Poor Wandering One

[@deadandburied7626]

Linda way out-beautifies the sisters.

[@thinkerly1]

There is no pop singer, rock singer, country singer then or now with such a beautiful and powerful voice. She is a gift from God.

[@oneshedsummers]

Nicole Scherzinger springs to mind

[@magnuspym]

She is amazing,. She will never be replaced.

[@binslick1000]

Linda Ronstandt one of the greatest singers of all time.

[@mickkiesmith9110]

From Rock And Roll, to Opera. My god what a diaphram, what vocal chord controls, what a set of LUNGS!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@thelifedorado]

What’s amazing is the humor of Gilbert and Sullivan holds up even after 100+years

[@theblueangel28]

she is phenomenal. for an untrained pop singer to be able to get her voice to do all of that is pretty much unparalleled. the contestants on pop star to opera star did a good job, but none had the stamina to sing their pieces as written. Linda does. simply astonishing

[@sweeney60]

Her family were classical musicians, she was trained from an early age. No one sings like this without training.

[@theblueangel28]

@@sweeney60hey man! Yeah, I'm a massive life long fan.. I know everything about her. She is not a trained operatic singer. Thats very different. And the family was not classical musicians. They were traditional musicians. Her brother was a soprano, yes, and that was her inspiration for her sound. But my original point holds Much love!

[@claytonberg721]

@@sweeney60 Yes. She took vocal lessons in the early 80's because she wanted to do this and record an album of standards with Nelson Riddle. I feel she really found her voice on the heart like a wheel album, and then got even better in the 80's due to both this and the nelson riddle album. If you listen to her live performance of 'don't know much' in 1990 I think her tone was better then than it was in 1975. She's really one of a kind.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

La Ronstadt, queen of all vocal musical modes.

[@ChrisSuperstar]

I think had Linda Ronstadt begun training early enough she could have been a brilliant opera singer. She was already past 30 by the time she started working on this. Even so, she does a quite good job here, especially considering she spent most of her career as a country/rock singer. Her voice and power are phenomenal.

[@baritonebynight]

As an opera singer myself, why would she want to train as an opera singer? She made much more money singing what she sang vs if she sang opera.

[@werther5952]

Just think of all the money she could have saved herself from making!

[@8000Christopher]

Well, country music and Gilbert and Sullivan have a lot in common,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@BobbyinNashville]

Linda Ronstadt can do anything. This is just another amazing facet of her talent and she excelled.

[@brucecoleman5379]

She is just fantastic!

[@fiddlemountain]

So wonderful! Ronstadt is my favorite singer because of her amazing versatility. She can belt out ANYTHING!!!

[@deadandburied7626]

But no belting here.

[@treesny]

I saw this in Central Park, a perfect show for a beautiful summer evening! And among the fantastically talented cast -- Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith, Kevin Kline, George Rose and Tony Azito -- the standout was the great Patricia Routledge as Ruth: a master class in how to project comedy to a huge outdoor amphitheater. Also, though she had sung G & S "straight" for the BBC (Iolanthe and Mad Margaret), the way she adjusted her vocal style for this version was so savvy. Glad there are clips of her and this show around.

[@adventureswithaurora]

Agreed completely! Routledge is the only Ruth for me. 😁

[@punchinker]

Linda's the best Mabel ever.

[@zera68]

Her voice is amazing :), I love her music.

[@carollflanery9723]

Phenomenal!!!! I wish I would have appreciated Linda Ronstadt more back in the day!!!

[@woodrow870]

Ronstadt was just a joy when she performed Pirates in Central Park. Her voice is always gorgeous and indeed up until this role never had a singing lesson. By the time they moved to Broadway she had perfected the performance. Love her rock and roll but this was so much fun and made Kevin Kline a star.

[@putinscat1208]

So Linda created The Eagles, and got Kevin Kline one of the finest women ever.

[@mkshffr4936]

Rock, country, jazz/swing, operetta there was nothing she couldn't sing.

[@clayclown8255]

Precious. Her voice is beautiful and after her early performances as Mabel, as this is, she became stronger. Her look, very silent film star Mabel Normand??), is adorable. Love her always.

