Legendary soprano Renata Scotto has passed away

0000: The musical world mourns the death of "one of the greatest opera singers of all times" (Plácido Domingo)

Renata Scotto was considered an extraordinarily compelling and complete artist, with the ability to create a deeply moving character through magnetic stage presence, expressive musical phrasing, and unfailingly dramatic delivery of the Italian text. After her debut in 1965, Scotto sang a total of 26 roles with the Metropolitan Opera, giving more than 300 performances on the Met stage. In 1977, Scotto’s artistry was shared with a huge national audience when the Met first teamed up with PBS for a live telecast of LA BOHÈME, her heart-rending performance as Mimì bringing her wider fame and making her a media personality. She would go on to star in eight more Met telecasts of complete operas, which are available through CLASART CLASSIC:

Puccini LA BOHÈME (1977)
Renata Scotto, Maralin Niska, Luciano Pavarotti
James Levine / Fabrizio Melano

Verdi OTELLO (1978)
Renata Scotto, Jon Vickers, Cornell MacNeil
James Levine / Franco Zeffirelli

Verdi LUISA MILLER (1979)
Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes
James Levine / Nathaniel Merrill

Verdi DON CARLO (1980)
Renata Scotto, Tatiana Troyanos, Sherrill Milnes
James Levine / John Dexter

Puccini MANON LESCAUT (1980)
Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Pablo Elvira
James Levine / Gian Carlo Menotti

Puccini IL TRITTICO (1981)
Renata Scotto, Vasile Moldoveanu, Cornell MacNeil
James Levine / Fabrizio Melano

Puccini LA BOHÈME (1982)
Teresa Stratas, Renata Scotto, José Carreras
James Levine / Franco Zeffirelli

Zandonai FRANCESCA DA RIMINI (1984)
Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil
James Levine / Piero Faggioni

Production Company The Metropolitan Opera