What a beautiful soloist, by the way! I know that's not the central point and I did of course notice her unique voice - marvelous singing! 👏🏻😍 I am just mentioning it because the majority of sopranos I've come across are rather corpulent (no disrespect, as an opera singer you can't be scaggy anyway) sophisticated, eccentric divas with not much naturalness or suasiveness to talk about, regardless of their age. - remarkable and interesting in their outward appearance, but not really pretty like this one! She really combines different features and that is, in this case, a great alternative to soprano stereotypes. Just a thought!
She is playing the cinematic character / part of the legendary singer lily pons - who herself was somewhat of a freak (i the nicest possible way !) in the operatic word - Lily was 5ft 2 ins., (from Scandinavia) and quite svelte - her voice seemed much BIGGER than she was. she is a very rare one who runs counter to the stock standard notion of well-padded, heaving, muscular opera singers. She is one of my favorite singers.
Rosie O''Donnell is playing the cinematic character / part of the legendary singer lily pons - who herself was somewhat of a freak (in the nicest possible way !) in the operatic word - Lily was 5ft 2 ins., (from Scandinavia) and quite svelte - her voice seemed much BIGGER than she was. She is a very rare one who runs counter to the stock standard notion of well-padded, heaving, muscular opera singers. She is one of my favorite singers.
Errrrrr .... are you making a joke of some kind about who is playing the part of Lily Pons? -- Actually, singing The Bell Song (from Lakme) and playing Lily Pons in a c. 1944 setting is the fabulous lyric soprano, Aida Garifullina. She is well known, and you can find lots of information on her by doing a bit of Googling, as well as entering her name in a Search here on YT.
The look on Meryl Streep’s face at the final note is magical. She really captured the moment of inspiration!
Aida Garifullina is so good good here.
What a beautiful soloist, by the way! I know that's not the central point and I did of course notice her unique voice - marvelous singing! 👏🏻😍 I am just mentioning it because the majority of sopranos I've come across are rather corpulent (no disrespect, as an opera singer you can't be scaggy anyway) sophisticated, eccentric divas with not much naturalness or suasiveness to talk about, regardless of their age. - remarkable and interesting in their outward appearance, but not really pretty like this one! She really combines different features and that is, in this case, a great alternative to soprano stereotypes. Just a thought!
You should see her without the dress and makeup because it's Rosie O'Donnell.
She is playing the cinematic character / part of the legendary singer lily pons - who herself was somewhat of a freak (i the nicest possible way !) in the operatic word - Lily was 5ft 2 ins., (from Scandinavia) and quite svelte - her voice seemed much BIGGER than she was. she is a very rare one who runs counter to the stock standard notion of well-padded, heaving, muscular opera singers. She is one of my favorite singers.
@@NelsonClick is it not Aida Garifullina playing the part of Lily Pons.
@@lescheyne9210 ... Yes, Yes, it IS Aida Garifullina singing The Bell Song, in the role of Lily Pons.
Rosie O''Donnell is playing the cinematic character / part of the legendary singer lily pons - who herself was somewhat of a freak (in the nicest possible way !) in the operatic word - Lily was 5ft 2 ins., (from Scandinavia) and quite svelte - her voice seemed much BIGGER than she was. She is a very rare one who runs counter to the stock standard notion of well-padded, heaving, muscular opera singers. She is one of my favorite singers.
Is it not Aida Garifullina playing the part of Lily Pons?
Errrrrr .... are you making a joke of some kind about who is playing the part of Lily Pons? -- Actually, singing The Bell Song (from Lakme) and playing Lily Pons in a c. 1944 setting is the fabulous lyric soprano, Aida Garifullina. She is well known, and you can find lots of information on her by doing a bit of Googling, as well as entering her name in a Search here on YT.