Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins - Queen of the Night aria (complete)

[@kanda8157]

“People may say I can’t sing, but they couldn’t say I didn’t sing” -Florence Jenkins Foster

[@davidreed9849]

Kanda神田 my favorite quote ever

[@kanda8157]

David Reed same

[@photo161]

Why not?!

[@msblue1003]

"People do say you can't sing, exactly because you did sing"

[@msblue1003]

@Sunday Girl And what's the point?... She did sing because she can't sing?.... She can sing as much as she like, it doesn't change the fact that she can't sing. I do that all the time myself!

[@louisxiv631]

When I try to sing the Queen of the Night.

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

Same :D I do have a trained voice, but my upper limit is the D flat. I could do Leonora or Amelia comfortably. Never the Queen. Still fooling around with it in the shower.

[@genesisledezmine5694]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 That is hilarious Louis-Paul Maximilian Auguste de Lévis.

[@pokiqueen3341]

same

[@kristinb8172]

She's a better singer than I am! XD

[@zauberflotevideosyt9382]

same

[@jayweh]

meryl deserved an oscar for her ability to make it through this scene without cracking herself up.

[@elegantpalatefoodconcepts9670]

agreed..i laughed the entire time

[@jayweh]

@Karolina Skudlik her appalling singing. terribly off key. I would have laughed the moment a first tone came out of my mouth.

[@oswaldclarke7775]

@@jayweh That was exactly what happened with me...I started laughng from the piano in anticipation of the terrible sounds to come

[@oswaldclarke7775]

@Karolina Skudlik its ok Karolina, you are forgiven. After all your name is spelt with a K.

[@quasarel2719]

EXACTLY if I were HIIIIIII I would have had to be escorted off the set

[@lynnhathaway3755]

Having just listened to several of Florence Foster Jenkins' recordings, I can honestly say Meryl Streep was being infinitely kind.

[@camara1194]

lol right!!! i loved florence though

[@sinbatsiraseranant1241]

You are right. You can tell that Meryl Streep can actually sing IN TUNE but deliberately made her intonation worst to imitate Florence. If you listen closely, many of her notes (except for the very high and very low) are actually in tune.

[@sarahm.5356]

Yes I just listened to Florence singing this, and Meryl's version is SO much better. It really doesn't show how bad Florence was.

[@beckyscheff3891]

I was thinking the same thing- shes hitting too many notes and not squeezing the high notes enough I love Jenkins- gotta be one of my favorite musicians just for her love of singing and confidence

[@IMAS7X]

I couldn’t agree with you more. Meryl Streep hit most of the notes right. She is a true artist, who always strives to enhance the beauty of the real world.

[@alexmeiai774]

The funny thing is that Meryl sings very well, and you can hear her classical training in the runs.

[@Galantski]

"...you can hear her classical training in the runs." ........................................................ 🤔 Hmm, you could just have easily have written *_in the ruins_* and still be right! 😏

[@dapianoman20]

Yes, I was thinking that despite the pitch issues, the triplets were actually very well controlled.

[@billeldon]

She apparently had to train and rehearse carefully to sing like Florence.

[@Dim4323]

She won a oscar

[@cykuta44]

I respect the pianist for keeping the same straight face xD

[@Kath3r1n3H.]

After playing Howard Wolowitz for several years, this couldn't be so hard.

[@tobaby08]

Jagna Glowaczewska that is howard from Big Bang

[@histosapien]

Mr. Wolowitz

[@wallflower2318]

@@Kath3r1n3H. so trueeee😂😂

[@charlidamelio2739]

Yes

[@Fiyeroification]

I love that Simon Helberg is legitimately playing all of that. It's real.

[@LuKasAV6]

I was rooting for Simon to get an Oscar nomination, but that category is really tight. The Supporting Actors killed it last year.

[@notesl5576]

Is he a real pianist?

[@terrykeen4570]

I didn't know that he was a classically trained painist. I'm most impressed.

[@straightedgesociety434]

@@notesl5576 yes

[@Ringgold2x]

Howard is my man!

[@retohofmann5878]

Queen of the night(mare). I love her.

