Quelle merveille de redecouvrir ces chanteurs magnifiques , anna ,eblouissante ,belle ,cette voix christalline ,puissante nicolais gedda egal a lui meme ,
George Jellinek, creator of WQXR’s wonderful “Vocal Scene” shocked everyone in an NYU course on Verdi back in the 70s. We students were all familiar with Callas, Sutherland, and Sills and were surprised to learn that Anna Moffo was his favorite Violeta. George Jellenek knew a thing or two about great singers and Verdi, and it hasn’t taken much time at all to appreciate that he was right. Anna Moffo was stupendous. An ideal Violeta. Listen to her rendition of Rachmaninov’s Vocalise for a transcendent experience.
This is so wonderful... I have a soft spot for this opera ... it's the one my husband and myself went to see on our engagement night I would love to see the full film of this rendition
Meg Bailey: This is an excerpt from the opera that was originally shown on the Bell Telephone Hour. There are several films with at least one with Moffo, Stratas and several live performances of the opera (Sills, Crotubas.)
Vincent this is sensational. Anna Moffo's voice and performance are just perfect.She was the greatest lyric-coloratura soprano of her generation, with a radiant voice of amazing agility. Thanks for the upload. I'm really surprised there are no other comments since you posted this back in 2013.
I will ETERANLLY ADORE both of these MAGNIFICENT opera singers. Also, can't help but mention it in a GOOD way....it's astounding what the RIGHT nose job can do for a person. This footage was shot before she had hers and the result was IMPECCABLE and looked perfectly natural!
Green Eyed Warlock: An opera singer that would risk altering their breathing and nasal passages after gaining success should think twice. Moffo was already an attractive woman. It was no long after that she started having vocal problems. Her MET career was over by 1972 when she was 40! Very sad indeed.
@@johnpickford4222 Understood and agreed! I’m a first tenor myself, and while not classically trained, I more than understand the mechanics of the entire body let alone your head that produce a good, if not magnificent voice. I treasure Moffo, because I consider her voice one of the most beautiful of all time. However, there’s no telling, by anyone, what really caused her early downfall however you could be right. I’m just so sorry that we only had her for such a short time, but that time was incredibly beautiful, talented, and heavenly for sure!!
Every note dear Anna sang portrayed a beautiful woman. If i were blindfolded I could still feel through the magnetism her sexuality. I think leading man, Gedda felt it as well. Absolutely convincing like few opera scenes before or since. Verdi must be rejoicing.
SING ALON! Accurate Lyrics from score! Enjoy! LIBIAMO (Brindisi) La Traviata Lyrics ALFRED Libiamo, libiamo ne' lieti calici Che la bellezza infiora. E la fuggevol, fuggevol ora s'inebrii a voluttà. Libiam ne' dolci fremiti Che suscita l'amore, Poichè quell'occhio al core Onnipotente va. Libiamo, amore, amor frai calici Più caldi baci avrà. CHORUS Ah, libiam, amor fra’ calici Più caldi baci avrà VIOLETTA Tra voi, tra voi saprò dividere Il tempo mio giocondo; Tutto è follia, follia nel mondo Ciò che non è piacer. Godiam, fugace e rápido èil gaudio dell’ amore; è'un fior che nasce e muore, Nè più si può goder. Godiam! c’invita, c’invita un fervido Accento lusighier CHORUS Ah! godiamo, la tazza, la Tazza e il cantico Le notti abbella e il riso; In questo, in questo paradiso ne Scopra il nuovo dì. VIOLETTA La vita è nel tripudio ALFRED Quando non s’ami ancora VIOLETTA Nol dite a chi l'ignora ALFRED è' il mio destin così SOLISTS AND CHORUS Ah! Godiamo, la tazza, la tazza e il cantico Le notte abbella e il riso; In questo, in questo paradiso ne scopra il nuovo dì. Ah! Ah! Ah !ane scopra il di, Ah! Ah! ne scopra il di, Ah! Si!
@@pasqualeperrone1560 I don't remember now - if it was her personality or her singing. He admired Callas as an artist, but not Tebaldi whom he said couldn't sing properly. And he was also very hostile towards Beverly Sills as a person as I recall it. I shall read it again btw, when I do - I let you know. 😉
Forse neppure Anna, avesse scritto delle memorie, avrebbe avuto, ed a ragione, nulla da dire su Gedda. Un cantante del tutto impersonale dalla voce acida.
