{"id":4923,"date":"2020-07-05T19:49:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T17:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=4923"},"modified":"2020-08-05T11:22:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T09:22:29","slug":"episode-42-battle-hymn-of-the-scotto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/05\/episode-42-battle-hymn-of-the-scotto\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 42. Battle Hymn of the Scotto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\" data-hover-intent-timeout=\"300\" data-hover-intent-interval=\"100\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 42.  Battle Hymn of the Scotto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=155-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>SOCIAL SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignleft is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button alignright\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/\">SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/The-Eyebrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/The-Eyebrow.jpg 417w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/The-Eyebrow-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><figcaption><br>The eyebrow!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On the weekend that my benighted nation celebrates its birthday, I turn for real leadership to Renata Scotto, specifically her portrayal of the Druid priestess Norma in Vincenzo Bellini\u2019s eponymous cornerstone of the <em>bel canto<\/em> repertoire. Scotto began her career as a charming lyric-coloratura, lending her distinctive voice and artistic personality to roles from such country damsels as Amina in <em>La Sonnambula<\/em> and Adina in <em>L\u2019elisir d\u2019amore<\/em> to the more substantial title roles in <em>Lucia di Lammermoor<\/em> and <em>La Traviata<\/em>. With Butterfly, she moved into heavier repertoire and eventually, in 1974, first took on Norma. Singing this role for the opening of the Metropolitan Opera season in 1981 was a risk that took a toll on her reputation for posterity. But, I contend, even with its flaws, her Norma is one of the greatest post-Callas assumptions of the role. Scotto understands both the gravitas and the tenderness of this character and her occasional vocal vulnerabilities contrasted with her continuing fearlessness in coloratura. And her insights into the varying aspects of Norma\u2019s persona: her wisdom, her compassion, her conflict between love and duty, and finally, her ability to admit wrongdoing and accept the consequences, show us all the characteristics of a true leader. In 1978, at the peak of her achievement, Renata Scotto sang the role of Norma in at least three different productions: in Philadelphia (with the gleaming John Alexander); in Houston (with the glorious Tatiana Troyanos); and in Firenze (conducted by the stern but compelling Riccardo Muti). I offer extended excerpts from each of these performances as well as a beguiling performance of \u201cCasta diva\u201d from her first assumption of the role in Torino in 1974. I also offer John Alexander and another podcast favorite, Shirley Verrett, in the Adalgisa-Pollione duet. Finally, I top off the episode with Scotto\u2019s oh-so-wrong yet oh-so-right performance of \u201cSend in the Clowns,\u201d which serves as the perfect commentary for the current political situation in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:30px\" class=\"has-custom-size\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-Zimmer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-Zimmer.jpg 582w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-Zimmer-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><figcaption>No, for Chrissakes: not <strong><em>that<\/em><\/strong> Norma!<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Julia Ward Howe: Battle Hymn of the Republic. Norma Zimmer; The Lawrence Welk Orchestra and Singers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:93px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Renata-as-Norma.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Renata-as-Norma.jpg 960w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Renata-as-Norma-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Renata-as-Norma-768x355.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption><br><strong><em>THIS ONE!!!<\/em><\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All remaining selections are from live performances of Bellini\u2019s <em>Norma<\/em>, as noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No, non tremare. Renata Scotto; Nicola Rescigno, Houston Symphony Orchestra [12 November 1978]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-Hand-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-Hand-1.png 850w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-Hand-1-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-Hand-1-768x426.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sediziose voci. Renata Scotto; Riccardo Muti, Teatro Communale di Firenze [19 December 1978]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Early-Norma.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Early-Norma.jpg 564w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Early-Norma-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Casta Diva&#8230; Ah, bello a me ritorna Renata Scotto; Giuseppe Patan\u00e8, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino [9 April 1974]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John-Alexander-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John-Alexander-1.png 374w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John-Alexander-1-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Meco all&#8217;altar di Venere. John Alexander; Richard Bonynge, San Francisco Opera [06 October 1972]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John-Alexander-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John-Alexander-2.png 380w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John-Alexander-2-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Me protegge, me difende. John Alexander, Sarah Caldwell, Opera Company of Boston [June 1971]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Tatiana.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Tatiana.jpg 455w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Tatiana-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Deh, proteggimi, o Dio. Tatiana Troyanos; Nicola Rescigno, Houston Grand Opera [12 November 1978]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verrett-in-1977.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5029\" width=\"524\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verrett-in-1977.jpg 680w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verrett-in-1977-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><figcaption>\nAA384384\ncucina\n297\n447\n300\n3508\n5283\nRGB\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ah, crudele. Shirley Verrett, John Alexander; Gianfranco Masini [New York, 28 February 1976]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Muti-Pensive-and-Winsome.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5030\" width=\"267\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Muti-Pensive-and-Winsome.jpg 234w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Muti-Pensive-and-Winsome-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><figcaption>Riccardo Muti<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanne, e li celi entrambi. Renata Scotto, Giuseppina Arista; Riccardo Muti [19 December 1978]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-in-Houston.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-in-Houston.png 526w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-in-Houston-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><figcaption>Scotto in the Houston <em>Norma<\/em>, 1978<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Adalgisa&#8230; Alma, costanza. Renata Scotto, Tatiana Troyanos; Nicola Rescigno [12 November 1978]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Muti-Teeth.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5031\" width=\"321\" height=\"351\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dormono entrambi. Renata Scotto; Riccardo Muti [19 December 1978]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-in-Color.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5035\" width=\"564\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-in-Color.jpg 640w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Norma-in-Color-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ei torner\u00e0. Renata Scotto, Giuseppina Arista; Riccardo Muti [19 December 1978]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Greeting-the-Masses-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Greeting-the-Masses-1.jpg 383w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Greeting-the-Masses-1-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Io ferir deggio&#8230; In mia man&#8230; Qual cor tradisti&#8230; Deh, non volerli vittime. Renata Scotto, John Alexander, Mario Rinaudo; Carl Suppa, Opera Company of Philadelphia [10 January 1978]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/The-Eyebrow-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5037\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/The-Eyebrow-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?attachment_id=5037\" class=\"wp-image-5037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/The-Eyebrow-1.jpg 417w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/The-Eyebrow-1-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Victorious-Hands.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5036\" class=\"wp-image-5036 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Victorious-Hands.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Victorious-Hands-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Sondheim: Send in the Clowns (<em>A Little Night Music<\/em>). 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src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Winsome.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5019\" data-imglink=\"\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?attachment_id=5019\" class=\"wp-image-5019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Winsome.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Winsome-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, here is a link to a<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/new-york\/albany\/story\/2011\/02\/afterlife-of-a-diva-renata-scotto-on-aging-talent-tradition-and-why-she-quit-000000\" target=\"_blank\"> great interview with Scotto<\/a><\/strong> that appeared on the <em>Politico<\/em> website in February 2011. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And check <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/parterre.com\/2010\/07\/21\/the-other-side-of-the-moon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the comments section to this article<\/a><\/strong> for reminiscences (and some real opera queen bitchiness) regarding Renata&#8217;s 1981 Norma and some of her other late-career assumptions at the Met.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 42. Battle Hymn of the Scotto SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM On the weekend that my benighted nation celebrates 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