Italian soprano Renata Scotto has died

He passed away at the age of 89 the Italian soprano Renata Scotto, the mayor of Savona, birthplace of the famous treble, announced today. “A unique performer, a great musician and artist, a great woman has passed away. Cultivated, refined, generous…a simple person,” wrote Marco Russo in a Facebook post.

According to the Italian news agency (ANSA), Renata Scotto breathed her last at her home in New York, USA.

Born on February 24, 1934 in Savona in northwestern Italy, studied classical singing in Milan and began her career in the role of Violetta in opera “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi.

During her long career, appeared among others at the Metropolitan Opera of New York, at the Royal Opera House in London and La Scala in Milan.

I am devastated by the death of Renata Scotto, one of the greatest opera singers of all time“, wrote tenor Placido Domingo in a post on the X platform (formerly Twitter).

Source: News Beast

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