[@anniesavidge2468]

I’ve always admired Linda Ronstadt for her habit of trying things she had never done before. Not everything had the results she wanted, but at least she took the risk and tried.

[@michelepederson6961]

My dad, who didn't like to spend money, got a subscription to ONTV just so we could watch this! One of the few times we sat down as a family to watch something!

[@peskylisa]

I was a fan of hers when I was a teenager, but I was not aware of what an incredible vocal range she had! Bravo!

[@Muttonchop_USA]

God bless Joe Papp. We mustn't forget that this production was free. And they'll still be doing free productions in Central Park once Covid is gone.

[@garyanderson4245]

Incredible, I love you Linda everyday in every way. I’m glad you sang rock first otherwise classical or Mexican music may have kept you from me.

[@erpollock]

If she sang this performance without training, it shows her promise. That promise was fulfilled after she had training and coaching before the movie was filmed. In the film, her voice is stronger and her high notes more secure. That's what training does. But she has the native talent - listen to the natural coloratura here. I used to love singing this when I was a teenager. What fun!

[@pjesf]

If you’ve not heard it, give a listen to “La Cigarra” from “Canciones”. The high note in both choruses are so crisp and piercing then immediately into a BOOMING chest voice. So marvelous kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnK4Xq18d9l6b68&feature=share

[@RandallVentresca]

Linda said these early performances were a work in progress as she was still adjusting her voice to sing operetta. She gradually improved and by the time this made Broadway she had it down and got a Tony nom. The movie was made in 1983 and she is superb.

[@ismaelravenlock6792]

I wish they had kids in real life the two voices are the best fredrick and mable

[@EdwynNSanchez]

Linda Ronstadt - A Shining Star of Broadway.... She will always be that shining star. And those high notes.... she knows how to use them just like Maureen McGovern. My Theatrical respects to Madame Ronstadt.

[@ExpertExpat]

I lost my heart the first time I saw this movie with the same cast - to her voice, her eyes, her curls, her lips ... *sigh* ah young love! We didn't have video recorder at that time (early VHS), and I remember trying to get a good photo of her lovely face to place on my wall. S.M.I.T.T.E.N.!

[@like2bike513]

She's got a set of lungs and she knows how to use them.

[@LunaRoseValentine]

I was Mabel in my school show, so much fun!

[@brianfuller7691]

Hey, she nails Mabel here. It's also obvious that she's absolutely enjoying it.

[@claytonberg721]

Doing this, the nelson riddle album and singing mariachi made her so much better when most would have just taken time off. Pushing herself is why she was sounding so good well into the 90's. It's hard to deny she sounds better singing 'don't know much' than she did singing different drum. Not many vocalist can claim they sound better in their forties than their twenties. Such a great artist.

[@pjesf]

@@claytonberg721 : And she is the ONLY vocalist I can think of whose voice underwent such a dramatic transformation before our very eyes. Most vocalists stay at the same level or decline. That VOICE😍

[@mikeanderson9205]

Ya know, if I had a nickel for every star turn I have giving passing marks to, who I said was "respectable" I could quit my job, and NONE of them can stand up to this performance. LR is more than respectable and more than suitable. Her voice is excellent.

[@0276boy]

Frederic plays his innocent role innocently and charmingly. He knows nothing of women. How fit his acting is to this charming waltz. Well done!

[@adventureswithaurora]

Agreed completely! Rex Smith does a brilliant job.

[@ilonafelso617]

Saw her on Broadway in the Pirates of Pencance back in 81 or 82

[@frrandallackley1602]

I LOVE G&S AND I THANK YOU FOR THIS, ALSO LOVE LINDA AND HER MANY VOICES BUT HAD NOT KNOWN OF THIS ONE.. COMIC BUT SUCH A PURE TONE UNABLE TO ALWAYS OBSCURE IT... LOVE HER..

[@bakercat1]

I love her in this

[@BobCollinsSTEPcoach]

Oh. Oh my. Goodness.

[@coreyratliff9349]

She pretty f’n good for a Pop Star. That’s all I’m gonna say. Really impressive.