[@enzolandiavalentinalandia4051]

Better comment 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anaguillerminafernandez-ca4323]

Hahahahahahaha😂😂

[@anaguillerminafernandez-ca4323]

I'm going to have nightmares about this woman!!!

[@divaslive6953]

🤣😂😄😅😆 QUEEN of the night(mare)

[@simplyme8593]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@headmasterhastings4884]

When the dog gains the ability to speak and orders you to kill Sarastro.

[@alianatasya8325]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@prxfx]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@renatobiscar5904]

😂😂😂

[@vexations840]

LMAOOO 😂😂

[@cthulhutentacles4994]

🐕 🔪 💀

[@emmelineanderson8166]

I absolutely love her little hair piece and how it constantly shakes when she sings

[@vladp]

Madame Streep did such an amazing job of singing badly, to make it sound *almost* good. That's kind of an ethical challenge - to a trained singer. Bravo!!

[@Fiyeroification]

vladp That's the thing though! Florence could hit about a third of the notes absolutely perfectly, but the others were violently off.

[@humboldt777]

Yes, which had its own merit.

[@Nonie46]

In dramatics, it is very very difficult to produce an extremely off-key sound! Kudos to Meryl for making it appear so easy!

[@todogierserio7496]

Ona spiewa jak pies muj pies spiewa spiewa

[@theresas.1434]

Absolutely - chapeau to this masterstroke to almost hit the notes, I think this is far more difficult than hit the right notes! In this height!

[@marianohjr16]

how can anyone not notice howard wolowitz's piano skills!wow!

[@bombayteddy]

You mean Simon Helberg. He is the actor playing Florence's accompanist...and he actually played the piano in the film, while the cameras were rolling!

[@bombayteddy]

Gilliam Robles I dont watch that show.

[@KairiHawkeye]

Yes! What a beautiful skill.

[@pagliaccinodlemantra]

You're cool.

[@JewandGreek]

Hard to find somebody with great acting skills AND great musical skills. This movie has two people like that with Meryl and Simon.

[@fernandatralala]

I just heard on an interview that the audience didn't know what was going to happen and the reactions were all real. 😆

[@hunnyflash]

this is the best thing ive ever seen lol

[@brunott9802]

No! This is a movie

[@wendirozsa]

that's brilliant! only makes me love it more!

[@christianperez5437]

Unos besillos o qué

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

This is a film. They are all actors.

[@tompinion4138]

Her courage and confidence drown out her singing, and that is what the standing ovation was for. Bravo!

We have no choice but to stan.

[@johnnycharles1469]

Hi Siobhan how are you doing??

[@Trillidotia]

Jenkins herself sounded worse than Streep. Meryl sang too many notes in tune!

[@jess-dn4th]

Serena60 because she’s good at singing 😝😝😝

[@PoseidonRM]

Truth

[@nealdominicduenasibanez5998]

Meryl Streep sang so good in reality, she practiced so hard to be role as Florence Foster Jenkins

[@meryatathagres1998]

No, actually vice versa. Have you watched the documentary about the real Florence? She wasn't nearly as bad as Meryl exaggarated. She was just flat and bit out of tune, like a karaoke opera.

[@PoseidonRM]

@@meryatathagres1998 no, actually you can listen to her performance of this on youtube and it is pretty awful. Much worse than karaoke. We have been laughing at her since I heard her in music school decades ago.

[@vanmusician]

When she was young Meryl Streep studied voice with the legendary Estelle Liebling, who also taught Beverly Sills. In the midst of this brilliant awfulness you can hear a few notes showing how good Streep's voice is. And all the numbers in the film were done live - no lip-synching. Simon Kellberg's piano playing is also live.

[@eboli7146]

John Mitchell that explains it- her mouth shapes are correct and the quality of the tone is quite good, not to mention she has a very decent range! She could have been a legit opera singer for sure.

[@kluntrum]

We know that Wolfgang M. had a great sense of humor..

[@beeta137]

And the fact that he deliberately wrote this to let his sister-in-law Josepha Hofer show off her talent and range makes me laugh even harder. =)))

[@Zach2003]

Brie Pontmercy Mozart: Here, look at this piece I wrote for you :) Josepha: *looks at the sheet music* Well, fuck you too

[@marieadams3720]

Mozart would have loved it!

