I may be away for the weekend, but I am still thinking of you. And for your entertainment, I present Florence Foster Jenkins singing Mozart. With pop up commentary.
I've heard OF her but never actually sat through a performance. My ears feel like they've been sand-papered. The cats are hilarious and kept me going, but I think my husband may need therapy now...
Such a beautiful aria, such a great opera, such a massacre. This is downright blasphemy. But the cats were cool. As all cats are. Without them it would have been pure torture. And I have to say, I laughed quite a lot.
She drew huge crowds. I suppose people really couldn't believe that she could be so bad.
ReplyDeleteI am with the cats!!! Yikes!!
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SueAnn
I've heard OF her but never actually sat through a performance. My ears feel like they've been sand-papered. The cats are hilarious and kept me going, but I think my husband may need therapy now...
ReplyDeleteWhat an experience. I can't believe how bad she was. Did people come to see her for the obvious amusement she was?
ReplyDeleteShe is 4 real? Wow.
ReplyDeletejabblog: since she pre-dated television, one must have actually gone to her 'concerts' to see for themselves!
ReplyDeleteSueAnn: I only stayed for the cats...
beastie: you husband will never complain about singing again! (if he ever did before)
Nora: I imagine they went to see her for the same reason people watch things like American Idol and its ilk.
LGS: yes she was. and she did not care.
Such a beautiful aria, such a great opera, such a massacre. This is downright blasphemy. But the cats were cool. As all cats are. Without them it would have been pure torture. And I have to say, I laughed quite a lot.
ReplyDeleteYes, the cats kept me going! Hideous noise.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time away.
I went to read about her on Wikipedia after you posted this and it was a fascinating story. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMy God! I could only take about 30 seconds of it! But it did make me feel better about my own singing.
ReplyDeleteMeggie: I did, and I'm away this coming weekend again - belated summer hols!
ReplyDeleteGeewits: she was definitely 'her own woman'!
SAW: I will admit to turning the sound way down the first time!
Fascinating woman. There's hope for my singing yet!
ReplyDeleteOh, DEAR GOD! LMAO!
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