[@cialovesyou]

Well, I just spent the afternoon looking for who nailed this song, and Linda powned them all.

[@moon-wl9ff]

Holy crap. The whole production was done in order to get more people interested in operetta so they used big name pop ock singers of the time to get a larger and more diverse audience interested. They took liberties, used a pop singer with a lovely and not opera trained voice. I bet there are singers who performed as Mabel who were technically trained for it who did it in the correct key or whatever people are complaining about. Yikes, it was done for frivolous fun and goofball fun. Lighten up. It was a blast and Linda Ronstadt was awesome and fun

[@frrandallackley1602]

TRUE SINGERS SHOULD BE TRAINED, DID YOU SEE GROUCHO MARX IN MIKADO? BUT THEN MONEY MONEY MONEY.. BUT SHE HAS LOVELY VOICE AND IS SUCH A LOVELY LADY...

[@billiardsandsnookervideosn8319]

What a pathetic comment, Linda was fantastic as Mabel, as was Kevin, Rex, Angela, it ws worthy of the big screen so they did that too. N

[@funtimeslondon]

Did anyone get that the final ascending cadences when Linda matches her voice to the flute is a highbrow sendup of part of The Mad Scene aria from Lucia di Lamermoor? Listen to Joan Sutherland or Callas and see what I mean.

[@JoshFreilich]

Matthew Campling I believe that was the point - the song itself is a parody of such arias...

[@JosephineMiller]

I thought it was an oboe

[@Ronizetti]

Yes, it’s a parody of an opera in totality - fully the intent of Gilbert&Sulivan

[@Ronizetti]

... more like the aria/cadenza of “Dinorah” than Lucia

[@CupCaked]

Matt C - She actually sang end notes higher than written by Arthur Sullivan In the original score.

[@mariomolinaorbea2180]

What a beautiful effort.

[@johnmichaellunstrumsr.7716]

its so sad to know she cant sing anymore 😔

[@josephgiles2204]

LR may not be the perfect operatic vocalist, but she has my vote here. She is more than passable and she had such fun doing it. I know Callas fans will understand this - when will perfect vocalism not be the only consideration given for great performance?

[@christophepena2212]

Joseph Giles

[@baritonebynight]

I'm a fan of Callas and Linda!

[@jondavwal13]

I'm a fan of Joan Sutherland and Linda. LOL. Had Linda had years a training she would have been a great coloratura soprano. The vocal production is perfect albeit a little underdeveloped.

[@claytonberg721]

@@jondavwal13 Most operatic vocalists probably didn't spend a decade singing in smokey bars doing growly rock and roll numbers either.

[@mdtscoates]

Saw this show at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix last night. Was blown away with that Mabel, played by Amy Runte-Wyatt

[@cs292]

Opera singer or not she is a natural....and is better than most doing this as a hobby.....lol...she is not even trying hard.

[@Rachster86]

@adknorth personally, I love that they did that, as a singer of both opera and having a mix sound like a belt, it's great to be able to show off both in one song. :-)

[@Rachster86]

It wasn't Lina Ronstadt who chose to move the key. It was the musical director's choice. She also is really a lyrics soprano that they made sound like a coloratura for this part which is very hard to do. As a classically trained singer myself (14+ years Bel Canto) who can sing both versions of the song, I prefer this one better because it shows off the entire voice rather than just one part. I also think it's makes it more fun to sing but that's my personal opinion.

[@BionicOkc]

Ok, so at 4:36... after THAT note... I just was begging her to jump into Desperado! LOL THE LADY CAN SANG!!

[@Rachster86]

Linda is a high lyric soprano that they made sound like a coloratura for the part which is not an easy thing to do. She wanted to show that she could actually sing. After this part her singing became much better technically on her albums.

[@tjwash2]

Though not her most popular album, winter light is dripping with the maturity that this show gave her voice.

[@Mari31160]

love it i was in it koko

[@jefferycampbell3765]

Well, it's really operetta, so I think a bit of leeway is okay. Besides, this entire enterprise was filled with stunt casting but with people who had the chops to pull it off really well. I think it's really pretty delightful.