[@ems-l6y]

this is EXACTLY what I sound when I try to sing it 😭

[@johnnycharles1469]

Hi how are you doing??

[@fistikcisahap7268]

wish I had an isolated space to sing like this 😂 would be very healing I am sure.

[@fernandaj6765]

​@@fistikcisahap7268 😂😂😂😂😂

[@runner0075]

Someday someone will do a movie on you

[@lilianac4728]

😅😅😅😅

[@scouser2010ify]

It’s actually difficult to sing poorly when you can sing snd meryl can sing in real life

[@williampelto6095]

Ms. Streep actually studied with the esteemed Estelle Liebling who was Beverly Sills' teacher.

[@힐만94]

it takes a good singer to re-create pitchy and tone deaf voice of Ms. Jenkins, not to mention it's Aria..

[@scouser2010ify]

@@힐만94 exactly my point

[@RibbinOpinion]

Seriously! Trying to be bad is harder than being actually good. The first notes, and I was like...she's better than Flo, oh no...botch it up, Meryl! It looks like she was having so much fun, though :)

[@panza381]

@@RibbinOpinion Well, she aced it. She put her training in music to good use!

[@stephenbeale4765]

knowing that people call diana damrau the "meryl streep of opera" makes this scene a lot funnier

[@emilyperkins7626]

@M W ugh what I would give to see that

[@alec6569]

I love that this thread exists

[@kevinr.m.richardson812]

That people think that's an apt comparison shows how little the general public knows about opera. Maybe acting, too. Meryl Streep is a successful actress with many excellent performances to her credit, but talk of her versatility is oversold, and she's often just decent with a reputation that no longer gets scrutinized. Diana Damrau, though, represents the ultimate zenith of what the human voice can achieve. She is not just several but many steps above Meryl Streep in comparison of the achievements of the two in their respective arts.

[@oliverdelica2289]

@@kevinr.m.richardson812 I think they meant that they look similar 😬

[@minh9545]

@@oliverdelica2289 nah. More like they are really the best of what they do.

[@amusedbygod]

Although she thought she was good, I wish I had this kind of raw courage to just DO IT.

[@StickThreeNine]

minus trpka she was a prodigy pianist as a child. So i presume she can't hear that bad and be so talentless. I think it was because of the mercury

[@hiryuimajin]

@Lynda Anthony because that's how you are defining it. If you're gonna say something bad from a thread of a good vibe comments why not just start your own comment so we can just ignore it. It's like you just came in a room with happy people and kill their vibe. It's rude so gtfo.

[@planegaper]

bit more like raw syphilis , damaged her hearing as well as her mind, so we don't know if she took her self seriously, or was living in a world of her own making, in a cloud of arsenic and lead buildup in her system..

[@PILOSOPAUL]

MOVE AWAY DAMRAU!

[@ninoding]

P I L O S O P A U L yes!!

[@yeetmetothemoonandletmewhi529]

I’m bAld lmao

[@davidbobowski3604]

BAHAHA!

[@ninijaparidze]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :DDDDDDDDDDDD

[@reeselargo]

omg hahahahaahha

[@adaywithaleks6556]

Meryl Streep performed this as Florence Jenkins Foster beautifully! 👏🏼

[@jamesbrianengay3010]

If I can rate Jenkins's performance from 1 to 10, Skills in singing: 3 Confidence: 10

[@GavinBorchert-z1m]

Skills in singing: -3 Confidence: 10,000

[@j.j.schlachtfeld9325]

She is brilliant, but I think this could have been even better had she tried to learn the words a bit. Edit: I just realised she sang it exactly as Madame Jenkins did, even the made-up words, wrong tempo and pauses and the final staccato (which doesn't really exist). This has made it all much more impressive

[@jasonhurd4379]

Juan G She is singing the aria in French, as did many coloraturas in the early twentieth century.

[@sonqualnave]

​@@jasonhurd4379 : She is actually singing the aria in the italian translation as the real recording of Foster Jenkins, but really pronounce badly the text also as the real Jenkins, for exemple the word "Ciel" is mispronounced and sound like french: But the italian text is the following: Gli angui d'inferno sento bene al petto Megera, Aletto son intorno a me Svelga al fellone, Pamina il core, Se il reo non muore, Fliglia mia non è, Ti lascio, t'abbandono, Tua madre più non sono Paventi il mio furore, Se non osa il crudel, Sarastro, Sarastro al fellone Pamina svelga il core, Ciel, Ciel, Paventa il mio voto, Ah! Ascolta Ciel!

