Today I read that Renata died at 89 years. I never heard of her but…..what a voice. RIP Renata

I was very fortunate to experience this fantastic singer as Gilda in Verona in 1966.. she sang terrificly alongside Cappuccilli and Aragall !! Rest in peace !! I will never forget you !!

When I see her tiny frame vibrating full force to express what she needs to convey, I understand why she cut her career short in her last years. Who cares? Vissi d'arte. Better to sing like that for 20 years than hold back and be mediocre for 40 years, like many others. God bless you Renata. A magnificent artist and a very generous one. May you rest in peace.

My most favorite Butterfly ever! She's living it like no one else, what a precious document of how she must have sung it in full staged performances in the 60s and 70s!

I got so emotional just watching this clip. What an amazing interpretation ❤

WOW!!! That was BRILLIANT! She was In=Character from the first note, and didn't hold anything back. God bless people of such talent that share it with the world. Same thing I am trying to do in my painting, teaching, and living.

"Tutto questo vero verra ,te lo prometto"Sbalorditivo!Mi fai emizionate fino alle lacrime!🥹

Quello che era il nostro orgoglio nel mondo, LOPERA LIRICA DEI NONSTRI GRANDI AUTORI.. La RENATA era una delle interpreti di punta, una stella delle più brillanti. Ebbene ci ha lasciati e non ho sentito nessun commento nei tg. e notiziari nazionali, semplicemente ignorata!!!!!!! Che vergogna!!!!!!!! , mentre per altri rochettari si spendono commenti a non finire!!!! Certo il mondo ora gira così.... Consoliamoci con queste registrazioni dei nostri beniamini che ci hanno fatto onore nel mondo e orgogliosi di essere Italiani. Amen😢

Ecco un esempio lampante del famoso "recitare cantando". Perfetta. Bravaaaaa

Simply magical, not a well known as her "rival" Callas, sad to see she has departed this life! (but she lived a long life full of well deserved adoration) 😄

Magnificent singer. Such Grace and elegance when she takes her bow. The greatest Butterfly . She left the world to soon. Renata and Beverly, two great divas on the same stage.

Yes, I just saw that she died last month. I'm glad we have these recordings. She had a very beautiful and melodic voice.

Jour d'anniversaire mais aujourd'hui, jour de deuil ! Merci à Renata Scotto pour tous ces merveilleux moments que son art nous a offerts !

Un'interpretazione sconvolgente!Renata Scotto arriva dritta al cuore.Un'artista immensa

She always wanted and did put all of her vocal skills in the service of bringing us into the soul of the characters she brought to us. Thank you Renata. Rest in peace and glory with our Lord.

Cara Renata resterai nei nostri cuori e la tua voce continuerà a risuonare attraverso le testimonianze della tua grande arte.Canta serena con tutte le cantatrici che ti hanno preceduta lassù, un grande coro di voci angeliche !❤

Gorgeous. If I recall correctly, she gave an evening Butterfly broadcast on Christmas of 1965. RIP Renata.

Very clear, clean, effective delivery of motion and feelings. Gorgeously presented.

A wonderful. beautiful performance by an artist with an incomparable voice and technique. Her taste in dress is also superb, beautiful and elegant, unlike the glitz that many sopranos seem to fall victim to. Bravissima!

Bravaaaaaa. Oh good heavens what a beautiful voice. Perfect interpretation. RIP darling Renata. Charm heavens with your angelic voice.❤❤

Absolutely phenomenal interpretation! The phrasing, the freedom, declamation, the character!

How is it possible for such beauty and genius to end. Heartbroken. RIP.

Lovely, I was there, it was a magical night.

Sublime interpretazione !!! Riesce a trasmettere tutta la passione di una donna innamorata fino a commuovere l'ascoltatore...

Mamma mia , che capolavoro assoluto ! non mi vergogno a dire che ho pianto durante l'ascolto

She sang very well here. I heard her in Norma in Jones Hall many years ago, and her voice was scarcely audible, the vibrato had become tremolo. Butterfly suits her so much better. Requiescat in pace, bella donna!

Absolutely wonderfully sung and interrupted with such emotions. How to bring the house down.

