Duetto buffo di due gatti (The Cats Duet)

Embarrassing. Teh version w/ the cats is better because at least it makes no attempt at seriousness.

You thought that was serious? It's a fun, playful song and they did a great job. Meeeeoooowww =^.^=

I disagreed with the first guy. It wasn't meant to be serious. This was comedy back in the time in was written. Plus choir boys voices were beautiful and talented.

Seoul, South Korea, and every one of those boys looked Caucasian? *shrug* Oh well, it was fun and the audience was obviously delighted. :)

@ Noelegy: It was a French boys' choir touring, not a Korean boys' choir.

Yes, it was originally composed as a joke, but the approach in the S.Korea version is totally earnest and unironic, so it seemed awkward.

Didn't like the second version at all. Those kids did a great job- it didn't feel awkward to me at all. Well, maybe the blond boy was taking it a little too seriously, but the sense I got was that they deliberately did an "earnest and unironic" take on it so that the audience would be surprised and get more out of it.

Mytake> considering the hilarity of the audience, I think this interpretation is a success.

This composition is ironic, so it gains a lot being interpreted with a straight face (even if it's difficult, considering the second boy's smirk and the gesture of the pianist). What's the point of making it a goofy show ? Would you like to see them wearing fake tails and pointed hears ?
And yes, it's earnest. Considering the technicality of the performance, it's normal, I think?

I can haz communion?

Ahh, thanks, princesssparkles (I had to scroll back up to confirm that there were indeed three S's in the middle!).

My cats apparently have a deep interest in French boys' choirs.

absolutely awesome! the piece is one of my favs and these young men did a fantastic job of it.... thank you.

I sang that for choir once! (we're all girls)

That's not an easy piece to sing for ANYONE. These boys here did a fantastic job. It was meant to be fun and I don't doubt that they had fun doing it even though the one on the left looked a bit too serious. Embarrassing? Not really. They're children, singing as cats, cute, nuff said. The smirk on the one on the right says enough.

If you want to see a more silly version (very well done and "catty" too), try this one from the Last Night of the Proms 1996 - though oddly can only find a version recorded from German TV! I remember watching this live :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp0D8qWyVHo