[@sonqualnave]

She is actually supposed to pronounce badly the text as the real Florence Foster Jenkins did! Of course Meryl Streep could have the words properly in italian!

[@MissCaraMint]

The real question is why one would sing this aria in any other language than German.

[@hotradiogaga]

@@MissCaraMint well many operas were translated, like Tosca in french and Medea in Italian 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@paula.m.4996]

When the pianist slows down for her 😂💀

[@da96103]

And speeds up during the tutti.

[@joycecox4293]

@@da96103 more i

[@carminasalazar5850]

Es un amor 😂❤

[@billyyoung3726]

my dogs were barking at this haha... communication exits in the animal kingdom for sure

[@arxsyn]

Billy Young I thought she sounded she like a dog at times. Otherwise she sounded like a rubber squeeze toy. Other times she had an odd chesty, hoot-y sound.

[@hexafus]

Oh heavens forgive me!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@simplyme8593]

😂😂😂😂

[@granren]

Breaking news: Mozart imagined this kind of performance as "freak of nature" that Queen of the Night should be, but... he never imagined that through generations this piece would evolve to the beauty that it is nowadays.

[@annebuus3409]

This cracks me up no matter how many times I watch it. Meryl Streep is amazing.

[@theGagarianplanet]

She's found out how to talk to chihuahuas

[@EmelyReyesRowan]

That’s literally what I thought when she started doing the staccato! Lol!

[@101darklady]

Loooool

[@junyang487]

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH I CANTTTT

[@hollydee8903]

I just can't even with this comment. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@elenaotten5489]

LMAO

[@shazebabrar197]

Is there anything Meryl can't do, phenomenal actress.

[@pallasathena1369]

Apparently she found it incredibly hard to destroy the song to this degree. They had to repeat over and over..

[@michaelsalientes571]

Meryl is PHENOMENAL and PEERLESS !!!

[@mikengina]

We really loved her in this role!

[@stonesinmyblood27]

Streep’s inspiration is Bette Davis

[@alyceGoesRound]

act listening to original florence and then coming back to meryl - meryl has so much more resonance and diaphragm strength XD she can't completely mask that XDDD

[@manthasagittarius1]

You have to remember the quality of the recording you listened to with the real Florence. You can probably hear the essential quality of the timbre, minus some of the upper partials, but not the full resonance.

[@debrabolton9372]

Ms. Streep's performance was unbelievable. This is just one example of why she is one of the best actresses in the world.

[@MW-lr4kr]

What an acting masterpiece of Merryl Streep. Perfekt!

[@aiyamusicchannel]

It takes an extraordinary amount of skill and control as a performer to sing this consistently, aggressively badly! This is one of my favorite Meryl Streep performances.

[@johnnycharles1469]

Hi Aiya how are you doing??

[@UltimateFashionist]

She wasn’t singing live in that scene, it was recorded in a studio..

[@cor0n4]

@@UltimateFashionist@UltimateFashionist Nope, she was performing live because she wanted real reactions from the many extras in the audience, and there were no rehearsals, the director called action, and she appeared on stage and did that; the pianist is playing live as well. The reactions in the audience are very real, they were caught by surprise.

[@LittleLotteWanders]

I just love that not only is like every note wrong and sounded like a squeaky toy, but she's just mumbling a bunch of vowels pretending it's German lmao

[@b.d6642]

Even tho sarastro is a name i don't think i heard her say it even once, which honestly is the cherry on top in my opinion

[@kl3321]

@@b.d6642 she says a...sarastro-like sound lol

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

Not MY Meryl ❤️!

[@jayweh]

is this even supposed to be the german version? I'm german, and I didn't recognize one syllable although I know some lyrics of that aria. :D

[@TOTO-5]

@@jayweh it's in italian, or it's supposed to be

[@grodonwu7220]

Diane Damrau left the Royal Opera House after seeing this masterpiece

[@oliverdelica2289]

Oof 🤣😂😭

[@Wildcat-Music]

Oh yes but Diana's queen of the night is still the best

[@eugeniogentili1048]

Edda Moser, no Damrau.

