Specially released to mark the 10th anniversary of Anna Moffo s death, Sony Classical s new limited edition 12-CD original jackets collection, The Complete RCA Recital Albums, finally brings together the 10 recital albums that Moffo recorded for RCA between 1960 and 1974, four of them making their first appearance on CD, newly mastered from the original analogue tapes using 24bit/96kHz technology with booklet notes by Jürgen Kesting and full discographical details.
Rounding off the collection are two compilation discs: an original 1973 album of Great Love Duets from Opera, featuring Moffo in tandem with such famous tenors as Richard Tucker, Carlo Bergonzi and Alfredo Kraus, and now newly extended to include five extra tracks by Verdi and Puccini; and a brand-new compilation of arias from Moffo s various complete RCA opera recordings, showcasing her in some of her most impressive roles: as Eurydice in Gluck s Orfeo ed Euridice, as Serpina in Pergolesi s La serva padrona, as an almost Callas-like heroine in Donizetti s Lucia di Lammermoor, as a notably warm-toned Gilda in Verdi s Rigoletto and, of course, as Violetta in La traviata, the signature role with which she had taken her leave of the stage in 1976.