Renata Scotto Husband: Meet Lorenzo Anselmi,

Lorenzo Anselmi was the husband of Renata Scotto, an Italian soprano, opera director, and voice teacher.

Scotto married Lorenzo Anselmi, in 1960  The couple had two children: a daughter and a son. Her husband was the lead violinist at La Scala.

Lorenzo Anselmi became her manager after their marriage. Her husband passed away in 2021. Anselmi died after months of suffering from health conditions and a heart problem

Renata Scotto died in her home town of Savona on the 16th of August 2023, at the age of 89. No cause of was given.  Scotto’s New York-based manager, Robert Lombardo, said he was called by her family and informed of her death.

“I had spoken to her several weeks ago and I didn’t get any indication that anything was going on,” he said. Scotto had homes in Italy and Armonk, New York.

Renata Scotto is regarded as one of the best opera singers of her generation due to her sense of style, musicality, and ability as a spectacular singer-actress.

She appeared in 45 parts during the course of her career, including the main roles in Verdi’s La traviata, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, and Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur.

Renata Scotto co-starred with Luciano Pavarotti in the first Metropolitan Opera webcast in 1977, as Mimi in Puccini’s La bohème.