The performance was a great success and Scotto, at the age of 23, had become an international opera star. In 1953 she appeared at Teatro alla Scala in Milan as Walter in Alfredo Catalani's La Wally alongside Renata Tebaldi and Mario del Monaco and, on the opening night, was called back for 15 curtain calls.Īt the Edinburgh Festival in 1957 she stood in for Maria Callas, who had refused to appear saying she was ill, as Amina in La Scala’s production of Vincenzo Bellini’s La sonnambula. Shortly afterwards, she performed in Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in Savona. The next day she made her official debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan as Violetta. Scotto made her stage debut on Christmas Eve 1952 at the age of 18 as Violetta in Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata, singing to a sold-out house in Savona, her home town. She sang opposite great tenors such as Mario del Monaco, Alfredo Kraus and Luciano Pavarotti.
Opera singer Renata Scotto, who was one of the leading sopranos in the world at the height of her career, was born on this day in 1934 in Savona in Liguria.Īdmired for her musicality and acting ability, Scotto was one of the most popular singers during the bel canto revival of the 1960s, performing throughout Italy, and in the UK, America, Russia, Japan, Spain, France and Germany.
Singer who stood in for Callas became an international starĪfter making her debut in 1952, Scotto hadĮstablished herself as a star within five years
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