Anna moffo june 27, 1932 march 9, 2006 was an italianamerican opera singer and one of the leading lyriccoloratura sopranos of her generation. Anna moffo soprano and the philharmonia orchestra conducted by alceo galliera mozart arias a1. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v related v. In 1999 this album was remastered and reissued in high performance stereo. Moffo had been brought up with music in pennsylvania.
One of the leading lyriccoloratura sopranos of her generation, she possessed a warm and radiant voice of considerable range and agility. Anna moffo s performance as violetta in this 1967 film production is particularly visceral in the agony and ecstasy which pours out of her arias. Her skills were quickly recognised and she went to study at the curtis. The complete rca recital albums anna moffo on allmusic 2016.
She studied at philadelphias curtis institute of music and in rome, italy on a fulbright scholarship at the conservatorio di santa cecilia. Anna moffo read more about this and other grammys news at. Anna moffo bio born, age, family, height and rumor. Anna was famous american operatic soprano of italian descent. Winning a fulbright scholarship to study in italy, moffo became popular there. There are 65 recordings on file in which anna moffo appears. Opera gift classical music gift here is one of the most famous records of. Play anna moffo hit new songs and download anna moffo mp3 songs and music album online on. To mark the tenth anniversary of anna moffos death in 2016, the rca label released a 12cds box set of her ten recital albums. The dark and smoldering american soprano anna moffo was born in wayne pennsylvania, on june 27, 1932, and, following graduation at radnor high school, studied at philadelphias curtis institute of music and in rome, italy on a fulbright scholarship at the conservatorio di santa cecilia.
This discography was generated by clor for the compiler. Anna moffo was born in wayne, pennsylvania, as the daughter of nicolas moffo and his regina cinti moffo. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from anna moffo at the discogs marketplace. Today the opera world has the brilliant beautiful soprano anna netrebko a half century ago it. Moffo rose quickly to become one of the worlds bestknown opera singers in the 1950s and remained a leading star into the 1970s. Moffo rose quickly to become one of the worlds bestknown opera singers in the 1950s and. Massenet, anna moffo, gabriel bacquier, jose carreras, justino diaz, new philharmonia orchestra. Historic 1961 vintage vinyl record album richard tucker anna moffo. Specially released to mark the 10th anniversary of anna moffo s death with booklet notes by jurgen kesting and full discographical details, sony classicals new limited edition 12cd original jackets collection finally brings together the 10 recital albums that moffo recorded for rca between 1960 and 1974, four of them making their first. Rounding off the collection are two compilation discs.
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