Not Florence Foster-Jenkins.
August 22, 2016 9:56 AM Subscribe
Can you help my fiancé remember the name of a singer who had a cable access show in the 1980s, and who sang arias very badly?
My lovely partner had THOUGHT he was thinking of Florence Foster-Jenkins, but she had apparently been dead for quite some time by the 1980s.
Details he remembers:
- She made people listen to her sing arias, and she had a terrible voice
- She was some sort of philanthropist
- She made an album of Puccini arias, and the album had a picture of her on the cover, holding a candle.
We are local to New York, if that helps in terms of the cable show.
My lovely partner had THOUGHT he was thinking of Florence Foster-Jenkins, but she had apparently been dead for quite some time by the 1980s.
Details he remembers:
- She made people listen to her sing arias, and she had a terrible voice
- She was some sort of philanthropist
- She made an album of Puccini arias, and the album had a picture of her on the cover, holding a candle.
We are local to New York, if that helps in terms of the cable show.
Best answer: Okay I think he's thinking of Florence Morrison. I have a weird collection of crap in my brain and I remember minutiae like crazy.
I remember reading a piece about Richard Roffman years ago and that led me to google him which led me to Florence Morrison.
http://030726d.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?tag=florence-morrison
I could be totally wrong. If I am, I am very interested in the correct answer now that I am down the interwebs rabbit hole.
posted by It'sANewDawn at 2:00 PM on August 22, 2016 [2 favorites]
I remember reading a piece about Richard Roffman years ago and that led me to google him which led me to Florence Morrison.
http://030726d.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?tag=florence-morrison
I could be totally wrong. If I am, I am very interested in the correct answer now that I am down the interwebs rabbit hole.
posted by It'sANewDawn at 2:00 PM on August 22, 2016 [2 favorites]
I came here to say Florence Morrison as well!
posted by crunchy_cereals at 2:09 PM on August 22, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by crunchy_cereals at 2:09 PM on August 22, 2016 [1 favorite]
Found the album:
http://www.vinyldivas.com/verismo.htm
posted by It'sANewDawn at 2:10 PM on August 22, 2016 [1 favorite]
http://www.vinyldivas.com/verismo.htm
posted by It'sANewDawn at 2:10 PM on August 22, 2016 [1 favorite]
Looks like you can still buy Morrison's album on Amazon for a mere $289.
posted by flug at 7:10 PM on August 22, 2016
posted by flug at 7:10 PM on August 22, 2016
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