Renata Scotto
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Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2000, Lifetime Achievement Award
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Italian Opera Arias
Renata Scotto (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Renato Bruson (baritone), Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano)
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Renata Scotto (Cio Cio San), Carlo Bergonzi (Pinkerton), Anna di Stasio (Suzuki), Rolando Panerai (Sharpless) & Silvana Padoan (Kate Pinkerton), Piero De Palma (Goro)
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, John Barbirolli
One of the great recordings of Butterfly, this Rome version stars – the only word that will do – Renata Scotto, magnificently supported by John Barbirolli at his most Italianate. — More…
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This was a strong contender in an overcrowded field when it was first released. You'd be hard pressed to find either a more positive or a more intelligent Turiddu or Santuzza than Domingo or... — More…
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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana, etc.
RecommendedRenata Scotto, Jose Carreras, Kari Nurmela, Thomas Allen
Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
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Building a Library, April 2001, First Choice
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Puccini: La Bohème
Gianni Poggi (Rodolfo), Renata Scotto (Mimi), Jolanda Meneguzzer (Musetta), Tito Gobbi (Marcello), Giorgio Giorgetti (Schaunard), Giuseppe Modesti (Colline), Virgilio Carbonari (Benoit/Alcindoro), Enzo Guagni (Parpignol), Mario Frosini (Sergente dei doganieri), Augusto Frati (Un doganiere)
Orchestra...
Antonino Votto conducts an irresistible performance, with the young Renata Scotto as Mimì, Gianni Poggi as Rodolfo and Jolanda Meneguzzer as Musetta. Despite its 45 years, this more than holds... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Best-kept Secrets
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Giordano, U: Andrea Chénier
Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Sherrill Milnes, Jean Kraft, Maria Ewing, Allan Monk, Enzo Dara
National Philharmonic Orchestra, The John Alldis Choir, James Levine
Choosing between this recording and the Decca Chailly (currently available only as a download), it might seem sensible to start with the tenor in the title-role, and here a strong inclination... — More…
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Puccini: Il Trittico
RecommendedIl tabarro
Ingvar Wixell (Michele), Plácido Domingo (Luigi), Renata Scotto (Giorgetta), Gillian Knight (La Frugola), Michel Sénéchal (Il Tinca), Dennis Wicks (Il Talpa), John Treleaven (Venditore di canzonette), Yvonne Kenny, Peter Jeffes (Due Amanti)
Suor Angelica...
The highlight of this set...is an outstanding Suor Angelica, with Renata Scotto in the title role, supported by Marilyn Horne as her aunt, and Ileana Cotrubas (who also sings Lauretta in Schicchi)... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2017, Also Recommended
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Verdi: Nabucco
Matteo Manuguerra (Nabucco), Renata Scotto (Abigaille), Veriano Luchetti (Ismaele), Robert Lloyd (Gran Sacerdote), Elena Obraztsova (Fenena), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Zaccaria), Kenneth Edwards (Abdallo), Anne Collins (Anna)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
2 CDs
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