¡Sublime! Renata Scotto no necesita vestuario, escenario, atrezzo...Su presencia, sus gestos, el dominio de su voz, su técnica, con todo ello es capaz de transportarnos a la escena en la que Cio-Cio Sand ve como llega a puerto el barco en el que viene su amor Pikerton, todas las emociones que experimenta: miedo, pasión, ternura. Solo las más grandes consiguen que los espectadores, los oyentes, sintamos todo eso a través de voz y sus gestos, el resto es superfluo. Mi más rendido y admirado homenaje a esta gran dama que hoy ha muerto. ¡Brava, bravísima Renata, por siempre!

Absofreakinglutely the Best Version of Un bel di I have ever seen/heard!!!! I love how she understands and uses the text to color, and dynamically sculpt her phrases!!! SOOOO many singers ignore the nuances of the text. The lush, large quality of the bottom notes is *almost* orgasmic!!!! She's at the point where she's lost a bunch of weight, looks great, and it hasn't taken its toll on her voice!!!! Would that we could see her do 20 different roles at this point!!!! Her Lucia is Splendid, as is her Gioconda-and everything in-between before she took on too much vocal weight and career stress Her Mimi on the first Live Ftom the Met in Feb 1977 is a Hallmark of Beauty and Passion!!!! Her 2 arias are Extrafreakinordinary Outrageous !!! BRAVA!!!

Che artista commovente. Non so quante altre sono o siano state capaci di far vivere un personaggio in modo così vibrante nel corso di un recital. Senza costumi o messinscena. Tra le più grandi del novecento... pur non essendo dotata di voce torrenziale ha saputo sopperire con l'intelligenza e con la perfezione tecnica diventando una fuoriclasse sia nel canto che nella recitazione

She is amazing each time I listen to this I am speechless and hold my breath..... What a beautiful voice....

It's incredible how important the director is for the orchestra, and how responsive the orchestra is to the direction! Just notice how, during the happy birthday song, the musicians waited for the director to kiss Renata, and then continued only when the director wanted, without losing their cohesion or ruining the melody.

I love how sincerely touched she was at everyone singing Happy Birthday to her that she cried!

This is the exact broadcast performance that made me fall in love with this aria and with Maestra Scotto many years ago.

Thank you for uploading Hopefully it will inspire the next generation of great singers. It's such a privilege to watch such a talent

In questo triste giorno, ti saluto ascoltandoti❤️

Bravo one of my all time favourite artists. Thank you Renata.

DIVINAAAAA!!!!!🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

La maestra scotto me estremeció.. bravo..

Non ho mai avuto grande amore per questa cantante...ma in questa circostanza è molto brava!!!

Mon dieu, quel talent ❤

That was Absolutely Magickal ! What a Great Performer ! She does not just sing the part, She LIVES the part !

Maravillosa performance. Deleita en sumo grado con su brillantez y sentimiento

What a powerful voice and amazing singer - loved every sound and orchestra wonderful.........Her voice is truly Cosmic......

Nice inro from "Bubbles Silverman".....Of whom I have the grand pleasure of seeing and hearing her many a time.

She’s so tiny. She looks like a beautiful dolls . What a great performance!

Es una interprete maravillosa.!!!!!!!!!! Hermosa!!!!

Ha un modo di mettere la voce da coinvolgermi emotivamente. .. Sempre

Absolutely perfect!! Renata Scotto remains THE Butterfly for me! Her interpretation of this aria is without parallel. Most sopranos sing this as a dark, severely serious, almost dirge-like aria. But the text is anything but that - as Renata so spectacularly conveys. Butterfly is hopeful - she is happily anticipating Pinkerton's return. And she's even mad at Suzuki who is fearful. Butterfly is convinced with "sicura fede" that Pinkerton is coming back to her. She has the whole scene of how he will greet her set up in her mind. She's going to wait patiently, no matter how long it takes. In this vision of hers, for his return, she is exultant!! This makes the reality of what happens in the second act even more gripping, heart-breaking and tragic.

Straordinaria!!!

I'm floored at how amazing she is at depicting the emotions and character. I heard of her because of Robin Follman, one of her very successful students who was world renowned and starred in over 50 operas herself. I can see her in Robin Follman's way of being completely immersedninnthe character.

