Thank you so much for posting, I am in tears to see her sing such beautiful aria, I agree with most of you she is the perfect Nanetta. Not only she does the last phrase in one breath "le fate, hanno percifre, i fior" : Fairies have for alphabet flowers" they do when she is singing ,most magical piannisimo Bravissima
Is this Anna Moffo in her pre-nose job days ? If you look at her in the 1950's, she looks completely transformed in the 1960's & 70's. She got a nose job, and surprisingly her voice did not change. She has a glorious voice here. Her Verdi is quite good- Violetta, Desdemona, Nanetta. This is a nice treat. Wonder how she got away with still having a great voice despite a nose job.
She recorded the role with Gobbi, Panerai, Alva, and Schwarzkopf under H. Von Karajan in 1957. It's a wonderful recording and this excerpt is superbly beautiful.
Have to concur, I was a Moffo fanatic way back, but I'm always among the first to point out when she's off her mark. Certainly not here. Her rendition of this aria remains unsurpassed in my experience, truly gorgeous. Thanks for posting, I'll have to get the DVD.
agree with everyone. I've seen and heard lots of versions of the aria (by Freni, Bonney, Wise, Dal Monte, Gheorghiu....), and this one remains the best to me, absolutely. And... Taddei as Falstaff??? Favourited. ^^
although there are pretty beautiful version to here on youtube, this is a very interesting one: it seems the most "italian" to me; the voice is silvery and slim and one feels she still comes out of the belcanto school: great!!!
Thank you for upload this video. Could you please upload more of Falstaff? I really like this version. But I don't know where to get it at here (China)
thank you,thank you,thank you. Falstaff is the greatest opera and this scene and music is among Verdi's best. Thankfully Serafin is conducting here and not vonKarajan, who seemed to conduct this deathly slow- not at all the 'quicksilver' as suggested by Toscanini.
Thank you so much for posting, I am in tears to see her sing such beautiful aria, I agree with most of you she is the perfect Nanetta. Not only she does the last phrase in one breath "le fate, hanno percifre, i fior" : Fairies have for alphabet flowers" they do when she is singing ,most magical piannisimo Bravissima
EusebiusandFlorestan 3 months ago
@HeidelbergSoprano Alice
onotuoedaul 4 months ago
@HeidelbergSoprano It's been a while but she sang Alice Ford I'm 99% sure. :)
ShawDAMAN 5 months ago
with moffo, who cares about callas?!
and oh look at her nose =P
onotuoedaul 8 months ago
absolutely perfect!
aquile2010 10 months ago
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The only singer to match this was Battle live i 1985, its on my account. These two are by far the best at this.
FoggyRoad81 1 year ago
The only singer to match this was Battle live i 1985, its on my account. These two are by far the best at this.
FoggyRoad81 1 year ago
And who else in the world could ever sing that last phrase without breathing??? It's totally extraordinary.
chopin1949 1 year ago
End of all discussions! MOFFO was simply one of the greatest singers ever.
What a fine document , so nostalgic, with the voice of an angel. Almost heavenly.
jcriedijk 1 year ago
Is this Anna Moffo in her pre-nose job days ? If you look at her in the 1950's, she looks completely transformed in the 1960's & 70's. She got a nose job, and surprisingly her voice did not change. She has a glorious voice here. Her Verdi is quite good- Violetta, Desdemona, Nanetta. This is a nice treat. Wonder how she got away with still having a great voice despite a nose job.
MastersoftheOpera 1 year ago
She recorded the role with Gobbi, Panerai, Alva, and Schwarzkopf under H. Von Karajan in 1957. It's a wonderful recording and this excerpt is superbly beautiful.
ShawDAMAN 2 years ago
Have to concur, I was a Moffo fanatic way back, but I'm always among the first to point out when she's off her mark. Certainly not here. Her rendition of this aria remains unsurpassed in my experience, truly gorgeous. Thanks for posting, I'll have to get the DVD.
shivastotravali 2 years ago
Oh my good. No one does is better . Moffo is just so delicate and moving.
lektorblomme2 2 years ago 4
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
spacetenor007 2 years ago
what happens to the audio from 00:17 to 00:20 ?
ah332 2 years ago
It steps up to better quality I think.
DoryViolet 2 years ago
agree with everyone. I've seen and heard lots of versions of the aria (by Freni, Bonney, Wise, Dal Monte, Gheorghiu....), and this one remains the best to me, absolutely. And... Taddei as Falstaff??? Favourited. ^^
DoryViolet 2 years ago
Certified Intergalactic!
Dogaradodia 2 years ago
Her voice is so warm and bright, powerful yet delicate. She was as great as a singer as anyone -- a class onto herself.
DCFunBud 2 years ago 2
this song is sublime and so is th performance
CARBONCINO25 2 years ago 3
I agree with mrrk, noone has sung this aria more beautifully. The recording with Karajan is even more exquisite.
tervonlis1955 3 years ago 3
She looks kinda like Olivia Hussey here.
moghedien13 3 years ago 4
TRUE!!!!!
DoryViolet 2 years ago
Bella divina! BRAVA!
wnwnrt 3 years ago
I could feast on this opera for the rest of my life. thank you again for posting this.
zciweslab 3 years ago
although there are pretty beautiful version to here on youtube, this is a very interesting one: it seems the most "italian" to me; the voice is silvery and slim and one feels she still comes out of the belcanto school: great!!!
janraffaello 3 years ago
Thank you for upload this video. Could you please upload more of Falstaff? I really like this version. But I don't know where to get it at here (China)
muiew 3 years ago
beautiful....no other recording sounds this beautiful!!!!!!!! brava la moffo
DaMusical1 3 years ago
thank you,thank you,thank you. Falstaff is the greatest opera and this scene and music is among Verdi's best. Thankfully Serafin is conducting here and not vonKarajan, who seemed to conduct this deathly slow- not at all the 'quicksilver' as suggested by Toscanini.
zciweslab 4 years ago 3
Moffo was the perfect Nanetta. No one since has this aria like her.
mrrk 4 years ago 8
@mrrk Hmm... Battle, Freni and Janowitz made some very good efforts...
TheWisemonkey8 1 month ago