text: Anna Moffo ( June 27 , 1932 - March 9 , 2006 ) was an Italian-American opera singer and one of the leading lyric-coloratura sopranos of her generation .
simplified: Anna Moffo ( June 27 , 1932 - March 9 , 2006 ) was an Italian American operatic soprano particularly associated with lyric-coloratura roles in Italian and French operas , she was admired as much for her vocal gifts as her great beauty and affecting stage presence .