1981 Elizabeth Richter/AP/Archive Renata Scotto, one of the greatest Italian opera singers, died this Wednesday (16) at the age of 89. The information was confirmed by his manager in New York, Robert Lombardo. According to information from the Associated Press news agency, Lombardo was notified of the singer’s death by the family. “I spoke to her a few weeks ago and I didn’t get any indication that anything was going on,” he told the outlet. According to Lombardo, Renata died in Savona, her hometown in Italy. She maintained residences across the country and in Armonk, New York, in the United States. Renata participated in 314 productions at the Metropolitan Opera since her debut, in “Madame Buterfly”, by Puccini, in 1965, until her last performance, in the same role, in 1987. After her career as a singer, she started directing shows. “I like to live in the present”, said the artist in 2007, in an 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 very much.” Born on February 24, 1934, in Savona, Italy, Renata made her debut in the city in 1952, as Violeta, in “La Traviata”, by Giuseppe Verdi. The next day, she performed the same role at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan. She made her first appearance at the Teatro alla Scala in December 1957, on the opening night of the season, with the opera “La Wally” by Alfredo Catalani , alongside Mario Del Monaco and conductor Carlo Maria Giulini. When she debuted at the Met, she was hailed as “a new star” by The New York Times. When Renata sang the lead in Vicenzo Bellini’s “Norma” on the opening night of the Met’s 1981-82 season, she was booed by Maria Callas fans who objected to anyone else singing the role. She starred alongside Luciano Pavarotti in the first broadcast “Live from the Met” in 1977 of Puccini’s “La Bohème”. With the end of her writing career approaching, she turned to directing. “I love it. It’s completely different, of course,” she told the AP. “There’s more responsibility — you have responsibility for everybody — the stage, the scenery. It’s another perspective. You see the show differently.” Renata is survived by a daughter, Laura Anselmi Miller, a son, Filippo Anselmi, and two grandchildren. in 2021.

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