Eileen Farrell on "Charlie Rose" - part I - RARE!
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- Опубліковано 2 тра 2011
- Part 1: Beginning of an interview that Charlie Rose had with Eileen Farrell. Recorded 12 August 1993.
Link to remainder of that interview in Part 2: • Eileen Farrell on "Cha...
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Farrell had a marvelous sense of humor. Here's a quote from the San Francisco Chronicle of November 8, 1964:
''The Bach Aria Group, which includes tenor Jan Peerce, Soprano Eileen Farrell, two other fine singers and a chamber group, gives sedate, even austere recitals -- everybody dressed in black, sitting primly in straight-backed chairs onstage and being very, very dignified, as befits Bach.
Before one recital Peerce was backstage warming up his remarkable vocal cords and hitting one high C after another, as Miss Farrell listened in wonderment. At last she asked, "How do you do it, Jan? How do you hit those high ones so effortlessly?" "Easy, Eileen," he smiled. "I just imagine I'm being goosed by an ice-cream cone."
A few minutes later the Bach Aria Group filed onstage -- serious and proper -- and took their seats. As Peerce started to arise for his first solo, Miss Farrell whispered something, whereupon he fell back, helplessly convulsed with laughter; in this instance the show did NOT go on and the delicate mood was never restored. What she had whispered was: "What flavor?"
In her prime she was unequaled. Spectacular instrument, brilliant interpretation, heartrending without being mannered.
One of the best American singers ever!
What a wonderful, warm, down-to-earth woman she was, not to mention, an incredible opera and jazz star!
6:29 „I couldn‘t teach them to sing jazz. Either you‘ve got it or you don‘t.“ Too true!
For me the most beautiful natural soprano voice of her time-an inspirational singer.
WOW Mrs. Ferrell was one of the finest musicians born. A regualr human with an extraordinary gift for musics.
the best is the whole package, a great voice and a great interpreter, she was both!
I had the good fortune to play a pop concert with Ms.Farrell. She was a wonderful singer and an even nicer person.
Thank you so much..one of my favorite singers!
She is absolutely correct!
Many thanks for uploading.
Her singing in Interrupted Melody (1955) is immensely beautiful.
Absolutely magnificent! More people should know about her .
Farrell had a great sense of humor. Please read the quote from the San Francisco Chronicle in the description to this clip above!
Thank you so much for this. She as one of a kind!
For this... many thanks!
She's so right about diction's being neglected -- and it certainly extends to acting and speaking as well as singing.
Even more important than diction is the emotion behind the diction. If the feeling is there, I can figure out the rest.
TruthSerum101 Wrong!!!!! We shouldn't have to "figure out the rest."
RMPsumma I said that I can figure out the rest. I do it all the time with opera because there is so much emphasis on vowels.
You on the other hand can concern yourself with diction alone and be done with it. Perhaps that is all that you can feel. That's fine for you.
TruthSerum101 OMG!
@@TruthSerum101 You are accurate. The words, meanings of the words, and conveying believably the words are of no less importance.
What an incredibly DELIGHTFUL woman!! I would have given ANYTHING to have been one of her students!! Had forgotten how good looking Charlie Rose was, back in the day!
The Pride of Willimantic, Connecticut……
She is cool’
Farrell's could explain to anybody why opera is such a rush.
Funny how Rose's ego and need to seem 'on top of it' he cannot shut up just as much here as today...he had so many great guests, but he interrupts them needlessly and often. Most improve with time...he has gotten worse...
Eileen was a wonder...
No, what she is alleged to have said was "I see Pippers is in the Shit again!" and later "I will do the singing--you stick to cocksucking." (She denied the second remark.) Later it was said that coming off stage after a magnificent performance of Gioconda, some of the stage crew said "wow, Miss farrell, you're high notes were fantastic" where upon she let loose a rolling thunder of a fart, and said "so, boys, d'ya like my low notes?" (She denied that ever happened either).
She was a great singer but not for the reasons given here. She was not great because of her diction. Anybody can spit out words. She was great because of her VOICE.
Nonsense. No offense meant.
She was not just great because of her voice. It was her DELIVERY / USAGE of her voice.
i can certainly do without the shitty music for the first 60 seconds of the video. that's just a waste of time.