Luca Botta

Luca Botta
Born	(1882-04-16)16 April 1882 Amalfi, Province of Salerno, Italy
Died	29 September 1917(1917-09-29) (aged 35) New York City, New York State, United States
Resting place	Cemetery of Poggioreale
Education	Naples Conservatory
Occupation	lyric tenor opera singer
Years active	1909–1917
Notable work	La traviata La bohème

Luca Botta (16 April 1882 – 29 September 1917) was an Italian operatic lyric tenor.

From left to right : Vincenzo Reschiglian, Rosina Galli, Luca Botta, Galli's mother, unknown man, and Giovanni Martinelli.

Biography

He was born in Amalfi, Italy on 16 April 1882. He studied singing at the Naples Conservatory before making his operatic debut as Alfredo in La traviata in 1909. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Rodolfo in La bohème on November 21, 1914, and appeared in 91 performances with the company until his early death.

He died of cancer in New York City on 29 September 1917 at age 35. His funeral was planned to be held at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament but was moved to St. Patrick's Cathedral. He was buried in the Cemetery of Poggioreale and his pallbearers were: Pasquale Amato, Giuseppe de Luca, Leon Rothier, Antonio Scotti, Francesco Romei, Giulio Setti, Gennaro Papi, Fernando Carpi, Giulio Crimi, Francis Charles Coppicus, G. Viafora, and Dr. Henry Holbrook Curtis.

Further reading

• Metropolitan Opera, Botta, Luca (Tenor), MetOpera Database performance record