Anna Moffo "Meine Lippen, die küssen so heiß" Giuditta

[ATsarIsBorn]

Too bad she only does the first verse ...

[kasha1932]

Please, please, please NEVER stop this from playing on YOU TUBE!!! This is so great, I just marvel at all of it...the voice, the figure, the set, the sexiness, the absolute wonderness of it all. We will never again see anything like this again (my humble opnion)....Somehow, the stark, naked sets I see now, just don't have "IT"!!! NO, the GLAMOR is missing...and dear ANNA was the most glamorous, as well as the most beautiful. We'll never see it again. BRAVA, dear ANNA! BRAVA!!!!

[marlyharris]

Oh, how I adored Moffo. Her early death (and quite tragic life experiences) broke my heart, but she was entrancing and incredibly beautiful. What a sexy and stylish romp this is. Viva Moffo!

[goknur1977]

wow!!!!!!!!!!

[kasha1932]

A REAL DIVA alright!!! I'm surprised that no one has commented on her very, very SEXYNESS!!!!! She could entrance anyone both vocally and with her beauty and

SEXINESS as well!!!!!! WOW!  DEAR ANNA THANks for that astronomical high stratospherical final note!!!! BRAAAAAAAAAAVVAAAAAAAA!!

[Michelllaa]

THE BEST OF THE BEST VERSIONS ! RIGHT !! No One can climb the last tone - like Anna Moffo!!!

[Tenorbravo]

A force of nature! Magnificent! ORIGINAL AND UNIQUE.Absolutely pleasant,

a delight to my ears.

[RodrigoBeauvoir]

WHAT A DIVA!²

[Fegen]

Tremendous. 

[Richiesutherland]

I could do without the unnecessary sopracuto at the end, but here is Anna sounding and looking enchanting, in what is, to me, the most haunting of all operetta arias (Lehar would hate me for calling Giuditta an operetta, I know!). The aria itself is so nostalgic, and watching Anna in her prime is a heartbreaking bit of nostalgia itself.

[faqman117]

Anna Moffo以前也是常常戴手套的演員..真是幸福..不管要唱多­高..只要手套一戴..亢奮之後輕而易舉..

[kasha1932]

Oh Brava, Brava,Bravo....dear Anna. As I watched this for 20-30- times or so, and then switched to a few others,plus having read about how Opera is changing. I think the days of glitzy, glamous, and scrumptious sets are going....so sad. All is financial in most cases, but Anna Moffo could light up a completely bare stage. She absolutely captivated with her voice, body, intellectual brain+those magnificent sets....She will NEVER be out of opera as long as You Tube keeps her for us! Thanks!

[humagris]

Maravillosa!!!

[technobabe]

I just love the depth of tone she has - the coloratura is impressive as always but the creamy tone and legato are what make it so special for me. Beautiful. Thanks so much.

[JennyzaS]

Does someone know where I can find the music sheet of this aria?

[flowersings]

@JennyzaS If you do a search on google and write the aria name followed by sheet music, you should come up with something. Hope this helps and works!!

[JennyzaS]

@flowersings Thanks

[wawindaaji]

zbilja najbolja verzija, divno 

[kasha1932]

GREAT!!!! Thanks for repairing this. Ooooooohhhhhhhhh ANNA! What a TREAT...for the ears and eyes! She is wonderful here....and we just cannot neglect to say...so SEXY!!!!! WOW! A miracle was performed the day Anna was born in 1932.!LOL! I just love this lady....and that she was...A LADY! Did much work for the ARTS in New York after her voice left....Thank You!

[kasha1932]

Such a marverlous performance! One problem: It is breaking up someething fierce!TERRIBLE! The music stops and we see that dreadful little while circle go 'round and round. I try to be patient, but the breaks just ruin Anna Moffo's sexy rendition. I wonder whether this can be repaired.

[kasha1932]

I too love Anna Moffo. And I've been tryingto sharing some music to my friends. However...they are not receiving it. What might be the problem?

Is there a reason my comments do not seem to appear as they did. What could be the problem?

[TeressaByrne]

A glamazon in the best and final sense of the word. I think "to Moffoize" should be the verb when anyone sings something creamily. Thanks for posting!

[jd7x7jd]

Oh me too! Her una voce poco fa is my all-time favourite. And to be so beautiful as well!

[isabella1954able]

affascinante!

[paulostroff99]

Beautifully sung! TY Candy.

[HenRisHently]

Fantastisch , kippenvel , o wat mooi.........