@@pasqualeperrone1560He says that she from the beginning was sweet and unspoiled but further on, she became a selfish and superficial megastar wannabe, writing her off as a superficial dictator. He doesnt dislike her voice but is dedicating a whole page writing her off as an unpleasant personality.
Peccato che si sia persa la performance di molti cantanti del canto lirico, purché sappiamo tutti che in quegli anni avanzava il " modernismo" come lo chiamo io, che si spogliava di tutte le belle tradizioni italiane, compreso questo tipo di musica, sarebbero dovuti passare un po' di anni per riscoprirlo con il grande Pavarotti.
I never cared for Nicolai Gedda, his pinched sound and wooden acting. Anna Moffo, on the other hand, is lovely here. She's in good voice and handles the coloratura beautifully.
DavidAsset78 I agree. Gedda’s voice has always struck me as overly bright, lacking in depth and color. He’s regarded by many as having had excellent technique, due in large to the fact that he sang for such a long time. However, I think excellent technique should result in a beautiful sound. I have always loved Anna Moffo. There’s a live Traviata from Rome, I believe, in which she is fantastic. One of my favorites.
Здравствуйте! Спасибо огромное за открытие фантастически талантливой. Актрисы и Певицы!!! Боже, какие голоса, а какие. Костюмы, шикарный музыкальный. Фильм!!! Браво!!!!! 0⃣
Quelle merveille de redecouvrir ces chanteurs magnifiques , anna ,eblouissante ,belle ,cette voix christalline ,puissante nicolais gedda egal a lui meme ,
Two beautiful people singing and acting wonderful Verdi and still making people happy long after they have gone
What a treat to see them together! Sublime!
❤,Анна ,,,,образец пения сопрано ,,,Филигранно́е ,,лучезарное ,Слава ей в веках. ❤
mai visto un tenore come Gedda canta senza il minimo sforzo apparente! grandioso
Сразу две оперных звезды:прекрасная Анна Моффо и Николаи Гедда!!Какой праздник для души.!Жаль ,такие жемчужины появляются не часто
1962, a wonderful time to catch these two great singers, so very much in their prime.
A MASTERPIECE. In all senses.
Красота и очарование , великолепный голос восхищает ...Прекрасное исполнение...
Moffo: one of the very good. Gedda: one of the very few. Wonderful together.
Oh dear, I could so easily fall in love with Anna Moffo !
Dos de los mejores, junto a una élite de aquella época. Gracias.
Ah, the glory days of opera.
George Jellinek, creator of WQXR’s wonderful “Vocal Scene” shocked everyone in an NYU course on Verdi back in the 70s. We students were all familiar with Callas, Sutherland, and Sills and were surprised to learn that Anna Moffo was his favorite Violeta. George Jellenek knew a thing or two about great singers and Verdi, and it hasn’t taken much time at all to appreciate that he was right. Anna Moffo was stupendous. An ideal Violeta. Listen to her rendition of Rachmaninov’s Vocalise for a transcendent experience.
Yes, her Vocalise drives me wild !!!!
@@sgnmath1234 Hmmmm?!?
Voci magnifiche! Uniche! Irripetibili!
Magnificent. Rare stuff. Thank you for sharing.
Да, Анна Моффо это эталон образа Виолетты.
This is so wonderful... I have a soft spot for this opera ... it's the one my husband and myself went to see on our engagement night
I would love to see the full film of this rendition
Meg Bailey: This is an excerpt from the opera that was originally shown on the Bell Telephone Hour. There are several films with at least one with Moffo, Stratas and several live performances of the opera (Sills, Crotubas.)
I like her voice , lucky I have similar singing voice as hers also classically trained . My first name is also Anna.
Very nice colorature ,
wow i just fell in love with Anna.... The gentlemen is also great!....no Fantastic!!
Thank you very much for this video! These immortal opera artists make us happy even today!
This video looks great and sounds great. What a wonderful excerpt from this splendid opera. Moffo and Gedda were both just marvelous.
I saw her in concert, Fantastic. None of the edginess that is on recordings was there. Recordings miss so much with sopranos.
