Author: SCOTTO, RENATA AND ROCA, OCTAVIO
Title: Scotto - More Than a Diva
Description: London, Robson. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0860514080). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Since the night when, as a young understudy, she replaced Maria Callas in an Edinburgh production of La Somnambula, Renata Scotto has thrilled opera audiences throughout the world. In these candid memoirs she recalls how she sang for sweets in her native war-torn Italy, how she was mesmerised by Tito Gobbi's voice as a 12 year old, her debut at La Scala where she took 15 curtain calls. Lavishly illustrated with an annotated discography and a complete listing of her roles. L. Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: Italian Opera Singers, Italian Sopranos 0860514080


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