Anna Moffo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American opera singer, television personality, and dramatic actress
Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1932
Place of Birth: Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 09-Mar-2006
Profession: Esperantist, television presenter, opera singer, television actor, film actor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Anna Moffo
- Anna Moffo (June 27, 1932 – March 9, 2006) was an American opera singer, television personality, and actress.
- One of the leading lyric-coloratura sopranos of her generation, she possessed a warm and radiant voice of considerable range and agility.
- Noted for her physical beauty, she was nicknamed "La Bellissima".Winning a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Italy, Moffo became popular there after performing leading operatic roles on three RAI television productions in 1956.
- She returned to America for her debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago on October 16, 1957.
- In New York, her Metropolitan Opera debut took place on November 14, 1959.
- She performed at the Met for over seventeen seasons.
- Moffo's earliest recordings were made for EMI Records; she signed an exclusive contract with RCA Victor in 1960, recording for the company until the late 1970s.
- In the early 1960s, she hosted her own show on Italian television and appeared in several operatic films along with other non-singing roles. In the early 1970s Moffo extended her international popularity to Germany through operatic performances, TV appearances, and several films, all while continuing her American operatic performances.
- Due to an extremely heavy workload, Moffo suffered a serious vocal-breakdown from which she never fully recovered.
- Her final appearance at the Metropolitan Opera was in 1983.
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Source: Nationaal Archief Fotocollectie Anefo
Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (Anefo), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 913-4262
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