birdie num-num

as kids, we loved this movie,...especially the 'birdie num-num' line -- we'd use it, with each other

more scenes, from this movie -- had me, roaring...with laughter, yesterday

interview with sellers

rex harrison's voice

another great voice

this clip is preceded, immediately, by harrison...laughing...an identical laugh..., at the ball, when he hears that count zoltan karpathy, 'that harry hound from budapest -- never have i ever known a ruder pest,' has uncovered eliza as a...frrrawwwd -- that she...was...booorrrn...hun'gay'rian -- and of royal blood, to boot

the thing about harrison -- as they say about ginger rogers -- that she did everything fred astaire did, but, backwards, and in high heels -- is that he...'sang'...in speak-voice -- didn't sing, but...spoke...the song

audrey hepburn, on the other hand, didn't sing...at all -- well,...i'm sure she did, in the shower, but...not...in the movies -- except, i think, 'moon river,' in 'breakfast at tiffany's'

here, now, is another example...of harrison's 'singing'

after the movie, ben mankiewicz, t.c.m.'s host, said that hepburn had a fine singing voice, but didn't possess the range...required

alec guinness's voice

a few days ago, i watched the 1979 tv series 'tinker tailor soldier spy' -- what a beautiful...smooth voice...alec guinness has

'addio' encore: marie mclaughlin & her glyndebourne traviata

how felicitous

during the quiz portion of yesterday's met broadcast of 'don carlo,' the superb soprano diana damrau, for her...quiz, played a line...from marie mclaughlin's violetta -- 'gran dio!...morir si giovine' -- she said, watching the glyndebourne production of 'traviata,' at the age of 12,...hooked her on opera

so i went to youtube -- to my favorite piece ('teneste la promessa' -- anna moffo's rendition of which...made me fall in love with her) -- mclaughlin's...is incredible

there's also, there, the entire...glyndebourne production -- i've seen/heard...the first act -- looks...magnificent -- just...gripping