Anna Moffo: A Soprano to Remember

The Pennsylvania-born singer had a fulfilling career from her stints in Italian TV to America’s opera houses.
Anna Moffo: A Soprano to Remember
Lyric soprano Anna Moffo, in 1962. Harry Pot/CC0
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Initially, extraordinarily beautiful American lyric soprano Anna Moffo planned to be a concert pianist or a professional athlete. Her singing did not have an auspicious beginning.

In kindergarten, she was made to sit in a corner not because of bad behavior, but because her voice was so loud it annoyed the other children. No matter how quietly she tried to sing, it was too loud and the other kids got angry, so she stopped singing in class.

Helena Elling
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Helena Elling is a singer and freelance writer living in Scottsdale, Arizona.