Deanna Durbin----Largo Al Factotum.

Deanna Durbin sings her own comic version of this great song from the film "For The Love Of Mary."

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• Durbin
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• Largo
• Factotum
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• Mary

[CuddlyBadger]

How expert are her movements! Where does that come from?

[Bish29]

@CuddlyBadger Deanna Durbin sang this song in the film, For The Love Of Mary, in 1948. The aria is from, The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini.

[CHELSEARENTAL]

Did Deanna ever perform in a fully staged opera anywhere? She's just so fabulous, it's all there: the looks, the charm, the intelligence, the presence and gestures, and of course the voice: it's so hard for me to understand why, if the Met wanted her, she chose to decline....I'd trade five ticket to Anna Netrebko for one shot at Deanna hands down!

[Bish29]

@CHELSEARENTAL At the time the Met wanted her she had already made up her mind to marry the French film director, Charles David, and go to live in France. She never made any further public appearances. There was a time when she decided to write her auto biography, but changed her mind when she realized she would have to appear in public to promote it. She never performed in opera.

[mdehkram]

There is also a version of her singing Nessun Dorma on youtube. Did she specialize in singing male arias?

[Bish29]

mdehkram No, she sang all sorts of songs. The man she is singing to knows nothing about opera. She is trying to teach him about "The Barber of Seville".

[CurlyHayami]

FINALLY! A female voice singing it-sounds great.

[erzbet07]

Deanna certainly dazzles in this marvelous rendition of the famous LARGO AL FACTOTUM. She never disappointed her legion of fans..except when she left the Hollywood and retired, to live happily in France with her husband Mr. David. Wouldn't it be wonderful if Robert Osbourne on TCM could interview her. Just dreaming...but an interview with her would be so interesting! Thank you for posting this terrific video!

[isa123que]

Bravíssimo!

[MrZavalon74]

@Einfarhtfreihalten 

[Einfarhtfreihalten]

Ehm she ruin this song !

[paulostroff99]

Lovely.TY Bish29 for posting.

[magamadalao]

I love Deanna Durbin!

[intercomsec]

By far and away the best performance I have ever heard of Largo al Factotum! And I include all the men. Her diction is immaculate, the pace and phrasing are superb.

[64sembra]

Largo al factotum is the most popular operatic aria.This aria is made up by a long chain of short tunes. I have some 60 recordings of this Largo.Sadly most baritones, even some of the great ones, massacre much of it, especially "Figaro qua, Figaro la" and "Ah bravo Figaro, bravo bravissimo".Thanks to her flawless musicianship Deanna Durbin surpasses everyone I have heard in doing justice to each of the aria's tunes. Durbin makes us realize that Largo factotum is actually quite beautiful. Brava!

[themasterjosc]

Beautiful! fergie, rihanna, beyonce are nothing in comparison