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In Opera & Song [VHS]

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This video comprises three separate performances. In her first performance she sings Musetta's 'Quando m'en vo.' Moffo does a marvelous job. You can see how she got her reputation as a singing actress. She also sings 'Un bel di' during this first program. It's interesting to see Miss Moffo before her nose job. Her nose job transforms her from a merely pretty, young woman to "one of the ten most beautiful women in Italy."

During the second show she sings 'Stridono Lassu' and 'Love is where you find it." Her coloratura is free and unforced.

Her rendition of the Jewel Song at the Waldorf Astoria has a spectacular finish. The high note emerges free and focussed like a laser beam. It's also wonderful to hear her sing, "It's a grand night for singing." It takes a truly great opera singer to be able sing a broadway tune and not sound condescending. One can hear just how unaffected her singing really is! I wish more recordings of her singing in English were available. Anna Moffo remains one of my truly favorite sopranos.