Great Opera Divas: Renata Scotto

On this CD:

1. Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera Una voce poco fa
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra with Renata Scotto
Conducted by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

2. I Puritani, opera Qui la voce... Vien diletto
Composed by Vincenzo Bellini
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra with Renata Scotto
Conducted by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

3. La Traviata, opera È strano!... Ah, fors' è lui... Follie! Follie!
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus, Renata Scotto
Conducted by Riccardo Muti

4. La Traviata, opera Dite alla giovane
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra with Renato Bruson, Renata Scotto
Conducted by Riccardo Muti

5. La Traviata, opera Teneste la promessa... Addio del passato
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra with Renata Scotto
Conducted by Riccardo Muti

6. La bohème, opera Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus, Renata Scotto
Conducted by James Levine

7. La bohème, opera Donde lieta uscì
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra with Renata Scotto
Conducted by James Levine

8. Gianni Schicchi, opera O mio babbino caro
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Renata Scotto

9. Turandot, opera Signore, ascolta
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra with Renata Scotto
Conducted by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

10. Turandot, opera Tu che di gel sei cinta
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra with Renata Scotto
Conducted by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

11. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor) Ben io t'invenni... Anchi'io dischiuso
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Renata Scotto
Conducted by Riccardo Muti

12. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor) Donna, chi sei?
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Matteo Manuguerra, Renata Scotto
Conducted by Riccardo Muti

13. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Vogliatemi bene
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Rome Opera House Orchestra with Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Scotto
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

14. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera un bel di vedremo
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Rome Opera House Orchestra with Renata Scotto
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

15. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera E questo?... Che tua madre dovr
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Rome Opera House Orchestra with Rolando Panerai, Renata Scotto
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

16. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Con onore
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Rome Opera House Orchestra with Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Scotto
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

17. Mefistofele, opera L'atra notte in fondo al mare
Composed by Arrigo Boito
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra with Renata Scotto
Conducted by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

18. Pagliacci, opera Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!... Stridono lassù
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Renata Scotto
Conducted by Riccardo Muti

Customer Reviews:

SCOTTO MISTAKE OF A VOICE.......2005-01-31

LA SCOTTO SOPRANO-LEGGERO FINO AL 1968 CON SOPRACUTI SIMILI A PUNTE DI SPILLO DOPO.....A FURIA DI IMITARE LA CALLAS SI E' ROVINATA LA VOCE .IN DISCO......E' FACILE !!!!!!!!!

The Tracks of the Diva.......2003-11-21

Bellini's "Qui la voce ... Vien diletto" from I PURITANI is Ms. Scotto's best track, I believe. With one exception, all of the others are highly competent, and Scotto has a rich, warm soprano voice that does very well with Puccini's melodies. The one track that disappointed me is of Rossini's "Una voce poco fa" (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA): being a soprano, Scotto chose in an early key passage to take a higher note in place of the "correct" mezzo note. After listening to that track about 15 times, I found I was growing accustomed to this "flaw." What I could not overlook, though, was the sour note she hits about 15 seconds from the end. I wish that she and her conductor had either redone that track or had recorded a "patch" to be inserted to fix it. Even so, I'd rate that track a "C" (and I'd rate Kathleen Battle's recording of that aria much below that). Overall, this is a worthy CD for opera fans' collections.