Frank Sinatra sings opera

Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson sing a duet from Don Giovanni from the 1947 film "It Happened in Brooklyn."

[@StevenTorrey]

Both of them perform excellently here!

[@jeffhampson869]

i like all kinds of music from rock-a-billy to psych but mozart stands alone listen to his music..without predudice..simply beautiful my hero..

[@Jotaemesg]

What a charming performance

[@manolis.799]

Sinatra singing opera, very pleasing.

[@Lewisjls]

+mannythegreek Frank wasn't singing opera , he's crooning.

[@manolis.799]

+Lewis Sanders I love real opera and Sinatra, obviously Frank isnt at the level of opera pros but that doesnt mean I cant enjoy it

[@mauricioduron3193]

@@Lewisjls ...the words and the music do belong to the opera repertoire...

[@danielmcgowan4970]

I have never seen this before. Thank you for showing. Has to be some of Sinatra's best comic dancing moves, I howled! Love it would love to see the full film and Kathryn at her prettiest and best. Wonderful.

[@erwinjacobson220]

It happened in Brooklyn

[@gabrielvidrio3210]

It Happened in Brooklyn has an untold mystery that hasn't been solved since it premiered. The disappearance of multitalented little boy in the movie, Bobby Long 💖 No one ever went looking 4 him since then. Until now. 🤔

[@kathrynbencriscutto507]

I've always loved his early work. Did yu see him high jump over that half trellis? Un Diom tu bene criscutto amor!

[@ZauberinNini]

His slight American accent is so delightful💖 Greetings from Italy

[@grig035]

Slight?

[@petertaylor3600]

Nina, did you say slight? An Italian American, born in the USA, he had the usual accent, not slight.

[@annapramatarova6011]

...the best surprise of all...

[@deedeescrystalblueclassics3973]

I enjoyed watching this clip..the man was so multi talented! Thank you for sharing. 🎶

[@dianavictoriaaljadeff5302]

Sinatra didnt sing it as an operatic singer.This duet can be sung in a lighter way and both Sinatrta and Grayson had fun singing this.

[@kathrynbencriscutto507]

My father's generation were funloving Americans always in the moment with high hopes. The Day was young and their hearts were new and what America to them was modernity and the future Americanism. And in becoming were the Stylized Pioneers. I miss his humor. It was so truthful. I mis his voice live. But i thank GOD for these recordings...

[@moiAntonin]

youtube has surprises and then again it has surprises. But this takes the oscar for the unexpected. I typed in sinatra,lawford and grayson and what did I get? I got mozart!! what other website does that for you? But it was a super surprise because I have never enjoyed the aria so much before in my life and I heard it first when I was five!

[@TheStockwell]

Excuse me while I do some cutting and pasting: "Frank Sinatra took voice lessons from John Quinlan, a former singer with New York's Metropolitan Opera, in the beginning of his career (during and perhaps shortly before Sinatra was part of Tommy Dorsey's band). Sinatra even co-wrote a book on singing technique with his teacher, "Tips On Popular Singing." Among other things, Quinlan is credited with cleaning Sinatra's diction of its Hoboken, New Jersey accent -- that is, the accent of Sinatra's hometown. If you've ever marveled at the crispness and clarity of Sinatra's pronunciation, particularly while he sang, that's Quinlan's doing."

[@deedeescrystalblueclassics3973]

Interesting, thank you for sharing that bit of info..sounds like he had a very good teacher. 🎶

[@NelsonMontana1234]

He sounds great.

[@kmgirl1967]

I ..Love ...... every thing ....Frank Sinatra......does!!! AMEN!!!

[@aliir0n]

I can tell his italian accent is perfect, it's just beautiful to hear the legendary Sinatra singing in my language.

[@r.v.3540]

In his grandparents' language, too! ;)

[@sopuruoti4630]

frank sinatra is also italian

[@L3a98]

His parents were born in Italy.

[@aliir0n]

@@L3a98 I know but he never spoke/sang in Italian so this is good to hear

[@aliir0n]

@@sopuruoti4630 I know but he didn't speak Italian

[@Genetivetexan]

Good for Katheryn in not totally blowing Frank off the set!

[@clintondale76]

Mozart is not Wagner, La ci darem is not Wotan's farewell. These tunes can be charmingly sung, as Frank Sinatra did here, with appropriate accompaniments by anyone and everyone who can match pitch and cares about their tone quality and Italian diction. This was an era that opera belonged to everyone, and laundry maids and blacksmiths hummed these tunes in the streets and in the shops. I'm all for it. We are poorer for this music being relegated to only within the opera house - or classical concert - and only by a certain kind of voice and training.