[@hugh0221]

I think Kristin Chenoweth would make a cute Mabel if she records an audio CD of this play.

[@0276boy]

Frederic plays his innocent role innocently and charmingly. He knows nothing of women. How fit his acting is to this harming waltz. Well done!

[@rebmaydoc85]

I was in this at my high school in 2002. Loved it. The gal who played mabel was my choir teacher's wife and she had the most beautiful voice I think better than Linda Ronstandt's voice but don't get me wrong she also has a beautiful voice as well. I had such a great time with this play. I was one of the 12 or 10 daughters who at the end married the Pirate King.

[@InvalidFingerprint]

My school did this, t'was incredible! Well done...

[@watchful38]

Who says women don't have a place in the sun? This young man would certainly disagree! A retired Catholic priest in Canada.

[@jefferycampbell3765]

Oh brother. That's all you get from this? You must be a big hit at parties.

[@SamSkii14]

Personally Helen Donaldson will always and forever be my Favorite Mabel. Linda does a very good job as well, I like both of their vesions (personally Helen's more then Lindas)

[@lachlankay9212]

Goddammit I came for the E flat 6 and she didn't do it! Lol still lovely

[@jinxy72able]

@Edwatts and @carolotta4th She does hit that high note in the movie and she can hit it the reason she didn't hit it is one night she brought down a crystal chadelier when hitting it. No one was hurt but for insurance reasons the theatre wouldn't let hear hit it anymore. to all those who think Linda was a bad Maybel it just shows you don't know true vocal talent. She WAS this version of penzance even all the other players realized she was the best vocal talent in the group.

[@happygayconservative4737]

jinxy72able Your "chandelier" story is completely fictitious.

[@martineucza486]

She was perfect to play Christine character in the phantom of the Opera!

[@Rachster86]

@Emmiline87 She did very well for never singing really in that placement before. After this performance she got more solid. You can tell she is nervous here. Maybe this was one of the first nights.

[@LouisetheLithead]

Would this still be a hit, restaged in 2012, 30 years later? Would GaGa play Mabel? Could she handle the coloratura demands of the music? Could any of today's chanteuses? Ronstadt was a hugely successful popular singer at this time.

[@carlotta4th]

@EdWatts This is actually one OF the movie versions, but I know which movie you mean. She does hit that note, and I know she's capable of it (she kind-of winces when she misses it this time). I just meant it was a shame that on this particular NIGHT she didn't do the high note. I love hearing her do it.

[@deadandburied7626]

Papp turned PoP into a musical, deliberately. Great fun!

[@mediaguardian]

Hmm, I just saw this on Classic Arts Television. Exact same scene. The male lead is Rex Smith.

[@beaglemusic]

You know, I think she did fine. I think she's quite talented and can do so many different styles of music (or could until this horrible Parkinson's has hit--my dad had it, it's a robber just like cancer and Alzheimer's). So, she doesn't sing completely like an opera singer...I'm okay with it, just wish they'd left the key alone in this. ---Mabel in a 1998 production.

[@zennabella1676]

I THOUGHT SHE DID A GOOD JOB OF IT.

[@Juliaflo]

@funnylump I still hit high notes at MY age, which I am not telling, LOLOLOLOLOL.

[@ashleyadams9827]

i played her in middle school

[@happygayconservative4737]

Ashley Adams You played Linda Ronstadt in middle school? What was the plot?

[@Rachster86]

@Izzy13185 I don't think they were pissed, I think they were excited to get their hands on it to make it unique for the production. Any arranger I know always gets excited when they are asked to do any updating on a song especially one so old like this. I also don't think it was poorly arranged. It's fun to sing it both ways. :) Just a thought.

[@ladybug4908]

i have to do this musical for my musical

[@jerusha319]

Wish she could have sung it with an operatic tone more, her voice is just lovely

[@antinormie]

I'm sure you can sing it. How well you sing it is what is important.

[@manfredatee]

This is at the Delacorte Theatre.

[@animalkah]

I thought that this version was filmed outside. No reason not to go for it.

