Night At The Opera Opera

[bainbrig]

At the end of Night at The Opera (Marx Bros, 1935), what is the final song the two lovers sing? (Generally I can take or leave opera, and would rather, like Groucho, drive round the block to avoid it, but that particular song haunts me.

Information appreciated.

BillB

[dannyk13]

You should find it here as the songs scenarios are given:-

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026778/soundtrack

[jno]

the main one at the end is Miserere (it says here)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026778/plotsummary?ref_=ttsnd_ql_stry_3#synopsis

[Mamyalynne]

[donny48]

A superb piece of music , a long time favourite of mine.

[Mamyalynne]

It is a super piece.

[donny48]

I mistook Miserere to be Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus but still a fine piece of music.

[bainbrig]

Thanks all, appreciated.

B

[bainbrig]

Just got round to playing the mamyalynne piece. Unfortunately, it's not the song sung by the two lovers. I'll keep on digging.

[Mamyalynne]

Should be on the soundtrack linked to.

[bainbrig]

No, I click skimmed through, but no Miserere duet.

[bainbrig]

But having got the right titles etc, I was able to dig around the internet, and found 'real' opera singers doing the duet. Gord, what a row, what shrieking, what an assault on the senses!

Callas might have had a loud voice, but darn me it weren't a pretty one.

When Kitty Carlisle and Alan Jones sang it on Night at the Opera, it brought tears to my eyes. With 'real' opera singers, I was diving for the off switch.

Oh well, good to know the title, at least. I'll make a recording off an old copy of the Marx Bros film, and enjoy that.

BB