Renata scotto biography

Renata Scotto (February 24, &#; August 16, ) was an Italian operatic soprano who enjoyed a long and distinguished international career.

Life and Career

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Born in Savona, Italy, she studied at the Milan Conservatory of Music, under Ghirardini and Merlini, and later in Rome with Mercedes Llopart.

She made her stage debut in her hometown on Christmas Eve , as Violetta in La traviata. After winning first place in a singing competition, she was invited to sing Violetta at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan on July 2, , which led to her debut at La Scala, the following December, as Walter in Catalani's La Wally, opposite Renata Tebaldi and Mario Del Monaco.

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She quickly appeared in several other cities throughout Italy.

She sang in Cairo in and at The Stoll Theatre in London in That same year, she replaced Maria Callas in La sonnambula at the Edimburg Festival to considerable acclaim. This was the start of long and distinguished international