[@ChristineTurner-kh8xs]

I thought it was wonderful that Meryl Streep sang live instead mouthing to a recording. You got the genuine reaction from the audience that way.

[@mikaelkallio9101]

Streep’s interpretation of Florence Foster Jenkin’ s “ Der Hølle Rache” is nothing but ingenious. Sound quite exactly like the recordings, parallel to Streep’s skillful play. Great performance! I was to see it three times, were laughing my hiney off the first attempts...thank you!

[@TomPMelanson]

Oddly enough, the staccato technique was pretty spot on. Even the longest phrase didn't lose breath.

[@cyenesclanda8206]

If you close your eyes while listening to this video, it seems like mickey mouse is trying to sing opera :v Edit: woah that's a lot of likes

[@agnesm_23]

Hahahahahaha yes!

[@veronica-je6hq]

Yea and also sounding like a rubber duckie.

[@tardisgirl1237]

@@veronica-je6hq Yeah, I thought it sounded like someone squeezing a squeaky dog toy

[@reblin]

omg I’m dying

[@alexrcastaneda]

Asddjdkdla I can't. 😂

[@davidlatham9242]

It looks like she had soooo much fun doing this. Brava Mme. Streep.

[@SirAndacar]

I've known about Florence Foster Jenkins since my classical concert pianist dad played her recordings for me when i was about 15. Simon Helberg was spot on in his portrayal of Jenkins' incredible pianist Cosmé McMoon. If you listen to the recordings, he never loses her no matter how off tempo she goes.

[@tomsmith2013]

My favorite line from Amadeus: "Who knew such music was even possible?" LOL!

[@stacywalker3282]

I love how the pianist is trying to speed her up to the correct speed😂

[@shianchangaming]

This is me if I had chance to sing on Broadway

[@randommusicenthusiast2758]

Ahahaha! What about Odette's humming voice while playing?

[@IRosamelia]

Ha you wish! You can't outwit Meryl duh 😝

[@AllenMQuinn]

Lmao Streep is such a good singer that even when she's purposely trying to sound bad, she still sounds decent haha

[@EvelinaNinudottir]

Not if you are familiar with the original piece :P She is a great actress, though, and she can probably sing really well if she wants to :) Wonderful movie!

[@AllenMQuinn]

Evelina Rønneseth Ha oh, I was very familiar with Florence long way before the movie. Meryl still sounds nice when she sounds bad haha.

[@EvelinaNinudottir]

I meant Mozart as how he originally wrote it :) But yes, Meryl Streep totally nailed Florence! I heard Florence sing this piece, and Streep sounded quite similar :)

[@yooringonghan]

Evelina Rønneseth TBH Meryl sounded better than Florence

[@rosiesummer2711]

I bet she listened to Florence sing it over and over to get the right pitches and screeches.

[@n3wabnormal]

just saw this in my recommendations years later and i have said this before, meryl worked for this role and nailed it. the way u can still hear her hit some notes just goes to show how wonderful she is at singing. i forever stand by my word

[@mohammadredziz9860]

She sounded BADLY BEAUTIFUL! 🌹

[@dingylizardthingy7882]

In the "woah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah" She sounds like a barking chihuahua haha. Loving it Meryl! (: PS -- that guy from big bang really put everything together

[@aurinkobay7118]

more ike a rubber duck

[@isabellamarsibilio6598]

Officially proves... there is nothing Meryl Streep can't do!!!

[@lechatouin]

Iggy Sings I couldn't agree more on that saying 😍

[@ajhornell]

Even clap for child rapists 😏😁

[@arniecalang4583]

She can play Batman

[@melissajaninepeters3694]

Except for a full sequel, maybe...

[@beccadarin758]

She could play a paper bag and win a Oscar

[@biancandrea95]

I'm really amazed at the musical gifts of both actors. Florence is an immortal legend among us classical musicians. She has the luck to be able to live her dream... and our worst (just musical) nightmares, haha!