Sublime Renata!

I felt every note of this! Amazing!❤ This vid was posted on my birthday! Even better!

Ce beau pays qu est l Italie nous a offert des joyaux comme renata, mirella , Anna , maria . Et bien d autres divas , quelle chance nous avons dde les ecouter et réécouter ,merci ,

Sublime!!!!❤

most stunning version of this aria ever!!!

L'ultima grande soprano !! Un'aria questa cantata magistralmente, e con grandissima intensità interpretativa.

I just found out about her, and I was amazed with her voice. RIP

So much emotion.

Thank you for posting this.

WOW! Breathtaking. such a huge voice, from this awesome petite lady. BRAVA

Addio grande Renata e grazie di tutto...r.i.p. 🌹😘🙏❤️

Le divinità cantano e si amano. Adoro

Me gustaria saber porqué ya no hay cantantes así....❤️❤️

La hubieras escuchado cuando era joven era una maravilla. La primera vez que la e escuche tenia 15 años y me encantó.

Bravo what a voice superb.

Divina.... ❤️

Donna e artista oltre le convenzioni...e in certi ruoli ...interprete storica.. .che bella testimonianza . ...che poi ci sia Levine ...è un'altra Perla ....artista , sul cui lavoro Titanico anche a New York; si è steso un velo di omertoso e avvelenato , di Ingiusto oblio!.... Riposa fra gli angeli...in pace ! amen

rip renata, rip beverly, rip jimmy

Una lezione di tecnica, musicalità, stile, fraseggio

Beautifully performed by a beautiful lady, thank you Renata for the pleasure you have given throughout your long career.

Definitely one of the greatest.

A real star...Miss Scotto one of the best for sure.

What a great Artist she is..

Grandísima soprano y artista . D.E.P. Renata Scotto .

Beautifully done!!

Credo sia una registrazione del 1980 al New York City Opera. È impressionante come aumenta la tensione dal momento che finisce di raccontare l'arrivo di Pinkerton e canta "Tutto questo avverrà, te lo prometto" fino a "l'aspetto". Che grande musicista e interprete!

Beverly Sills era veramente deliziosa come presentatrice di queste serate

Che un'artista! Joyful anticipation, with moments of doubt and pain--I've never understood the character so well as in this performance.,

Wonderful and entrancing god bless her ,RIP

R.I.P… I watched this video three days ago, and today I received the information of your departure from the world… Sic transit gloria mundi.

Artistry, and beauty.

Tante voci hanno cantato degnamente questa meravigliosa musica ma Renata Scotto è la migliore di sempre.

The best ever Butterfly! Sublime.

Immensa Artista, dotata di intelligenza, musicalità e, soprattutto, di una forza di volontà senza pari. Una grandissima cantante/attrice che resterà sempre nei nostri cuori

Grande cantante e grande interprete

I love her dynamics- she floats pianissimos at the end of phrases with superlative breath control and then is fully engaged in the full voiced portions. Brilliant interpretation; not as good as Tebaldi, but still one of the best

Великая артистка!!!Какое проникновение в образ!!! Брависсимо!!!

Excelente interpretación y DRAMATIZACION

Thank you so very much!

Grazie per l'abilità! Arco e regno dei cieli, grande!

Per me la più grande Butterfly in assoluto. Sentite tante, ma come lei nessuna: una meravigliosa Regina e Artista immensa

QUÉ CALIDAD INTERPRETATIVA Y BUENA SOPRANO DRAMÁTICA 😅

Definitive! What a performance!

A Dio grande Renata,

Dios mio, UNICA, que técnica, la amo

Una Donna moderna Curiosa e grande studiosa sempre...un'apolide visto che già a vent'anni Era già la Scotto....con Levin poi che la adorava affontò ruoli per lei ...ostici?...e da grande studiosa che cercava in se stessa il peso da dare al Ruolo che aggiungeva ad un repertorio molto ampio....qui dimostra tutto il suo carisma e livello di donne e artista...conosciuta😦ad una Master Class ...molto severa;e prodiga di consigli.

I Absofreakinglutely Love This!!!!!

Incomparable!

Magnifica orchestra e grande interprete al livello di Callas e Tebaldi