The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met

1946 · 15min · English

The Metropolitan Opera is looking for the sea monster reported in newspaper headlines, because this monster sings beautifully! The "monster" is actually Willie, a whale who can sing in several voices simultaneously. A friend of his, a gull called Whitey, tells him about the searching ship, and Willie goes to audition, as it's been his ambition to perform on stage. Unf...

IMDb rating - 7.6/10 from 524 users

Genres - Animation · Family · Fantasy · Short · Music · Drama

Director - Clyde Geronimi · Hamilton Luske

Writer - Irvin Graham(story "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met") · T. Hee · Dick Kelsey

Story line - The Metropolitan Opera is looking for the sea monster reported in newspaper headlines, because this monster sings beautifully! The "monster" is actually Willie, a whale who can sing in several voices simultaneously. A friend of his, a gull called Whitey, tells him about the searching ship, and Willie goes to audition, as it's been his ambition to perform on stage. Unfortunately, Professor Tetti Tatti from the Opera believes that one or more singers have been swallowed by the whale, and need to be rescued. —Comet <comet@bayvax.decus.org>

Release date - August 15, 1946 (United States)

Countries of origin - United States

Also known as - Opera Pathetique

Production company - Walt Disney Productions