Wonderful!

Can these DVDs be purchased anywhere? Fantastic!

My cousin Richard Fredricks sang this song at my parents' wedding in 1954

Thank you!!!

The very best!! Thank you!!

In addition to Sills's legendary vocal and dramatic characterization of Elizabeth, there are also outstanding performances by John Alexander(as Robert) and Richard Fredericks (as the Duke).

Marsee and Fredericks are outstanding. They sang the roles of Sarah and Nottingham opposite Beverly Sills's Elizabeth.

Exceptionally moving version! Makes me want to pull out my old LP set of the entire revue!

We either don't have this caliber of singers anymore, or, we don't have directors/companies that will take the chance of not always casting our "popular" singers of the day! Sills had the discipline and the desire to sing this role. Too big for her? Maybe. Who's to say? She was a fierce artist and took the chance!

Mr. Fredricks is such a sweet man to speak to!

thanks for the post!

Can you post the rest of the album? Love hearing the orchestrations cut from the OBC!

This magnificent ensemble is brilliantly brought to life by the powerful singing of John Alexander in the title role, Richard Fredericks as the Duke, and last but not least, Beverly Sills as Queen Elizabeth.

Lyrics-- I expect everyone of my crowd to make fun Of my proud protestations of faith in romance, And they'll say I'm naïve as a babe to believe Every fable I hear from a person in pants. Fearlessly I'll face them and argue their doubts away, Loudly I'll sing about flowers in spring, Flatly I'll stand on my little flat feet and say Love is a grand and a beautiful thing! I'm not ashamed to reveal The world famous feelin' I feel. I'm as corny as Kansas in August, I'm as normal as blueberry pie. No more a smart little girl with no heart, I have found me a wonderful guy! I am in a conventional dither, With a conventional star in my eye. And you will note there's a lump in my throat When I speak of that wonderful guy! I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May, A cliché comin' true! I'm bromidic and bright As a moon-happy night Pourin' light on the dew! I'm as corny as Kansas in August, High as a flag on the Fourth of July! If you'll excuse an expression I use, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love with a wonderful guy! I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May, A cliché comin' true! I'm bromidic and bright As a moon-happy night Pourin' light on the dew! Girls I'm as corny as Kansas in August, High as a flag on the Fourth of July! Nellie: If you'll excuse an expression I use, I'm in love, Girls I'm in love, Nellie: I'm in love, Girls I'm in love, Nellie: I'm in love, Girls I'm in love, Nellie: I'm in love, Girls I'm in love, Nellie: I'm in love, Girls I'm in love, Nellie: I'm in love, Girls I'm in love, Nellie and Girls I'm in love with a wonderful guy!

SOMEONE IS KIDDING NEVER HEARD OF RICHARD FREDRICKS IN HIS DAY WAS VERY WELL KNOW IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD THOSE WHO NEVER HEARD OF HIM MUST BE VERY YOUNG

Actriz y soprano excepcional ¡Grandísima!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻❤️👍🏻

Para mí es el gran papel de Beverly Sills. Explaya todo su poderío belcantista mas dramático, demostrando que además de una bellísima y extensa voz de registro, fue una actriz de primera.

HAUNTING song and performance! Wish I had seen this show. (Notice the sort of "James Bond" theme in the accompaniment?) Watters "Johnny's Song" is excellent too.

Fabulous soprano

One of the great Weill melodies with with touching lyrics by Paul Green. ("Bittersweet" come to mind.) Sensitive performance. I have this album somewhere.... must look it up.

Great bariton voice ı have ever hear. Thanks sonra much

I just met him on the phone working for State Farm Auto. So cool

Beverly said this role was her undoing....

Gorgeous voice.

What a wonderful voice he has and how handsome he is..

I teach this version to my voice students. When I sing this song, I literally COPY Hal as if it’s the voice of Weill himself. I’m an opera tenor, but no tenor can touch this, including ME!

And such a wonderful, wonderful friend.

We had this album in the house when I was a kid, it was my introduction to Kurt Weill, thanks for posting this!

They're both wonderful. Lovely to hear Pamela again, I sang with her in 'Nabucco' in '89. Wonder what year this is.

No one bests Kevin Kline as the Pirate King.

The Joseph Papp verison of the Pirates of Penzance.

Wow. What a voice! And he’s a bari-tenor? I assumed he was a lyric tenor. That’s super impressive.

A great baritone voice. He sang with Beverly Sills in Roberto Devereaux.

Amazing voice!

Finding gold in 2020, my G-d. What can she not do?!😍

Thanks!!!!

He goes flat so many times

Thanks Hal.....absolutely beautiful as always.

Absolutely the BEST

"Marvelous, understated, believable delivery and colloquially accurate singing without "giving up" proper classical vocal production, a great singer-actor I had never heard before a Texas Mezzo named DAYNA sent me this video August 17, 2019 at a time when Fredricks is teaching Voice in Los Angeles: BRAVO RICHARD!" (ANDY, Basso in West L.A.)

she’s just perfect 🥺

listen to all of the different registers that sills switches between starting at 5:33.

great performers

This is a good rendition. I have heard several. The best, in my opinion, is the one by John Charles Thomas.

Thanks Hal! Miss you.

THAT voice...THAT emotion...THAT is how it should be sung! SO moving!!!

beautiful.....

greatest version of this singer ever

A real barnstormer of a duet

LOVE HER