[@petertaylor3600]

Delightful but truly.....he wasn't really up to that and I think he knew he wasn't. His wasn't an opera trained voice.Kathryn's was, but frankly (no pun intended) it doesn't matter. I remember that, having seen that film when it was released.

[@mauricioduron3193]

I was under the impression that voices trained for the Wagner repertoire rarely perform Mozart arias.

[@rellenoz]

Your comment is beautiful. I walk around humming Casta Diva all day. I'm an accountant in Texas

[@margaretg7861]

That was amazing .

[@usmanioa]

I could like this a million times. Sinatra could sing it all. Definitely in mozarts league . Lmao at lawford conducting.

[@SafaAlkan]

Hahaha your comment makes me laughing :)

[@macmillard3061]

Loved it Loved it

[@haggis655]

Sinatra obviously had too much respect for singing of all kinds to think that he thought he was singing in an operative style or that he was anywhere near the league of Grayson. Common sense should tell us that. He's just having fun, as a pop vocalist, with an operatic aria (incidentally, "La ci darem la mano"). When Sinatra sings Gospel (I think he sang a "Dives and Lazarus" and "Jesus Is a Rock) he's obviously had too much respect for that genre to think he was competing against a great Gospel vocalist. He also took more ambitious forays into pop, such as "Old Man River," "My Boy Bill" (a virtual operatic soliliquy) and even "Ave Maria" (Como has a more ambitious recording of that famous hymn). Pop intonation is different from operatic intonation, obvious in the duet here; so Sinatra is not trying to compete against the vocal powers of Grayson when she could not compete against his either; that's why opera singers venturing into pop, with the sublime exception of Mario Lanza, never quite sound convincing. I think Eileen Farrel may be another rare exception, but no one came close to Lanza in singing, with utter conviction, in both genres.

[@raesmith2164]

Haggis Thank you so much for this comment. I'm absolutely up to my head with people saying that Frank can't sing Opera.

[@SafaAlkan]

Haggis frank Sinatra is a jazz singer

[@classicsfan8791]

I thought of Andrea Bocelli, who is, IMO, great singer, but not quite there with the Opera chops. I really enjoyed Sinatra's version here.

[@SafaAlkan]

I couldn't find the dives and Lazarus . Did Frank Sinatra sung it really ?

[@jadezee6316]

Sinatra never trained in singing opera but it is well known his preference for classical then opera then pop music. so it is never quite fair to compare a pop singer to a trained opera singer no matter what the fools think who watch american idol..etc..where horrible examples of opera singing contestants somehow receive standing ovations. but he is Sinatra...and his singing ability FAR FAR out weighs that of grayson...and all but a few of the great opera singers..if truth be told. you are just hung up at being pompous attempting to create distinctions which do not exist..of course there are differences in the various types of music....but it is only opera and NOT gospel...and not pop singing where ones voice needs /requires specific training...in order to achieve that distinction...since while one can be known as a specific type of singer..NO GREAT singer is out of their comfort zone while crossing over......picture the immortal Mahalia Jackson...trying to sing pop ......yet my guess is she could have sung opera if trained early on....yet listen to elvis presley sing gospel and many will prefer him over the greats.... the point is..it is the voice that makes the song....and a good enough voice can sing anything....though obviously never as well..as a particular great artist..... your point about mario lanza is spot on....though here again....many argue because he choose to sing pop music..he never achied all the greatness he could have as an opera singer.

[@annethomas3837]

Absolutely delightful!

[@alikipapa936]

Wow!!!magical!!!maestrouli mou mio♥️

[@catherineharpold9919]

Love this!

[@Wigfield84]

He's always losing Kathryn Grayson to his pals lol.

[@kathrynbencriscutto507]

American Musical 🎭 Theatre 🎥 🎭 yes!

[@HoldMyHand777]

Frank singin' in italian, what's better? :)

[@draganatanasov2503]

Frank singing in Italian properly.

[@mjlejer3241]

What's more natural?! Frank WAS Italian. But his father came to this country from Sicily and wanted the best for his son, which included speaking English and unlike Dino (Dean Martin), also Italian, who didn't learn English until he was around 8 or 9 or so, Frank learned not only English but all the nuances of our language, perfectionist that he was, working on it until he enunciated every word of a song correctly and understandably! Sinatra's phrasing and breath control were legendary, true art at work!