Two of the 👍 singers ever. No current opera singers even come CLOSE!
Vincent this is sensational. Anna Moffo's voice and performance are just perfect.She was the greatest lyric-coloratura soprano of her generation, with a radiant voice of amazing agility. Thanks for the upload. I'm really surprised there are no other comments since you posted this back in 2013.
Agreed 100%. I’ve always been a huge Moffo fan.
both great singers in he 60s
I will ETERANLLY ADORE both of these MAGNIFICENT opera singers. Also, can't help but mention it in a GOOD way....it's astounding what the RIGHT nose job can do for a person. This footage was shot before she had hers and the result was IMPECCABLE and looked perfectly natural!
Green Eyed Warlock: An opera singer that would risk altering their breathing and nasal passages after gaining success should think twice. Moffo was already an attractive woman. It was no long after that she started having vocal problems. Her MET career was over by 1972 when she was 40! Very sad indeed.
@@johnpickford4222 Understood and agreed! I’m a first tenor myself, and while not classically trained, I more than understand the mechanics of the entire body let alone your head that produce a good, if not magnificent voice. I treasure Moffo, because I consider her voice one of the most beautiful of all time. However, there’s no telling, by anyone, what really caused her early downfall however you could be right. I’m just so sorry that we only had her for such a short time, but that time was incredibly beautiful, talented, and heavenly for sure!!
Grandiosa !!
Orrori americani televisivi....Anna stupenda come sempre. Grande Violetta.
Orrori?
@@nni9310 beh..terribile, sembra un musical nei grandi magazzini.
fantastic
Bella y buena pareja, ambos de lo mejor del siglo 20
Bravo!
This is fantastic. Thank you
Лучшая Виолетта всех времен....!!! Николай Гедда тоже великолепен!!!
A Perfect DUO- Gedda was one of the best tenors in his time, indeed. and his repertoire was astounding great, singing in at least 7 languages.
Your voice is great, clean....
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Anna Moffo ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️
There is no other than Anna Moffo. I love her voice, she is the only Violetta. She is perfect.
Moffo is scintillating.
Deux artistes magnifiques , époque hélas révolue..
Thanks
simply wonderfu!!
Every note dear Anna sang portrayed a beautiful woman. If i were blindfolded I could still feel through the magnetism her sexuality. I think leading man, Gedda felt it as well.
Absolutely convincing like few opera scenes before or since. Verdi must be rejoicing.
Gedda was anything but complimentary of Anna in his memoirs.....
didnt read that maybe he might have kept it quiet he was great tenor
Buffissimo!
Anna Moffo is Boffo!
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SING ALON! Accurate Lyrics from score! Enjoy! LIBIAMO (Brindisi) La Traviata Lyrics
ALFRED
Libiamo, libiamo ne' lieti calici
Che la bellezza infiora.
E la fuggevol, fuggevol
ora s'inebrii a voluttà.
Libiam ne' dolci fremiti
Che suscita l'amore,
Poichè quell'occhio al core
Onnipotente va.
Libiamo, amore, amor frai calici
Più caldi baci avrà.
CHORUS
Ah, libiam, amor fra’ calici
Più caldi baci avrà
VIOLETTA
Tra voi, tra voi saprò dividere
Il tempo mio giocondo;
Tutto è follia, follia nel mondo
Ciò che non è piacer.
Godiam, fugace e rápido
èil gaudio dell’ amore;
è'un fior che nasce e muore,
Nè più si può goder.
Godiam! c’invita, c’invita un fervido
Accento lusighier
CHORUS
Ah! godiamo, la tazza,
la Tazza e il cantico
Le notti abbella e il riso;
In questo, in questo paradiso ne
Scopra il nuovo dì.
VIOLETTA
La vita è nel tripudio
ALFRED
Quando non s’ami ancora
VIOLETTA
Nol dite a chi l'ignora
ALFRED
è' il mio destin così
SOLISTS AND CHORUS
Ah! Godiamo, la tazza,
la tazza e il cantico
Le notte abbella e il riso;
In questo, in questo paradiso
ne scopra il nuovo dì.
Ah! Ah! Ah !ane scopra il di,
Ah! Ah! ne scopra il di,
Ah! Si!
