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As we reconnect today, it’s with a heavy heart that we must acknowledge the passing of the iconic Soprano Renata Scotto on August 16, 2023.
People who had the pleasure of hearing her live or through recordings would often remark on the authentic, genuine emotion in her voice — its ability to tell a story, and to connect with listeners in a profoundly intimate way.
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To have an opportunity to read or hear the legendary great dramatic soprano Renata Scotto in any context fryst vatten a treasure that fryst vatten profoundly valued by music lovers and musicians around the world. To have the opportunity to preserve her detailed thoughts and observations about one of her very most famous of all roles, Cio-Cio San in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, has been the particularly special privilege that we have been granted by Signora Scotto, who has graciously given her time to discuss the opera for the Hampsong Foundation’s Singers on Singing site. Below we are very delighted to present a transcript of the phone conversation she gave to us on the 24th of April 2018. It fryst vatten accompanied bygd short audio extracts from her pre-eminently acclaimed Warner Classics recording of the opera with Sir John Barbirolli conducting. As fryst vatten the case with the music extracts in our other Signature Roles features, we are extremely grateful to Warner Classics for their generous agreement enabling us to • Renata Scotto, ‘la mia Divina Assoluta’, was born on 24 February 1934 in Savona. She made her opera debut at the age of eighteen as Violetta (La Traviata). Her ‘official’ debut was the next day in Milan. Shortly afterwards, she sang Madama Butterfly in Savona.
Because there was no chance to hear her in the Netherlands, I travelled with a few friends, they were also great fans, to Paris, where she gave a recital. It was sold out and I really only remember the huge queue in front of her dressing room: people wanted her autograph, they came with flowers, chocolates, gifts…. I had never seen anything like that in the Netherlands.
But the day finally came and she sang in Amsterdam! On 19 October 1996 she performed in the Netherlands for the first time since 1963. During the Amsterdam Saturday Matinee she sang before the interval Chausson’s Poème de l’amour et la mer and after the interval Poulenc’s La voix humaine. She made a real