Anna Moffo "Folie! Sempre libera" La Traviata

[MsSandtime]

Pure voice ,excellent perfoming,Bravo Anna Moffo.

[andretenor]

Best Sempre after Callas for me, no doubt. Exquisite, an amazing delivery of the Aria, bravissimo !

[MelWolff]

that's why maybe Anna Netrebko smashed also the wine glass in her dvd :O...that came to my mind immediately sorry, nothing and no-one compares to Anna Moffo OF COURSE

[diesis23]

Oh my God...She's amazing! Thank for posting this!!

[andrebontemp]

thanks to her physical beauty and her beautiful voice and acting ability Anna Moffo

makes the opera heroines believible which is not always the case with other singers

without the same assets they are only good to hear ...

[onotuoedaul]

She was Pop. Diva.

[ggiiaaccoommoo]

This is exactly the version that Felicia sings on the bus in the film "Priscilla - Queen of the desert" :)

[idaspe]

@ggiiaaccoommoo Sei sicuro? Io ho letto che era un soprano australiano, ma non ho potuto leggere bene il nome. :(

[fabrizietto1980]

@idaspe hai ragione tu, quella di priscilla è joan carden, un soprano australiano molto noto. e cmq si sete anche la differenza nelle voci: la moffo ha un timbro più "caldo" l'altra è più squillante. si sente pure la differenza nelle pronunce. cmq brave entrambe :)

[idaspe]

@fabrizietto1980 Certo che brave tutte due! Grazie per il nome, adesso cercherò arie da lei. Abbracio  :)

[MatSwim94]

perfect singing and perfect acting!

[leontyne2]

The Only Violetta!!  Brava and Rest in Peace glorious one!

[ira1008]

I can't imagine this aria being sung and acted any better. Thanks for posting it.

[MiniManu11]

Love! 10plus for the glass!!!

[miroslav29011962]

Who is tenor?

[jmccracken1963]

@miroslav29011962 I think that the tenor is Franco Bonisolli.

[lubomierz180]

What a silky smooth voice!

[MastersoftheOpera]

I recently learned that Anna Moffo had a nose job prior to her success in the 60's. Not that it matters but I wonder how that affected her voice since sopranos use the nasal cavities to sing. She was a remarkable soprano and Violetta was her best role. To this date I can't think of a better Violetta than Anna Moffo (not even Callas)

[compeld2sing]

What I would want to know is if she knew she would have that edge after the surgery, or went into it NOT knowing it would have an effect, but wanting the look that she chose rather than the one she was born to have. How much info do you have on that, and are you certain it's reliable?

[theHouseofRoses]

@MastersoftheOpera Agreeddd!

[sschimel]

I can guarantee that this is Moffo. She looks a bit older than she would have in 1960, though, so I'm wondering if the telecast was later than that. She remains for me the perfect Violetta, able to negotiate Sempre Libera, but also perfect in the extended duet with Germont, and heartbreaking in the last scene. Plus she was gorgeous. I've posted all of the Verdi Arias and French Heroines albums here.

[Mariannapetrof]

incantevole <3

[DAVIDA1944]

Who is that aimed at RVP57? No one has the right to be rude!!

[DAVIDA1944]

Love your comment patjan92

[RVP57]

who pissed in your cornflakes?

[Mezzokor]

This sounds strangely unlike Anna Moffo's voice and more like Edda Moser. Why? Are we sure this is Moffo?

[patjan92]

There is no question in my mind that it's Moffo. In fact, I'd bet on it!

[Vairguy09]

Absolutely sure...it is Moffo. No question.

[strauss12345]

Does she look like Moser? No, so it's Moffo. Duh.

[GodLoveMusic7]

ths is def amazing. And with that powerful high note you can't say it's not.

[ChristinaLuiseNikita]

Who sings the Alfredo here ?

[ChristinaLuiseNikita]

I love her ! She's such a fantastic Violetta ! One of the roles I love her the most !

[werewethere]

Brava Moffo!

[profgv]

So Great!

All that and one of the best e-flats of her generation.

[patjan92]

Beatsofsoultrain - you worship in your chapel; I'll worship in mine.

[beatsofsoultrain]

Callas was & remain the best Violetta.

[KenleyCraig]

Sorry for you,Beatsofsoultrain, but even if Callas remains the great soprano all the world knew, Anna Moffo was the best Violetta of all times.Moreover she was amazingly handsome.She was an uncomparable singing actress....Only divine!

[edengirl17]

Amazing!!!!

[svaljr]

Grand Dio! What a SPIRITED performance. Love the breaking of the wine glass. Granting it was a filmed studio performance with *maybe* the audio dubbed (not sure on that pls. correct me if I am wrong), but still, La Moffo's Violetta is CLASSIC and certainly for me, the BEST.

Bravissima.

[MoorOfDundee]

I think Anna Moffo's version of Sempre Libera is the best I've ever heard. Especially from recordings I've heard. Certainly there are others that do "A" jobs, but in my mind she's always done an "A+" Job of it...

[TaVo78]

I love her voice. this is for sure one of the best recordings I've ever heard of this aria (just as great as callas did in that great great performace at La Scala in1955 ) . ... but Moffo is special .. what a perfect final note. amazing to me ..that one really beats it all in my opinon .. thanks for posting !

[scharwenka1850]

Beats the hell out of Hollywood anyday.

[skitzo429]

i dont understand why people made these fucking opera movies, theyre so stupid.

[jrhoeschen]

Brillant, the more I hear Anna the more I like.

[beefnotfish]

now that's a workiing girl you could really fall in love with!!!!!

[forallyouknow]

1:58 - 2:37 PERFECT!!! In the absence of the voice, her acting was still solid. And something about her eyes in that shot reminded me of Callas.

[flouraki]

OMG! She does remind me of Callas except with a different voice and softer (less-defined) facial expressions!! Can't be denied that Moffo is a great actress as well!

[ziapengyfence]

She is fantastic!

[grandeopera]

Anna Moffo was the best Violetta I have ever heard.

[Milordvega]

Thanks for posting this!

I'm so glad there's a lot of Anna Moffo videos available.

[GermanOperaSinger]

Loved it. She is my favorite Violetta.

[santoremedio2005]

simplemente .... bellisimo

[mrrk]

Amazing. Moffo was a one of the great Violetta's. But please can we have some of the interview from which this show was taken from. Such a tease to see Moffo at the end about to talk.

[eleanorgloria]

What show is this from? Is that Anna at the endo of the clip in the red dress?

[Klassizismus]

This extract is from a german TV show, called "Da capo" (1986-1998), in which August Everding interviewed some world-famous Opera like Birgit Nilsson, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Giuseppe di Stefano, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Ileana Cotrubas, Edda Moser, Helen Donath, Gwyneth Jones, Renata Scotto, Grace Bumbry, Teresa Berganza, Katia Ricciarelli, Margaret Price and many other. I hope that all the parts of this show will be some day released on DVD.

[silvr94]

Do you have the interview with Margaret Price? Thanks a lot for the one with Edda Moser and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf!!

[tenornmd]

Beautiful. Too bad it's lip synching.

[patjan92]

Out of this world.