[killerbunny123123]

WOW! totally blown away! That final high E nat. was amazing! But is this live? cos it rly looks like one of those things when the singer just tries to look nice while moving her lips to her own recorded voice :(

[senesino83]

@killerbunny123123 Looks like lyp sinch to me.

[MastersoftheOpera]

I love Anna singing this sexy song. She was a sexy woman and the voice matched her looks. This is a very seductive song and Moffo did a wonderful job singing it here. She had a great operetta voice and recorded/performed a lot of them - Lehar, Strauss. She is sensational in this repertoire.

[BelCantoFan2]

i just adore her :)))))

[opera1dan2]

I normally love a gratuitous high note, but I don't feel it quite works here. Maybe I just need to listen a few more times...

Lovely rendition though and thanks for the post.

[Kivimusic]

the only clip with a high e at the end.

[justcruisingby]

Looks and voice - even at this stage of her life

[dchemaly396]

WOW!!!!!! Saw her live in Caracas singing Tosca (I believe it was in 1977 or so).

[andreea94a]

She sang great and she was also very beautiful.What more could you ask for?

[MastersoftheOpera]

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sang this in her Operetta album if I'm not mistaken. As did Beverly Sills. It's an aria tailor-made for sopranos skilled at light German operetta such as Anneliese Rothenberger, Edda Moser or just lyric voices like Anna Moffo. There is a Marlen Dietrich quality about it if sung in a certain 'talky" way. I do like Anna Moffo's version and Schwarzkopf's

[branko1b]

Mastersof... there are few terrible mistakes in your posting:

1 Rothenberger and Moser are both renown sopranos (verdian and wagnerian respectively) maybe they recorded an aria or 2 from operettas just like everybody does..

2 Moffo was a spinto, not lyric, btw "just lyric" makes no sense

3 the only sopranos skilled in Kalman or Lehar are the ones that have not made it, or semi-retired ones..

should i continue? you should reconsider your screen-name, or the intellectual probity of you comments

[BEVER29]

Présenter Rothenberger comme une verdienne,Moser comme une wagnerienne et pretendre que Moffo(delicieuse lyrique-colorature)fut spinto tient de la plus haute fantaisie!

Rothenberger a surtout chanté Mozart mais aussi Agnes dans Zdenka adele dans la Chauve-Souris beaucoup d'operettes et de Verdi Gilda de façon répétée.Moser fut wellgunde mais c'est à Gluck et à Mozart qu'elle doit sa renommée! Faute d'ampleur Moffo n'a abordé AUCUN role spinto.

[branko1b]

i was just responding nonsensically to a nonsensical posting... dont get your undies into knickers

kufaidi kwamba mimi si kuzungumza na wewe - trust me, ungekuwa kushangazwa kuona jinsi hisia kidogo i wanaweza kufanya, wakati i kuzungumza na watu kama wewe

[BEVER29]

Of course, of course !

[Turand0t]

Excuse me.... Moffo a spinto? Even though Moffo sang a few spinto roles it does not mean that she herself actually was one. She's listed a lyric coloratura. Maybe you should check your facts?

[isabella1954able]

@Turand0t La signora nasce come soprano coloratura,tra il 1955 e1965,ha fatto cose eccelse,poi grazie al marito d'allora(regista mediocre ect....)certo M.Lanfranchi.ha cantato di tutto e di piu',come molte colleghe attuali,in testa la GEORGHEU.era splendida in ogni senso,affascinante con un fisico mozzafiato,ha fatto pure l'attrice,in film che a dir mediocri e poco, attualmente la signora NON E'PIU',ma il marito forse e' ancora tra di noi.

[branko1b]

i think the notion of this being an old recoding is a nonsense - this piece is too easy - for anybody of 'near-moffo' stature, even in semi retirement, it's a piece of cake! it's only her colour and delibrate (thought of) delivery that makes it amazing ...

it is amazing for a few minutes - shoter version (which would indicate being done ad hoc) recording done the same day in tv studio! - ...tv is just like that ..

person suggesting that notion never come back saying which recording woid it be

[mrportobello]

This is definitely an old recording, but damn she was so fantastic!

[branko1b]

all i'm saying (and it still stands): the person suggesting it is an old recoding never came back saying which one ...

of course it is old - it is over 35 years old (!) but not more than a day or 2 older than the tv show - most indicative being the fact that it is abbreviated without a perceivable cut... i rest my case

[dutchbaritone08]

oy vay

[sethmalkin]

It's a little grisley to lip-synch an old recording of yourself.