[@peterlarsen1000]

A first for me as well. A pleasant change. Rosa Larsen

[@TheZeevik]

VERY NICE FRANKIE OPERA

[@juliegarcia9690]

Great voices! I love Frank's opera voice, he could sing anything really ..

[@petertaylor3600]

LOL

[@tuddy5390]

@@petertaylor3600 why you laughing

[@marilyndorn8741]

He liked to attend the opera.

[@petertaylor3600]

And, not forgetting Kathryn Grayson, of course. He certainly had a beautiful voice but wasn't really an operatic tenor, But, even so I loved it. Thank you for this, I remember seeing the film it featured in.

[@MsBackstager]

Impressive.

[@user-cn9us6fv7r]

Брависсимо!!!!!

[@elizabethtejada2093]

DEBERÍAN SUBIR ESTA PELÍCULA KATHRYN GRAYSON PETER LAFORD FRANK SINATRA BUENOS ACTORES Y CANTANTE SUBIRLA EN ESPAÑOL

[@kathrynbencriscutto507]

And good adds !

[@pauljung3534]

"Signore Frank Singatra, just serving up, some operatic cafe brio."

[@Worldwide170]

FRANK AVEVA UNA VOCE UNICA, E POI CANTAVA DAVVERO BENE IN ITALIANO

[@voltape]

Never had heard Sinatra singing opera, and Mozart, to boot. Yet, this duet "La ci darem la mano, la mi dirai di si...." can be sung as just any song - such was Mozart's genius. Obviously, you wont expect to hear Sinatra singing Wotan's Farewell (although I'd like to hear how he would croon Wer meines Speeres Spitze fürchtet durchschreite das Feuer nie! - after all Wotan is a baritone and Sinatra too.! (last line of Die Walkure)

[@hpmoody]

He's obviously not trained in opera, but I think people need to chill.

[@mauricioduron3193]

What would us plainfolk do without the connosseurs.

[@TheStockwell]

@@hpmoody He took vocal lessons from a coach who'd sung with the Metropolitan Opera. That counts for something, don't you think? 🤔

[@antoniolopezdeosuna8230]

opera inspirada en sevilla

[@roblewis3565]

Frank was the best singer in the English language in the 50s. But he wasn't trained as an opera singer to boom those vowels in Italian.

[@erwinjacobson220]

No opera singer could touch him

[@dave327ful]

A bit more sophisticated than Fly Me To the Moon, and well done!

[@richardbrown794]

If this is a way to learn of MOZART, so be it, because there is a GRAND CANYON full of more Mozart. RB

[@GuonMr]

Besides "Return to Sorrento" & this song does Frank recorded any other recorded songs singing in Italian?

[@Tvde1]

There's a but of italian in "I have but one heart"

[@GuonMr]

Frank Sinatra singing in Italian? Did he ever record singing ltalian instead of this Don Giovanni aria? Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, Jimmy Roselli, Al Martino, etc, have ltalian recordings.

[@SafaAlkan]

Mr. Guion i think Sinatra have italian song but i dont remember now

[@SafaAlkan]

"Come back to Sorrento" you can look at it . İt's a Italian song and Sinatra sung it as Italian language

[@SafaAlkan]

And also he sung o sole mio

[@kplobat2]

He wasn't as prolific as Dean , Jerry, Al or Jimmy with the Italian pop repertoire, or Phil Britto, Alan Dale etc - and I don't think he spoke any dialect at home growing up. Dean and Jimmy basked in it, they grew up speaking it at home - no one American-born sang the Neoplitan songs like Roselli - or the Italian pop and novelty songs like the very great Lou Monte - I'm in my 50s I saw Lou and Jimmy at the 802 club in Brooklyn as a kid in the 70s. My father was the drummer/ leader of the house band. I love Lou Monte, he had a live album from Long Island that is terrific. Sinatra had Monte signed to his Repreise label. And no one sang Italo-pop of the 30s, 40s, 50s like the Florentine tenor Carlo Buti; he was great too.

[@magicmakerify]

Is there a translation

[@kathrynbencriscutto507]

Tina more ti'amor

[@joyceoxfeld8396]

OMG Sinatra's real calling?

[@elvira839]

[@DouglasCPalmer]

When I, tell you something, I think you'll understand.

[@car5car5]

Sinatra had vocal training, but nobody knows if his teacher was opera singer or not.

