Audra McDonald sings " I Had Myself A True Love" from " St. Louis Woman." The musical has a number of love conflicts highlighted in songs like "Anyplace I hang My Hat is Home" , sung by Della Reese, who , for the moment, is attached to Biglow Brown, saloonkeeper who has discarded his former mistress Lila. She still wants to stay with Biglow despite his rejection. In the song " I Had Myself a True Love" Lila laments the loss of Brown's affection and his brutal and callous treatment. The song is long and is almost an art song or aria in its ability to juxtapose both sweet and tender sentiments as well as righteous anger. However, the song never becomes excessively emotional and the performance is expressive but vocally controlled.
Audra McDonald, the star of " Ragtime" and a recent revival of " Porgy and Bess" conveys Lila's confused emotional state which, ultimately, causes her to shoot Biglow Brown, annact that causes other complications in the story. The song is performed in the style and with the accompaniment characteristic of a concert stage performance and is extremely moving.
LINK: McDonald: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VDR6IzRtdY
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