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Whitney Houston Sings Opera – ‘La Donna e Mobile’ (Rainforest Foundation)

Whitney Houston sings at Rainforest Foundation benefit concert at Carnegie Hall April 9, 1994

Whitney Houston made a surprise guest appearance at a benefit concert at Carnegie Hall for the Rainforest Foundation in 1994. Whitney performed three songs during the concert — “I Will Always Love You,” Stevie Wonder’s “If It’s Magic,” and “La Donna e Mobile” from Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, briefly revealing a stunning, operatic voice. Her performances were not professionally recorded by the Foundation, but were captured by a fan in the audience:

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