[SzukamPani]

ja moge tylko powiedziec ja pierdole szczyt mozl ludzkich to jest niedoscigniony kunszt jestem w szoku jak Anna poszla oktawe w gore na koncu

[mar5211]

She's wonderful!

[carveido]

i love anna... netrebko.

[jmccracken1963]

I don't care if it was pre-recorded or done at that time: she still SANG it, and sang it VERY, VERY well!!! And what a personality and presence, whether on stage or in front of the camera. She makes you pay attention for the RIGHT reasons. Thank you very much for sharing this with us; it's OUTSTANDING!!! (By the way: what show is this from? I know the set is way too elaborate for this to be from The Ed Sullivan Show. Just curious...)

[thechinadesk]

What counts is that it was not a case of "Milli Vanilli."

It was not someone else singing it. It was her own voice.

I suppose it's not quite Kosher to use an old recording of oneself. But as long as no deceit is involved, as long as the audience understands, I don't see the harm.

The human voice is a fragile thing. A beautiful voice doesn't last forever. That makes it all the more precious while it's in its prime.

I always liked Moffo.

[bingcro]

beautiful ive searched for this song sung in english for years anyone know where to obtain it on youtube pse

[nemorino069]

just consider that she wsn't singing live,

the recording was made before

but i like anna moffo a lot

[flouraki]

I <3 U!!! =D

Serious inspiration has come from this song!! :)

[flouraki]

I love you! U R BREATH-TAKING!!

[branko1b]

this is just f...ing wonderful - thank you so much for posting

[rwh1122]

I had the great pleasure of hearing Anna Moffo live in 1970 when she was on tour. It was the first time I had heard of her and immediately fell in love with her voice as well as her looks. She was simply beautiful and the voice was breath taking. SHe has always had a special place in my heart. By the way, the concert was at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.

[sopran21]

I love her so much!!!

what a DIVA!!!!

[AndyPandy1960]

The best version of this beautiful aria!

I've only heard it on tape before, it was great fun to see this primadonna peform it live even though German tv always let the artists lipsync instead of singing live:-/

Moffo is the only singer I've ever heard singing the final note in this aria one octave higher than the previous, already high, note.

Incredible peformance!

[conniefan57]

Wonderful voice of Anna Moffo.

[sopran21]

what is her age in the video? she sing here wonderfully like when she was younger.

[octopussy51]

Brava virtuosa e semplice, la più amata !!

[BrentAudi]

This is a great video. It is however not from the 70's.

This is Anna in the 90's, and a lip sync performance with a recording from the 60's.

Her voice was very far gone at this period.

I love Anna, but the truth is the truth. It is great however to see her at this age.

Brent

[branko1b]

how do you know this Brent? ...would be nice to know the recording

to me she seems to be singing it in a very simple fashion, just as intended (so that any little local 'diva' in provinces of the Empire can sing it... and shine sometimes) - that's what makes it perfect i for me

Lehar does not (and should not) really require 1/10 of skill or power of Puccini - with a smallest effort, i think, Moffo could do it under the water - even in retirement?

[BrentAudi]

Have you never seen the videos of Anna on youtube that the fans begged and begged to be taken off? She had no voice, and even looked to be in pain when she sang. She could not stay on pitch, and would cough terribly when trying to hit high notes from the pain in her throat.

Really sad to watch. I am sure someone out there has these still..but doubt they will show up on Youtube again.

In short, it was no secret in the world that her voice was gone. It was fried by the end of the 60's.

Brent

[branko1b]

not really in 60es - her voice faded in 72-74 - she had just about 20 (extremely busy) years of singing before that (what singing!)- she herself asked for the last few recordings never to be released as she was not happy with them - she was promised to that they will not be (!)... , still, your claims about fans begging sound fantastic

btw, there are recordings here, of some pieces, considered considered to be 'par excellence' which if, it would be her, she would not approve off

[sschimel]

Onegin65, where are you finding these obscure Moffo videos? They're priceless. Oddly, enough she sounds better here than in the Depuis Le Jour you posted. And can you post the interview that we see a glimpse of at the end? On a personal note, when I was still doing drag, I would have killed for that gown.

[patjan92]

I wonder if this is from her radio/television series in Italy. Just terrific! And, what a beauty!

[operaboy81]

Her voice was still beautiful here.

[4lebenbaum]

Was she lip-syncing? I didn't see an orchestra, and the applause sounded canned. Beautiful rendition of "Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß" though!

[mrrk]

Wonderfull. Please can you tell me what programe this was taken from? Is Moffo being interviewed? More please.