Audra is a classical opera singer so of course she could do justice to that song. The occasion was in memory to Hinton Battle who just died (Audra knew him personally). And for those who don’t know, he played the first scarecrow/The Wiz on broadway).
My daughter trained under Mr. Hinton Battle and performed in his production of "Love Lies." She also performed "All that Jazz" for Ms. Chita Rivera that was choreographed by Hinton Battle. I am so thankful that she had that experience. Thank you Jones-Haywood Dance School where they both trained.
I met Hinton, Stephanie and the cast when I was 10 when The Wiz was in tryouts in Baltimore. He was 17. I will never forget that magical day. Audra, you embody everything that is good and wonderful in this world. You are an amazing woman with an amazing talent. Love you.
I met Hinton in Los Angeles in the late 90’s both him and his younger brother. He was very supportive and gave me his number at the time if I ever needed help with dancing and auditioning. Just a beautiful giving person all the way through. RIP Dear Hinton❤
Audra McDonald, what a phenomenal tribute to Hinton Battle. Your multi- layered interpretation and singing of such an incredible song is Grammy worthy. You are an all time great❤️
I so appreciate this posting of Audra McDonald paying tribute to Hinton Battle. I never worked with him, but we knew of each other. He was a LEGEND!! I was shocked and saddened to learn that he left us, and this performance was so fitting. Thank You.
What this performance makes abundantly clear is that no amount of training can erase the inherent "Blackness" of her spectacular voice. it shines through no matter what she sings. . This performance, which is a perfect mixture of classical singing technique and from the heart, go for broke "sanging", should be listened to and dissected by every Musical Theatre artist of color. Bravo! She is one of the greatest artists this country has ever produced.
I love Audra. I really do. But I am always amazed at how so many of these singers go out of their way to avoid acknowledging Stephanie Mills in these moments when her name should obviously spoken. What is that about?
Through all of these years, I think this is the first time I've ever heard this woman sing a song by a Black composer (music) during one of her concerts. If she's ever done a Duke Ellington song, Stevie Wonder song, etc. in a recital, I missed it.
No. She doesn't have the right voice. Patti LuPone was the pinnacle. Liza would have been great once upon a time too. Gaga has the right timbre, fach and resonance to sing the Gypsy score brilliantly - for one night. Rose Havoc is NOT a classical soprano with plummy intonations. Even Audra knows this. Her Billie Holiday was......a choice.
@@TombCat she has the voice for it. It’s just not a part of her voice we hear very often. But Audra’s chest voice is still as strong as her Ragtime days.
For Jennifer: My “thumbs down” is just to ask if it was permitted to record/video this concert ? I assume you would respect the rules if not. Also - please monitor the comments on the posting of “Home” as there is a very inappropriate message sharing personal/private information as to Hinton Battle’s death. And this person appears to be affiliated with the hospital in some capacity as well as (apparently) being a priest. The announcement of Battle’s death included (in all major news sources) that the FAMILY has no intention of releasing the cause of death. The posting on your TH-cam page by this person is a violation of privacy and deeply troubling. Please consider deleting his message and removing him from accessing your posts. Very hurtful and not at all something for page like this. Thank you
Hi Mark! You know I wondered the same thing and checked the digital program and saw no rules about photos/videos. There was no signage or spoken announcement about it either. Thanks for checking! And thanks for letting me know about the comment. I saw it go by but didn't give it much thought since someone with true access to the situation would have respected a confidentiality agreement. So I shrugged it off. But you're right that it's not helpful and I'll go find it and take it down.
@@JenBiddison Very much appreciate your reply & deleting this unfortunate post about Hinton Battle. I have friends/colleagues who have worked with him and very much agreed that the family was providing NO public information as to illness/cause of death. This person is definitely violating policies. As far as recording - I assumed you, as an artist, would respect a no video request, had it been posted in auditorium or program. Thank you
Both the show winning best musical and years later Lena Horne singing Believe were recorded. She’s only talking about seeing representation through the show on the Tonys. Regardless, semantics are unnecessary when the meaning of this was to give tribute to great and departed man
@@TruthSerum101 I think she should be dragged in front of a judge for saying her journey with The Wiz began by seeing it on the Tonys. She needs to explain in front of a jury
To each their own but I always feel anything sung in someone’s true and authentic voice, without too much affection will make a song work. To me this is gorgeous
HI Joselito, actually Audra is not singing in an operatic style or tone, that is a different sound. She does sing both head (soprano) and chest voice and does naturally sing with vibrato (which is often mistaken for and "operatic sound"). She sings with a true Broadway Musical sound - a big, clear sound that is suited to stage. She can sing in an operatic style (if you listen to her singing My Man is Gone backed by an orchestra - 1998 performance - you will hear that). thank you for your time
She did okay. She was going into operatic voice quite a lot. This song is not easy to sing. Whitney Houston (yes, THE Whitney Houston ... at the age of 15 or 16 ... on the Johnny Carson show ... probably has the best rendition.) While Whitney was a pop singer, she could still out sing most trained Broadway singers. And at the age of 16, when Whitney's voice was as pristine as they come; she could sing most of "Home" with her full chest instead of going into a falsetto. To date, I don't think any other performance of "Home," vocally, has surpassed Whitney's version. Whitney herself couldn't even sing the song in her later years. But Audra is a consummate professional and this was indeed a heartfelt rendition.
