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Madelyn Renée (born Madelyn Renée Levy; December 30, 1955), also known as Madelyn Monti, is an American opera singer and soprano.

Renée was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 30, 1955.^[1][2] She attended the Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts, she later attended Cornell University, and then Juilliard School in New York,^[3] where she received her bachelor's degree.

Renée made her debut with the San Diego Opera in 1980, singing Mimi in La Bohème opposite Pavarotti, a role she later performed with the tenor at venues such as Boston's Symphony Hall.^[4] She sang with Luciano Pavarotti at Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl, in addition to appearing with the tenor during his 2002-2003 concert tour in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

She has performed in major opera houses worldwide, including the Vienna Staatsoper, the Opéra Nationale, the Opéra Comique in Paris, and Milan's La Scala.^[5]

Renée has performed with conductors Sir Georg Solti, Richard Bonynge, James Levine, and Lorin Maazel.^{[citation needed]}

In 1987, she performed at the Chester Music Festival in England.^[6]

Renée’s repertoire includes:^{[citation needed][excessive detail?]}

• La Bohème (Mimi and Musetta)
• Falstaff (Alice Ford)
• Aida (Sacerdotessa)
• Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
• Le Nozze di Figaro (Contessa)
• Don Giovanni (Zerlina e Donna Elvira) Zaide, Idomeneo
• Così fan tutte (Despina)
• Nerone (Atte’)
• Tales of Hoffmann (Giulietta)
• Carmen (Micaela)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (Helena)
• The Merry Widow (Hanna Glawari and Valencienne)
• Faust (Siebel)
• Street Scene (Rose Maurrant)
• Die Fledermaus (Rosalinde)
• L'elisir d'amore (Adina)

In the United States, she performed the role of Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro,^[7] the role of Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni,^[8] and in Los Angeles where she stood in at the last minute for Joan Sutherland.^[9]

Renée appears in Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather III movie, singing and acting in the opera sequences from Cavalleria Rusticana.^[5] In Italy, Renée has hosted a weekly television show for Italian audiences on classical music and opera called “Un Tocco di Classica.”^[5] Renée has hosted satellite broadcasts that transmit live opera performances to movie theatres throughout Europe.^[5]

Renée has taught at the Guildhall and the National Opera Studio in London.^{[citation needed]}

Renée first met the Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti while at Juilliard, working as his secretary and receiving lessons from him.^[3][10] Approximately one month after meeting Pavarotti, she moved into his New York residence with him, where she lived for eight years.^[11] From 1979 until 1986, she and Pavarotti reportedly enjoyed a "passionate love story."^[12]

Renée moved back to Milan after a period of time living outside the city; while in Milan she performed as Madelyn Monti, which is her first husband's last name.^[1]

Renée currently resides in Milan.^[13]

• Luciano Pavarotti