Helen Traubel on the Jerry Lewis show

[@vanmusician]

I saw her nightclub act when I was 15. I remember her orange hair and very wobbly first phrase of Ritorna Vincitor which segued into St. Louis Woman'! I got to shake her hand after the show.

[@alisondougall9362]

Blown away… but can’t find if she ever recorded it … just played at jazz with the great Jerry Lewis … and shes having so much fun she can’t stop singing it … 1 more time !!!

[@waynebrasler]

When she said goodbye to the Met and with the greatest confidence sailed into a pop career, nightclubs and film, and comedy, she immediately found success. She was from my home town of St. Louis and when she appeared the classiest place in town, the Chase Club of the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel, she was a sensation. PROM Magazine, the St. Louis monthly for teenagers, sponsored a Teen Press Club conference at the Chase Club with her, and she was in perfect sync with her teenage audience. I still have the feature story which appeared in my school paper. She was, by the way, the vocal coach of another famous Missouri lady, Margaret Truman.

[@feralbluee]

and a jazz singer, too! what a great laugh - she's fantastic!! :}

[@liedersanger1]

59 years old! Stunning.

[@SusanSusaw]

WOW! I never heard Miss Traubel sing before! WOW!

[@orovalleydude]

thank you for posting. What a voice!!

[@steph36uk]

would have loved to have seen her singing from 'Pipe Dream' too great voice

[@dmnemaine]

According to IMDB, "The Jerry Lewis Show" ran for 6 episodes in 1963. So 1963 would be the answer to the question.

[@artdanks]

I never realized she left opera for a more pop genre. Too bad. She was phenomenal in opera.

[@VivaRenata]

A huge controversy with Bing initiated by Lauritz Melchior. Read Bing's 5000 Nights at the Opera for the details.

[@LaDivinaLover]

She did what made her happiest and we have a plethora of recordings to listen to her. In Opera as well as contemporary compared to many other singers of the time. I’m just glad we have any recordings from her because she’s fantastic!

[@hammondmania]

@Dieblume11 not sure of the year, but guess early 60s. Helen Traubel made the Jerry Lewis film "The Ladies Man" in 1961 - hence the guess of early 60s.

[@fabriziomariagarzi5534]

Per la cronaca il brano e' tratto dalla commedia musicale "Il Re ed Io" di Rodgers ed Hammerstine

[@yes18325]

very much like that colossal train wreck one must continue to watch....

[@MrTrackman100]

Lewis was such a jerk. Here he tries to upstage Traubel.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Bland.

[@VivaRenata]

Here, a seriously damaged voice with ugly register breaks, totally lacking in legato. A sophisticated version of "Sprech-gesang". She obviously did not have a solid technique to start out with, and was no adequate stand-in for Flagstad. Surprising that Bing gave her the "velvet gloves" treatment so as not to offend Americans. Both she and Melchior belonged in the clubs - the operatic stage requires another degree of musicianship.

[@skeptic49]

What an ass you are

[@XlikeZero]

You are really an ass. Listen to her 1946 Tristan recording and be jealous.

[@arrassip]

Whar you say is a nonsense.

[@josephalexandergemmell9979]

i think you might want to rethink those remarks.

[@VivaRenata]

@@josephalexandergemmell9979 I have not listened to her often, but did not particularly appreciate the performance posted here.