Posts Tagged ‘Aida Garifullina’

Aug. 17 2016

Florence Foster Jenkins: A Diva Gets Her Due

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs | Comments Off on Florence Foster Jenkins: A Diva Gets Her Due

I was about 20 the first time I heard a recording of Florence Foster Jenkins. A friend put it on at a dinner party where all of the attendees were singers, and everyone, myself included, laughed uproariously at Mrs. Jenkins’ intonation, pronunciation, and diction. Many derisive comments were made about her having merely been a […]

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