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  • The most incredible ever! Charming :)

  • @weightfeather1 Heredity is part of the picture--it claim the lives of all of Jimmy Carter's siblings. There is also a possible or probable link to the chemical C2H5OH, if you are talking about chemicals. (That, by the way, is the chemical symbol for Alcohol, and yes, Patrick Swayze had issues with alcohol).

  • Oh wow- she most certainly does NOT sound her age with those beautiful glissandos..

  • Oh, that Griffin appearance! I have it on audio tape. There was just the slightest wobble in the voice at one point. Otherwise she sound vigorous, youthful and drenchingly lovely. Her "Estrellita" could make the devil cry, I'm sure.

  • Fabulosa.

  • Truly amazing - consummate charm and grace, and musically everything is there perfectly! Thank you

  • wow! more voice at 74 than most opera singers at 30 today.

  • this is amazing for a coloratura at the age of about 74. wow! thanks for the posting

  • Cara Natalie non arriverai mai a questa altezza!!!

  • Pancreatic cancer. My mother died of it 4 months ago. It only took her 3 months to die. Nobody expected it. Sorry I just had to share this.

  • @dermotafan Bless your heart, honey. I'm so sorry for your loss.

  • @dermotafan that's ok. what are musical fans for but to comfort each other as we listen to music such as this? I lost my mother to cancer too--shitty way to go--sorry for my 'french'--in the mean time lets feel better and listen to this great artist. hope you are feeling better!

  • magnifique interprétation de cet air aujourd'hui souvent vulgarisé...charme, vérité, expression et intelligence servies par des moyens techniques et musicaux d'exception: madame, vous aviez conservé la souplesse et la brillance vocale d'une fille de 20 ans et beaucoup de jeunes sopranos peuvent vous envier aujourd'hui!

  • vocally she is a female pavarotti, awesome technique and spinning high notes into her old age. wonderful.

  • superlativa.

  • Pancreatic cancer just sucks. Her, Pavarotti, and hopefully not Marilyn Horne. This crap has got to stop.

  • Don't forget Patrick Wayne Swayze. (I know, he was a dancer-actor, but same difference).

  • fabulous! I love this piece. Shows what you can do if you sing correctly. Beautifully done.

  • Agree! She was a bit off tune even on recordings! Glamurous star!

  • I well remember this telecast. She was amazing. Also charming and fascinating.

  • Not my cup of tea, but very beautiful and talented nonetheless.

  • This is incredible! She doesn't sound or look 74 years old!

  • 74??? she sounds amazing!

  • m'inchino a questa splendida cantante

  • WOW, WOW, WOW! That is just beautiful. I'm an aspiring singer and I love Lily Pons. She made it look so easy, her singing was always free, relaxed yet perfect!

  • Young Pons was frequently off tune. When she grew older she got better. A legend!

  • Está mujer supo cuidar su voz, ojalá que en la actualidad muchas lo sepan hacer...

  • You do gain something from a long career of public performance.  stage actors enjoy this more than opera or concert singers, but by this stage one has to be very relaxed in public performance.

  • interesting...I heard she had terrible problems with nerves before performances and often was sick to her stomach shortly before going onstage!

  • So charming and at age 74! I heard Pons sing "Estrellita" in her last public appearance on The Merv Griffin Show two years later and it was beautiful.

  • I agree, she sang "Estrellita" in this concert also. Charming is a great word to sum it up. I also have interviews with her done before this concert.

  • 74!!! are you serious?! This is why I think it is totally worth it to really work on technique before trying to push yourself out into the singing world.

  • I saw the same Merv Griffin Show appearance. Miss Pons's voice was beautiful up to the end because she did not ABUSE it.

  • Never thought I would see this. So amazing.

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