It turns out Madeline Kahn learned opera because some old Italian man who visited the Bavarian restaurant in upstate New York where she worked as a singing waitress used to shout “SING MADAME BUTTERFLY” at her from the audience, so never forget that life may still have a few surprises in store for you too.
Also: C. Nelson Reilly’s laugh in the background! What a wonderful world.
I was singing as a waitress in a hofbrau house
That much is true
But I knew my schnitzengruben from my knuckelwurst
With or without you
Go and sing some opera!
Sing some arias now-ow-ow-ow
Go and sing some opera!
Sing some arias now-ow-ow-ow
I was singing as a waitress in a hofbrau house
That much is true
But I knew my schnitzengruben from my knuckelwurst
With or without you
Go and sing some opera!
Sing some arias now-ow-ow-ow
Go and sing some opera!
Sing some arias now-ow-ow-ow
As someone who lives in upstate NY, I have to say this is a very upstate NY story. This is a weird place.
As someone who grew up there, agreed.
As someone who grew up there, agreed.
I’m just so charmed.
I LOVE HER SO MUCH IT HURTS
I LOVE HER SO MUCH IT HURTS
I had the first line of this reaction and then got stuck. I applaud you.
The absolute FIRST thing I am going to do in my TARDIS, is go back and see her do Cunegonde!
For any Gretchen Rubin fans in the house, this could be a great example of the Obliger tendency: Kahn learned an aria because someone asked her to. She accepted leading roles in operas because someone asked her to. So polite!