[@kevyndang5640]

I'm setting this as my ringtone

[@magicmonkichi]

She was GREAT! The fact that her name is still known and her story is still being told is proof!

[@barbaragawe170]

I cry with laugh! Meryl Streep is wonderful!

[@erick-gd7wo]

Barbara Gaweł you have to listen to original recording

[@nicolinakakkou7478]

Perfectly Imperfect....

[@helenhebert7127]

I am amazed how well Meryl Streep comes to sounding like Florence. And I don’t know why listening to this makes me happy.

[@saintmichael1779]

From Mary Fisher to Julia Child to Florence Foster Jenkins, Meryl Streep can do it all!

[@walterweddle7644]

My one and a half year old grandson is absolutely infatuated with this. He wants to watch it over and over. Totally focused. It's amazing. I'm going to watch the entire movie with him. Meryl Streep is one of the best. My grandson loves listening to actual Florence Jenkins too. Actually I never was interested in Opera until I discovered Florence.

[@DHGlee2013]

Meryl is the queen of acting. Everything from her facial expressions to her posture in any of her performances.

[@sebby26]

Literally just got this song from iTunes , I couldn't help it

[@jackpowell8307]

I’ve recently seen the film for the first time. Meryl Streep has some real talent if she can sing off key perfectly. Also, I cried at the ending. It was so heartbreaking💔

[@loelee8893]

I am this old when I realized that we all need this kind of performance once in while.

[@darkfeather6857]

Whenever I need a good hearty laugh, I watch this clip. Those awful trills get me every time. No matter how many times I watch this, those trills make me laugh.

[@fernandatralala]

Omg, this is so amazing! It couldn't be anyone else to play her! And I have to say that I'm shocked with Howard Wolowitz talent on the piano! XD

[@Rednaxela137]

I wonder how she can sing like this without laughing and how many takes it took for her to sing this

[@yujicortez]

One. She’s an amazing actress.

[@Rednaxela137]

@@yujicortez I’ve seen amazing actors have so many bloopers because they can’t keep a straight face or forgot their lines

[@lindapage5046]

I would have broken down in hysterics.

[@majatadic549]

Legend portraits legend!! No matter how horrible Florence was she brought so much laughter and joy in the world. Meryl was wonderful like always and the movie is a bitter sweet masterpiece....

[@soniakiran875]

Nobody could have acted and sung for this movie better than Meryl. What a great actor the pianist was .. Amazing movie , must see ... I laughed out loud and had many happy thoughts and memories of this movie

[@singe0diabolique]

That poor, dear lady. All these years later and she's still being laughed at.

[@rubyisalwayssleepy8775]

Perhaps, but very few if any people who laughed at her in her lifetime are long gone and will never be remembered as she still is. So in a way, I think Florence got the last laugh.

[@TheLordSheogorath]

Many more people admire her for her courage I think. Like Tommy Wiseau- he wanted to make a movie by hiw own terms and he did it, and now he is a legend. :)

[@MorganleFayable]

Yes, I laugh, but at the same time she is SUCH an inspiration!

[@fj9119]

But I am happy to know if her.

[@chivasregal2124]

It's because she is an actress and that's a clip from a show. She purposely did that.

[@freewilliam93]

As a cover of Florence, this is spectacular!

[@ladydixie580]

3:22 when shampoo gets into my eye edit: omg 107 likes!! thank u so much

[@Anime-yr7jq]

Hahahaah omg I know that feeling🤣🤣🤣 you made my day

[@renatobiscar5904]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@withJed]

If I could just give her a hug, I would! She did it, and at least she did! she didn't let their laughter stop her from doing what she loves the most, and that's why I'm very proud of her!

[@davidklein5007]

That final high note literally brought tears to my eyes :)

[@kaybrown4010]

Bravissimo, Meryl and Simon!

[@Tenortalker]

Meryl is sublime and so was Florence. Incidentally one of the top A's is almost in tune here - MUST be a mistake! I loved it .Thank you.

