It's Friday! Singing out of Tune

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It's Friday! Singing out of Tune

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Given the comments about 'Out of Tune Singing' in the 'Laity Squeezed Out" topic this week, I can't resist posting a link to the indomitable Florence Foster Jenkins singing the Queen of the Night Aria from Magic Flute. I understand a film starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant is to be released shortly.

This is incredibly bad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6ubiUIxbWE&nohtml5=False
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I think there is a movie being made about her.
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The film is good if a little sentimental. The French Madeleine was much better! :D
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organist wrote:The film is good if a little sentimental. The French Madeleine was much better! :D


Someone else was talking about that today, but they said it was called "Marguerite". I had never heard of it, nor Madeleine.
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You are right it is Madeleine! :D
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Oh no it is Marguerite! Old age? :D
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organist wrote:Old age? :D


I'm sure some would say that both of us are old and venerable. :mrgreen: :lol:
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Duplicate post, due to old age and venerability, and the clunky editing mechanism of the forum..... :(
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alan29 wrote:I felt this belonged here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdcY93zSEYo


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Have a look at this from about 7:50. The Kyrie is stunning, and not in a good way. The look on the priest's face is priceless.

http://www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/programmi/me ... 2708f.html
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IncenseTom wrote:Have a look at this from about 7:50. The Kyrie is stunning, and not in a good way. The look on the priest's face is priceless.

http://www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/programmi/me ... 2708f.html


Polytonality....... :(
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IncenseTom wrote:. . . The Kyrie is stunning, . . .

Not a lot of people can do that - and keep it up right through! Just think - if they perpetuate that style for a few centuries it may develop into the glories of polyphony!
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