She IS Violetta.
很好
Lo mejor de la lista para mi 1 alfredo kraus dalla... 2 mama gigli. 3 adelaide gedda
Мы лечим 🌍🕊🕊🕊🕊
Ауу007
This was after her first nose job and before the second. The operations never seemed to effect her voice.
Em todos os sentidos bem melhor que no filme de 1968
Moffo is boffo, and Gedda is even bedda!
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David Steven Tabbat: Quick, stand up or you’ll crush your brains based on that s**t rhyme.
A M also starred in Traviata film with Franco Bonisolli, that pair was more impressive imho....
che coppia ragazzi
无与伦比的声音，永远的盖达
Тут ей ровно 30 лет
Нет,думаю побольше. Скорее к сорока.
Nicolai Gedda hadn't much nice to say about Anna Moffo in his memoirs....On the other hand Jussi Björling and his wife adored her.
What did he say about Moffo?
@@pasqualeperrone1560 I don't remember now - if it was her personality or her singing. He admired Callas as an artist, but not Tebaldi whom he said couldn't sing properly. And he was also very hostile towards Beverly Sills as a person as I recall it. I shall read it again btw, when I do - I let you know. 😉
Forse neppure Anna, avesse scritto delle memorie, avrebbe avuto, ed a ragione, nulla da dire su Gedda. Un cantante del tutto impersonale dalla voce acida.
@@pasqualeperrone1560He says that she from the beginning was sweet and unspoiled but further on, she became a selfish and superficial megastar wannabe, writing her off as a superficial dictator.
He doesnt dislike her voice but is dedicating a whole page writing her off as an unpleasant personality.
@@fabriziogarzi9892Agree.
Is this Voice of Firestone?
Yes
Peccato che si sia persa la performance di molti cantanti del canto lirico, purché sappiamo tutti che in quegli anni avanzava il " modernismo" come lo chiamo io, che si spogliava di tutte le belle tradizioni italiane, compreso questo tipo di musica, sarebbero dovuti passare un po' di anni per riscoprirlo con il grande Pavarotti.
The only thing is anna's dress is too much like a royal lady rather than a consort lady
I never cared for Nicolai Gedda, his pinched sound and wooden acting. Anna Moffo, on the other hand, is lovely here. She's in good voice and handles the coloratura beautifully.
DavidAsset78 I agree. Gedda’s voice has always struck me as overly bright, lacking in depth and color. He’s regarded by many as having had excellent technique, due in large to the fact that he sang for such a long time. However, I think excellent technique should result in a beautiful sound. I have always loved Anna Moffo. There’s a live Traviata from Rome, I believe, in which she is fantastic. One of my favorites.
Imagine if she and Jerry Hadley could have sung together.
Vocalmente c'è di meglio ma comunque misurata ed elegante. Brava
.........oggi non mi pare ci siano tutte queste grandi Violette meglio della Moffo. 😂😂😂
Dopo la Maria e' la sola che viene a capo del personaggio. Le altre nessuna.
Great singing. By the by Gedda did not like AM as a person which is clear from an unfavourable comment on her in his book.
What did he say about her Alexey?
They seemed to kiss ok
Before the nose job.
Donald original nose lent more character to her face.
I heard that is what caused his death earlier this year. Why why? I think his nose was fine as it was!
Geddas`s?
;-)
Violetta in this video is not Anna Moffo... She is quite similar to real Anna, but it's not her!!!
it is Anna
Lol that is Moffo
How could you mistake Moffo!
Здравствуйте! Спасибо огромное за открытие фантастически талантливой. Актрисы и Певицы!!! Боже, какие голоса, а какие. Костюмы, шикарный музыкальный. Фильм!!! Браво!!!!! 0⃣
As has been noted in these comments, it's before her nose job.
보기만해도 가슴이 답답하다 어캐 계속 저렇게 자제하면서 부르냐 난 존나 자극적인 머큐리같은 음악이 좋다.. 보기만해도 절제하는게 느껴져서 내가 다 답답하네.. 성악잘하는 사람들 대부분이 다 탈모인이유가잇음
Horrible American TV-style for the most valuable singers.
I'm sorry but, even with an easy slow waltz rhythm, Gedda is out of time ! and the legato is nothing special either.
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