[@TheStockwell]

Maybe nobody else knows whether Sinatra's focal teacher was an opera singer or not, but I do! Excuse me while I do some cutting and pasting: "Frank Sinatra took voice lessons from John Quinlan, a former singer with New York's Metropolitan Opera, in the beginning of his career (during and perhaps shortly before Sinatra was part of Tommy Dorsey's band). Sinatra even co-wrote a book on singing technique with his teacher, "Tips On Popular Singing." Among other things, Quinlan is credited with cleaning Sinatra's diction of its Hoboken, New Jersey accent -- that is, the accent of Sinatra's hometown. If you've ever marveled at the crispness and clarity of Sinatra's pronunciation, particularly while he sang, that's Quinlan's doing."

[@car5car5]

@@TheStockwell Thanks!!!! This is very interesting and important for me. I believe, only opera singers can be good teachers.

[@chrisrabinson1]

i dare you i double dare you Anni!

[@Truongchihai83]

What is the name of that movie

[@perpetual61]

+Chi Hai Truong It Happened in Brooklyn

[@gabrielvidrio3210]

Also known as the movie with an unsolved mystery. The disappearance of the multitalented child star, Bobby Long 💖 That kid can act, sing, dance, and acrobats. This movie was his big screen debut. Then he vanished that same year. No one Ever went looking 4 poor Bobby Long. I want his life 2 have a happy ending 💖

[@heatherdufault6578]

Now, I would like to hear Tony Bennett give opera a try...

[@scottg3110]

+Heather Default In all honesty, I believe Mr. Bennett would find it a great struggle.

[@markdaniele4539]

+Heather Default I believe his brother was an opera singer.I may be wrong on that one.Tony could do it.

[@scottg3110]

Even in his prime I really don't think his range would have allowed it. But what do I know. I'm not a singer nor a big opera fan.

[@markdaniele4539]

Hi Scott.None of us know we just are people talking about things we like.Have a great weekend sir.

[@dianavictoriaaljadeff5302]

Tony Bennett had operaratic tercniquye too but he chose the popular music.he could have sung it too

[@abrahamlincoln5185]

What part of Don Giovanni is this

[@manolis.799]

Duet between Don Giovanni and Zerlina, La ci darem la mano. Happens pretty early into the opera

[@SUMERUP]

the strange thing is, Kathryn's hair style changes at 3.30, pity.. but for the rest.. wow..

[@jaysmith2151]

The Rat Pack is the original Bad Boys

[@tomterreri6364]

I absolutely love Sinatra's singing BUT....opera ain't him. She was classically trained (he had none) and does bury him here. Can't do it all. With that aside, I love his cover on most songs.

[@mauricioduron3193]

This was an enjoyable lark in a light piece of moviemaking. It's not as if he was auditioning for the Met.

[@basiltatsis6878]

T

[@harrisnina6448]

uh, Vlad. frank is not and canNOT sing opera. however, KATHRYN is and CAN. exquisite voice she was blessed with.

[@lindamanas6735]

Frank definitely did not have an operatic voice but he was always spot on in tune. For example, ‘ Come Fly with me’ is difficult to sing and his intonation was perfect. The orchestra in this clip is a bit off key though! Sounds flat!

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

I much prefer Sinatra over Hampson.

[@kennethwayne6857]

Forget the singing, how's about that vault?!!

[@yanivproselkov4555]

Shame he sang it with his accent. I understand that this is Sinatra, so he had better sing like him, but it'd be nice to compare him in an operatic style.

[@davidhalperin9773]

I love FS, but he is not an opera singer. Kathryn sings circles around him. Best leave Opera to the Opera pros.

[@Alieaz]

It's a great scene with a lot of musical chemistry between the two. She is clearly the one with more operatic training, but that doesn't really detract from this particular performance as Sinatra does a fine job of being vocally and in terms of the acting a convincing Don Juan --- even if not in the in operatic style. If this were a performance in the Met, then he would justifiably be booed, but this is a movie and this seems appropriate for the kind of audience the film was aimed at.

[@matheus5230]

It's true. But Sinatra sing well the song.

[@SUMERUP]

zijkerd!

[@chevyyyyyyy]

We don't listen for his operatic skills; We listen to him because he's Frank Sinatra.

[@mauricioduron3193]

Oh, the condescending elite.

[@brucekuehn4031]

Elvis Presley - It’s Now or Never Different words put to O Sole Mio but no, not really opera.

[@laurvin100]

nice lip-syncing to themselves

[@DBrain55]

Damaging to both of them ...

[@SUMERUP]

why, explain yourself, mr. vinager..

[@michaelhanrahanmoore1622]

Sinatra is outdone by just one opera singer. Caruso. To say he is out of his depth with the female singer here is foolishness. Sinatra is one of the greatest singers of all time and this operatic snobbery is ridiculous because most opera singers are not quality