Johann Strauss II - An der schönen, blauen Donau / waltzer Lily Pons (1898 -- 1976) was a French-born American operatic soprano and actress. That Girl from Paris (1936)
Une pure merveille cette femme, ultra féminine, belle comme un ange et une voix bien au dessus des autres. Bref une femme comme on en trouve plus à notre triste époque 😭
Lily has been one of my lifetime loves. I was Introduced to her by my father, via one her 78 rpm recordings, MANY years ago. She has remained, in my perception (auditory and otherwise), as my personal favorite Coloratura Soprano! 😊
FYI: Sometimes "That Girl From Paris" (the entire movie) is shown in TCM (Turner Classic Movies). I have to look up the movie with Lily Pons and Henry Fonda which also sometimes is shown on TCM and I'll post a comment with the name after I find it.
Solche Höhen hat die Callas zwar versucht zu erreichen, aber zeitlebens nicht geschafft! Sie war auch kein Koloratur-Sopran im Gegensatz zu Lily Pons mit einem sehr hohen Koloratur-Sopran!
También para mi, Gilda, Marie, Violetta, Linda, Lucia y aquella extraordinaria Rosina de “Il Barbiere Di Siviglia” fueron las grabaciones con las que me crié, la llevo muy dentro de mi corazón como ídolo de mi infancia.
With Dame Joan long pushing up daisies, a possible successor would have been June Anderson, but without a great P.R. machine a la Fleming and Netrebko, people's talent will go unnoticed. It kind of makes you believe that the people in power want us to accept mediocrity, be happy with it and keep our mouths shut. There was a possible contender, Nat Dessay before she lost the plot, I have to add ''allegedly''. Ingeborg Hallstein was awesome, but has retired now. Que sera
@@mariannec2322 Lily Pons is FANTASTIC! But, you're right. Absolutely! As hard as it is to believe nowadays... all modesty aside, I'm one of them '") , thanks to the great voice teacher and the TRUE bel canto technique that now I'm sharing with the world (also as a teacher) as much as possible. Very hard without a proper P.R., indeed :( facebook.com/270042219688684/posts/5153477898011734/
I think she sang in France before she went to the U.S. Also she did another movie where she was married to Henry Fonda in France and he was writing a symphony and she was singing opera. This number was from "That Girl From Paris" with I think Spike Jones and 2 other American well known actors but I can't remember their names right now. She was a colouratura Soprano which is why she could sing those very high notes. Look in RU-vid for her singing "The Bell Song" from the Opera Lakme. She really even sing higher when she sings the Bell Song.
I think her musicality, pitch, timing are perfect and she does a great job with the highest coloratura segments. However, to my ear , there are many more "beautiful" floating and resonant voices. Renee Fleming is the perfect example of that.
Renée Fleming is an incredibly boring singer to hear. Her voice is beautiful enough, but she has no fire or spark to her delivery. Silly to compare her to Pons. Renée could never execute these coloratura passages as we see Pons do here.
They’re higher but most opera singers will tell you they’re not “really” part of her range since they don’t project. Look up Mado Robin for a singer with high notes as high as Mariah but legitimately produced.