[@bombayteddy]

You're welcome! And I know which note you mean :-)

[@emalaith29]

Yes I noticed it too :)

[@utoobah]

The definition of painful and funny at the same time

[@panpap2836]

What a wonderful actress...She nails it everytime❤❤❤

[@LaylahniJade]

She actually sang it light years better than FFJ did. Regardless, it takes SO much skill to be a good singer (like you can tell Meryl is) and sing this badly. Beautifully done! :)

[@rks581]

'Her performance at Carnegie Hall was on October 25, 1944. Guess who performed the day before? Frank Sinatra. A tough act to follow, even if you can sing... at all... I seriously would like to hear an autotuned version of this.

[@panda2309]

This is historically wrong, the audience was enthusiastic. They understood that Florence Foster Jenkins had a great heart and wanted them to spend a pleasant moment in spite her vocal performance was bad. The performance in Carnegie Hall has not been recorded but photos show the audience.

[@lynnhathaway3755]

I just watched two documentaries about Florence Foster Jenkins. Both state that members of the audience would clap, whistle, and cheer to cover up their laughter.

[@Marmalade000000]

Funnily enough, Meryl Streep sings more in tune (as Florence) than Florence did!!

[@singandsonic5273]

I have to say this is one of my favorite scenes ever. I laugh every time. Streep is hilarious and just brilliant. Love the piano, the audience, and Hugh Grant behind the curtain. Bravo to all!

[@TheStOne1]

She is so good at being bad, I love her!

[@raydor1fun958]

She ist unbelievable. A goddess of acting

[@linnearaap7719]

It's brilliant work of Meryl ! She sounds sometimes like a yellow bath duck

[@davidlatham9242]

Or a yapping toy poodle.

[@zsuzsannakiss3848]

I thought of the same LOL

[@parrisnia72]

Haha my thoughts exactly!! xD

[@ToutCQJM]

I thought the same: a squeaky toy.

[@annadau8612]

I personally adored this whole movie with its stunning actors and visuals. Kudos to Meryl's terrible singing and perfect portrayal as Florence Foster Jenkins.

[@olgamariaramosmadrid]

Extraordinaria interpretación de Merryl Streep. Florence tambien extraordinaria pues cantó sin tener condiciones sólo su entusiasmo. La película es una joya

[@maggiesmith856]

Streep deserved that standing ovation. She sang it live and gave a brilliant imitation of the true awfulness of FFJ.

[@umerraja2655]

1:02 Now she sounds like one of those rubber toy penguins you squeezed to get a sound out of

[@talmadge1926]

I think its wonderful the way her voice not only wanders off key, eventually it leaves the building and ends up selling hot dogs on the sidewalk.

[@lizvillegas6603]

I lost it at Hugh Grant's forced supportive face at 1:12 hahaha

[@박지현-w5n]

Das ist wunderbar~!

[@sign543]

What’s fascinating is that this is almost a perfect rendition of what the actual recording sounds like. Meryl Streep can certainly play anybody and anything and sound like anything she wants.

[@DanielLopez-zt4ig]

Meryl's Eb and F# notes at 0:15 sound good.

[@vampyreGisel]

i love this... to be honest Meryl Streep trying to b bad is still better than the amazing Florence Foster Jenkins... btw David Bowie introduced me to Ms Jenkins... what a fascinating lady... :p

[@Elizabeththegreatest]

Apparently, the syphilis that her first husband gave her affected her hearing so she honestly could not hear how badly she sang! Poor woman, life was not kind to her!

[@rumblefish9]

Yes, she was 17 when she contracted it from then husband Frank Thornton Jenkins... on her wedding night which is really sad

[@johnnycharles1469]

Hi Elizabeth how are you doing??

[@Elizabeththegreatest]

@@johnnycharles1469 Quite well, and you?

[@johnnycharles1469]

@@Elizabeththegreatest good thanks for asking....

[@johnnycharles1469]

@@Elizabeththegreatest Do you mind if we get acquainted as friends and also get to know more about our selves

[@marty6779]

She really struggles not to laugh

[@mylesgarcia4625]

FABULOUS! Opera at its finest!! No one comes close to Ms. Jenkins in terms of technique and artistry!! Jenny Lind could NOT hold a candle to the real Miss Jenkins' talent!!

[@joshcrittendon9416]

0:49 When you’re in the shower belting out songs and somebody walks in

[@jedpaolocairo9952]

I so love Meryl Streep! She should have won an Oscar for this performance! HAHAHAHA