Deanna Durbin---Musetta's Waltz Song.

[henrygrove100]

And today she is 90 living in Paris!

[45oldbear]

Deanna, you are more perfect than the big names of today. Effortless, silky, on top all the way through. Ah, what an adorable creature.

[OmegaWolf747]

I love how all DD's films show men gazing lustfully at her as she sings.

[waynebrasler]

It's clear she did care about success; she didn't care about fame. There is a difference. When she'd had enough of success she walked away from the fame and never looked back.

[DSGSilva]

I HAVE EVERY DEANNA DVD AS WELL AS MANY COLLETABLES INCLUDING IDEAL DOLLS (22 TO DATE) DEANNA STILL IS A LEGEND...GOD BLESS DEANNA...XXXX

[musicallyspeakings88]

She is incredible!

[Scotsbell]

@musicallyspeakings88 Yes and such a pity that she retired at 27! What a waste of a marvellous talent but I'm sure she had her reasons, probably to do with the fact that Hollywood wanted her to do nothing but singing roles and she wanted to act.

[DSGSilva]

SUCH AN ANGEL GOD BLESS DEANNA!

[chefdujour68]

@DSGSilva god blessed us with her ....wow what a voice

[Leavon]

This is true talent, no mixing boards no technology, this is all Deanna. She hits these notes so effortlessly.

[MrTristan1983]

I love this aria and her voice. I'm not so sure if Mimi would have suited her. Mimi would have been great for her personality but Musetta is better for her when it comes to voice. Musetta is supposed be sung in a light manner like this. For Mimi you would need much more power and depth. Then again, Musetta would not have suited her personality and innocence. Tough choice. :=) I guess I'm one of those younger opera snobs. ;=)

[TomCollinsgirl]

ill admit i first heard of musetta's waltz from RENT but this is beautiful

[umacalista]

me too!!!

[hsiaok]

What an angelic voice!!!!  Thanks for sharing! :)

[Houghton48]

In boheme she would have been a fab mimi..musetta is too rauchy for her style of voice..id loved to hear her in the det with rudolfo in act one and the great quartet in act three..and im sure that her act 4 as a dying mimi would have brought tears to my eyes.

[claycmi]

Sorry, E's and I's are the same to me. Used to using Asian, and American vowels. Deanna

[claycmi]

An Angle upon the earth. She could have had the universe at her feet, rather than the world. She was that good. I bet she still is, if she's still alive. I hope she is. She's the iceing on the cake. She's the glitter that's gold. Love you Dianna

[Bish29]

Claycmi She is still alive, lives in Paris, and will be 88 on 4th December.

[claycmi]

@Bish29 I am glad she is still with us. But the angels will sing when she gets to heaven, because an angel has came home. I love her.

[hajune]

@claycmi Deanna is going to be 89 Dec 4th. She lives in Paris ,will not do interviews but will answer fan mail. Watch her on You Tube when she was 13. 75 years later Jackie Evancho came. We see aDeanna Durbin only once every 3 or 4 generations. Deana simply put was the very best!

[jd1906sf]

I may be an opera lover, which is not a snob or a purist, and I love good singing. Musetta's Waltz was written to be airy, seductive, coquettish: this is a marvelous version, with great warmth, vocal color and heart. Bravo, Ms. Durbin: put me down as your newest fan.

[idraote]

extremely well managed for a non operatic singer but non operatic: she's doing well in this movie, she wouldn't do in a theatre

[paulostroff99]

Stunning!  Brava! TY.

[404wtrdst]

it don't get any better than this my friends

[mariandevadas]

@404wtrdst you call this an interpretation? ahahahahahahah look at callas! beside popera is not OPERA!

[Carolynnhall]

My Dad used to love her and he was born in 1909. My Mum was beautiful and she liked her too. She was very special was deanna.

[OperaBuff1935]

I love Deanna Durbin! I recieved her sweethear 6 pack of movies as a Christmas present and my wife and I sat and watched each of the siz movies in that pack, one night after another. I would have loved to have her sing that in a staged opera of "Boheme".Bravp, diva Deanna! the Canadian songbird.

[Creaky1964]

Who could not love this performer? So beautiful, such talent.

[juanbosco31]

Dedico esto al maestro Ernesto Lecuona recordando cuando la bella Deanna ( Canada ) interpreto" Tu estas en mi Corazon "en una pelicula. "You are always in my heart"

[OperaBuff1935]

I'm just discovering Deanna Durbin and I have just fallen in love with her. I wish she had done staged opera. Musetta is a great role for her, and she would have also sung and acted the role of Mimi in due time. Gosh! Can you imagine what she would have done with that role in "Boheme"? Singing Mimi to Jan Pearce's or Richard Tucker's Rudolpho.On stage at the Met! Wow!

operabuff1935

[Warlock3270]

I Am Mesmerized!!!!!!!!!!!!

warlock3270

[Leavon]

I just can't get enough of Deanna, she is definitely one of the worlds great wonders. I feel privleged to have heard her sing.

[kngiht84]

This aria: Netrebko or Durbin ?

[Bish29]

Anna Netrebko is only about 36. This film was released in 1940. Of course, you were only joking.

[kngiht84]

I wasn't joking, I meant who performed this aria better ?

[Cenayon]

Lucine Amara is the answer to that question.

[fundfreq]

Durbin has better technique. It's a lighter, brighter voice, though..very different from Trebbers

[DdotArt]

Durbin sounds much more relaxed. Netrebko sounds almost starch in comparison.

[swanningaround]

I only came across Deanna, as I am a big fan of Kiri te Kanawa's. I know that Kiri was trained to sound like Deanna. When I hear Deanna singing, she sounds exactly like Kiri. Both singers are loved by the public and bring tears to your eyes.

[rwhites10]

great soprano luv to listen too her

[claycmi]

I've always loved Deanna. She's God's gift to us. We don't get many gifts from God that we can see, and hear. Other than this beautiful earth. She's one of a kind.

[paulostroff99]

claysmi-Best soprano ever produced in Canada!

She was offered a king's ransom at a very young age my the met-but opera as a career was not on her wish list. She would have been great!

[Bish29]

Please click the response picture and listen to young English soprano Becky Jane Taylor.

[paulostroff99]

Superb!Thank you for posting this treasure!

[gingerrogersfan]

What a lovely song beautifully sung by Deanna! Thank you sooooo much for posting this video. I'm always searching youtube for Deanna's video.

[paulostroff99]

She is a delight in oh so many ways.

[texasoperastar]

This is a special treat - and I feel very fortunate at hearing this beautiful Puccini aria sung so well by our precious Deanna.