Female Baritone (I've got a secret, 1960)

I've got a secret:

Week 399, 2/3/60

Guest Host: Betsy
Panel: Henry, Carol Burnett, Durward Kirby, Bess
Program Staff: Hazel Oxholm
Lighting: Sal Bonsignore

The set is redecorated to add a "feminine touch." Norman Paris plays accordion and piano on stage accompanied by women on harp and double bass.

Halbirg Nielsen, Reykjavik: "I have a soprano singing voice ... I also sing tenor and baritone ... I also sing bass." Sings "Ol' Man River" like Paul Robeson and "Ain't Misbehavin'" like Louis Armstrong.

The rest of the episode:

Some dresses are modeled, and then the models are revealed to have what at the time were male-dominated jobs. May Grayson is a bartender, Loretta Rudney is a Pinkerton private investigator, Margaret Allen is a barber, and Rona Levine is a doorman.

Edna McKuen, Phoenix: "My home town voted me Man of the Year" (only female member of the city council).

Guest Jean-Pierre Aumont: In response to the "feminine" theme, he claims that one area in which men still have it over women is designing women's fashions.

To "prove" this, Henry and Durward are provided with materials from which they are to design dresses for Carol and Bess.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• extreme
• voice
• armstrong
• ol
• man
• river
• kern
• carol
• burnett
• singer
• have
• got
• secret
• i've
• halbirg
• nielsen

[JJLopesz]

What's her name?

[thedanishnicolai]

@JJLopesz Halbirg Nielsen

[VocallysQuarteto]

She's so talented... Anyone laughs when a man hits female notes like David Phelps or Adam Lopez, but why is it so strange when a woman as Mrs. Nielsen hits male notes??

[chowman007]

This is funny....kudos.

[Shodansixtyone]

I would like to add my 2 cents - its great fun, laughter is wonderful way of expressing an appreciation of this unique talent - bravo!

[gayoperadude63]

Please post other segment with this singer, would love to hear her other voices

[tenorschofield]

Are you sure she was a "she" and not a "he" travesti?, no jokes appart she is wonderful with a rare talent to imitate registers!!! Brava!!!(or "o")!

[CommentPoliceOfficer]

@VocallysQuarteto what are male and female notes? last i checked both men and woman in general have a very wide range of vocal ability

[trlkly]

@VocallysQuarteto Because, unlike the males, it's actually a biological curiosity, rather than just a modified falsetto*.

That is, if she's not just someone who was born sexually male.

*This WOMAN probably uses falsetto to sing Soprano. Note they didn't say she sings alto...

[majstorzena]

It's pretty sad that she (in needing...unfortunately) exploited comedy to show this extraordinary talent.

[2010wieliczka]

@karpov89 Ewa Podleś can sing in the same range, maybe without such resonant.

[Hyacinth600]

love it...haha ...reminds me of my deep voice...we are normal people! and people are laughing.

[RetroJenny]

A beautiful contralto voice. 

[aussiechickdiana]

I'm a deep contralto, and love it! Unfortunately, Westerners are only used to sissy-voices...haha, but these (contralto) voices are truly woman!

Listen to Russian singer Galina Baranova and you'ill hear pure gold.

Also, many of the Blues' singers, such as Bessie Smith, Mahalia Jackson and Nina Simone, and Opera singer; Marian Williamson, and you'ill hear like GORGEOUS...AND SEXY!!

But, of course, I also sing 'Ole Man river', when I'm hamming-it-up...It's good fun, like this lady.

diana