Valerie Masterson (Mabel) sings "Poor Wand'ring One" from "The Pirates of Penzance"

[ediritoma]

Bravissima! Una delle migliori cantanti ascoltate dal vivo!

[LadyAnneBoleyn1536]

Fun video. What did you use to make it? :-)

[vocalissimo1]

To me, she is the doyen of Mabels. A wonderful voice and a classic interpretation.

[WonderfulLizardOfOz]

This is a good rendition of the song, but our school did a better (or at least more memorable) job by virtue of having a Mabel that sung so badly that she was truly unreplicatable.

[ChiNer430]

I too would like to know what software this is.

Also, she kinda rocks this song. Just a little.

[90lysander]

How could you fail to recognize this voice? Of course it's Valerie!

[MrSwifts31]

I too think that this IS Valerie.

Her voice has a unique timbre and colour,quite unlike the equally talented Ms Hill Smith.

[Tenortalker]

This is the great Valerie - not the delightful Marilyn kmef! Valerie was as capable of singing two encores at the end of her career as she was at the beginning. A stunning career. Charming Marilyn is still singing i believe in a tour of The Sound of Music- Mother Abbess.

[Kershin221]

What software is this?

[hugh0221]

Is this version the one we could hear in AN AMERICAN TAIL?

[EIDOSeidos]

I saw Masterson sing this at Wimbledon for the old D'Oyly Carte Company in 1967. They made her sing two encores. I can't believe how lucky I was to see it.

[1504trevor]

I have been waiting months for someone to post this. Thank you.

[AshleyTAdamsOnline]

Does anyone know where to find the video recording of Masterson singing Mabel in Pirates? I would love love love to own it!

[1401JSC]

Valerie Masterson: splendid!

I often heard her in the 1970s at English National Opera.

Fascinating analysis of the amplitude of her vibrato. I remember a famous Bass of that time saying to a Masterclass "since my vibrato is already a whole tone, I musit sing my trills on a minor third". :)

[lskarin]

@1401JSC

Now I am not a musically educated person -- but I think there's a diff between a vibrato and a tremelo.

One has to do with amplitude. The other to frequency.

Music folk -- chime in!