[@lindapoplin9961]

It is

[@tjwash2]

Melissa Frank Central Park NYC

[@strwy2hvn94]

We did this in my school and my friend was Frederic. The girl who played Mabel wasn't very good, she was always sharp.

[@RossiniSoprano]

@alicat704 Actually, it's a fourth lower, except for the middle section and the end section, which are sung in the correct key.

[@bigred8432]

*original key. Correct no.

[@plottinganime]

my one problem... the dresses... :[ Great singing :DD

[@Bozpot]

1:05 What sort of key is this!?

[@CCMrJones]

great :) but poor wandering one starts at the point she sings "poor wandering one"...

[@cynthialambert9067]

This is Rex Smith, not Kevin Kline. Rex played the same part in the movie.

[@anniesavidge2468]

Cynthia Lambert yes but Kevin Kline is the Pirate King in this production. I. Sure that’s what they were referring to.

[@richardkenney289]

Kevin Kline won a Tony for his performance in the Broadway run. Saw the show in preview, and he was great!

[@khm1968mo]

after looking at allthe comments girls girls we're all pretty. juat be happy some one is still doing the GandS book. we dont ant this lost to the CATS or RENT crowd

[@EdWatts]

@carlotta4th She did, eventually; watch the movie version.

[@Rachster86]

@Crzyblondatheart it's lower but not by much.

[@wbp265]

Money my friend....

[@barkingtree88]

"POUR" wondering one

[@frankpeter6851]

I think Linda Ronstadt has about 10 user accounts on youtube and trolls her videos making disparaging comments about her singing

[@Smitty150]

Would have been nice to let Fred react more broadly to her excesses.

[@bigred8432]

It would have also been horribly old fashioned, which this production was trying to avoid

[@pops1507]

@@bigred8432 Soap Opera kid.

[@bigred8432]

@@pops1507 I'm afraid I don't follow?

[@pops1507]

@@bigred8432 The Frederick cut his teeth in "As the World Turns."

[@bigred8432]

@@pops1507 Oh I see. I didn't know that :) I'm still a little confused as to how it relates to my comment on how the production was conceived but interesting for sure!

[@forego49]

This is only a rehearsal video right?

[@revjshoregoss]

+Dave Wilson you ncan get the movie version starring them

[@tjwash2]

I believe they did a number of shows in Central Park to get a feel if there was enough interest in it to move to the Uris Theater.

[@adcan45]

There you go again; per shame...

[@LitleDusk]

I'm rpoud of myself. I could do this at 14.

[@baritonebynight]

A 14 year old has no business singing this role. Most 14 year old girls have too much air in their sound...and the very few freaks of nature who don't.....don't have the life experience to bring the role to life. Most 14 year olds should be studying the 24 Italian art songs, if that.

[@barkingtree88]

why did they drop the octave 4th a step? why do mabel's sisters sound and look so awful?

[@tjwash2]

barkingtree88 Frederick was in search of one who’s homely face and bad complexion have caused all hope to disappear of ever winning man’s affection. In the end he ends up with the most beautiful woman of her era.

[@fpngan]

Meh, she will be a better singer and will be more successful then you will ever be. Just remember that.

[@kopynd1]

shes ok but leave it to the English

[@RandallVentresca]

Screw England 😏

[@Rachster86]

*linda (add the d), *Lyric (no s). sorry

[@69hansford]

Yes...I think Lady GaGa would do quite well as Mabel! Born and raised in New York City, she studied music at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

[@happygayconservative4737]

Ronald Rosenburgh Plus . . . she's a Satanist.

[@matoooska]

I feel like she's forcing a lot of the notes out.

[@RandallVentresca]

🙄

[@yellow468]

sarah brightman is still the angel of music

[@happygayconservative4737]

yellow468 Hardly.

[@YatesNYC]

Sarah Brightman is no angel. She should be incarcerated for trying to impersonate a bona fide opera singer. The only thing I like by her is the Pie Jesu from the original recording of Lloyd Weber's "Requiem".

[@carlotta4th]

She didn't do the really high note... what a shame.