Boy, you got a lot wrong. Whitney sang it when she was 19 years old, on the Merv Griffin Show. She also sang it in 1994 in her concert in South Africa. All Singers have some break between registers, and it's true that Whitney sang a lot in chest voice, but she was just as well known for her beautiful head voice and her trills and operatic phrase endings. Not the same thing as falsetto. Kristin Chenoweth sang a gorgeous version of Home on GLEE believe it or not, in a mix of modal and classical voice, as is her style. Please watch Stephanie Mills sing Home, at the Apollo. Showstopping. Raw and authentic. She was madly gifted. Diana Ross sang it urgently and beautifully in a mixed belting voice in her concert specials too. Late 70s and 81. She sings it faster with surprising power and great emotion. Her special yearning quality and silvery tone really lend themselves to this song. Diana was a better singer at 40 years old than she was at 20. That's how a vocalist is supposed to progress. If you take care of the instrument and challenge yourself. Diana's way with the lyric is gorgeous. I don't like Audra's version. She kind of mucked it up. She's quite capable of doing it much better. There, I said it. I love young Whitney's but she was quite uncomfortable. She was reined in by the style of performance. Clive was introducing her to the world. He was determined to make her into the Black Barbra Streisand. Whitney could do all that and more. She would become a much greater vocalist than was seen on Merv Griffin. Watch the other one's I've mentioned. Diana Ross is my favorite. She's better than people realize. Chenoweth on GLEE did something formal but very beautiful with this song. Stephanie Mills has delivered the song most authentically for all time. Her voice was a wonder. At the Apollo. Also, see JHud sing Believe in Yourself for Quincy Jones. When she takes the time to shape her notes and calibrate her performance - her great BIG Voice thrills and shines. You're welcome.
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She's so dramatic yet 100% real and relatable.
There’s nobody like Audra. A phenomenal voice, a magnificent talent.
Thank you, Audra. Home. Hinton is HOME. Chita is HOME. We will celebrate them as we are better because of them.
You said that so beautifully!!!! I can't match that!!
You are a class act!!!
53 and the voice sounds evergreen
Audra is a classical opera singer so of course she could do justice to that song. The occasion was in memory to Hinton Battle who just died (Audra knew him personally). And for those who don’t know, he played the first scarecrow/The Wiz on broadway).
My daughter trained under Mr. Hinton Battle and performed in his production of "Love Lies." She also performed "All that Jazz" for Ms. Chita Rivera that was choreographed by Hinton Battle. I am so thankful that she had that experience. Thank you Jones-Haywood Dance School where they both trained.
What’s magnificent tribute to Hinton Battle.
I met Hinton, Stephanie and the cast when I was 10 when The Wiz was in tryouts in Baltimore. He was 17. I will never forget that magical day. Audra, you embody everything that is good and wonderful in this world. You are an amazing woman with an amazing talent. Love you.
I met Hinton in Los Angeles in the late 90’s both him and his younger brother.
He was very supportive and gave me his number at the time if I ever needed help with dancing and auditioning.
Just a beautiful giving person all the way through. RIP Dear Hinton❤
Audra McDonald, what a phenomenal tribute to Hinton Battle. Your multi- layered interpretation and singing of such an incredible song is Grammy worthy. You are an all time great❤️
God this arrangement compliments her so well
Gorgeous! God bless Hinton. He’s gone home.
I so appreciate this posting of Audra McDonald paying tribute to Hinton Battle. I never worked with him, but we knew of each other. He was a LEGEND!! I was shocked and saddened to learn that he left us, and this performance was so fitting. Thank You.
Sung in her own extraordinary way.... Love you Audra!!!
Thank you for sharing this with us. She is a treasure!!
I loved this song since hearing Stephanie Mills sing it in the Wiz. Beautiful tribute!
the wiz is one of my all time favorite musicals and i was just absolutely transfixed by audra’s rendition. this arrangement is MAGICAL
Just Awesome!
Rest in paradise Mr Battle.
what. a. voice. look at her glow!
✨✨✨
Audra is simply a goddess. One of the great artistic blessings of our lifetime. Thanking her for bringing us Home.
We were there that night!! She was exquisite! Thanks for capturing this.
What a glorious tribute to Hinton Battle.
Audra's voice shone like the sun and was an incredible tribute to the memory of the talented Mr. Battle
I regret that I didn't go😮💨
The magnificent Audra McDonald ,what a powerful performance !
Come on now! Slayed it!! Beautiful rendition of this song!!
QUEEN AUDRA!!!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Bravo!! Audra is wonderful..
Beautiful
What this performance makes abundantly clear is that no amount of training can erase the inherent "Blackness" of her spectacular voice. it shines through no matter what she sings. . This performance, which is a perfect mixture of classical singing technique and from the heart, go for broke "sanging", should be listened to and dissected by every Musical Theatre artist of color. Bravo! She is one of the greatest artists this country has ever produced.
Go for broke "sanging"? Really......
I was there that night...she was simply amazing and a revelation
Incredible
Very nice. Shout out to Stephanie Millls. Audra sounds classically trained and Broadway experienced.
Okay, she looks good in that dress. 👗 👌🏾
I was at this concert in the Kennedy Center.
I was there 😃!!! Omg, it was surreal ❤️ she is the full package
wow!!!!!
And now I’m crying on the bus, dammit😭
One of my all time favorite sounds and she did it justice ❤
I love Audra. I really do. But I am always amazed at how so many of these singers go out of their way to avoid acknowledging Stephanie Mills in these moments when her name should obviously spoken. What is that about?
❤Excellent!!!!!
BEAUTIFUL beyond belief !!!
Through all of these years, I think this is the first time I've ever heard this woman sing a song by a Black composer (music) during one of her concerts. If she's ever done a Duke Ellington song, Stevie Wonder song, etc. in a recital, I missed it.
She is magical!!!❤
My sister was there at the concert. She was blown away!
Holy shit
My thoughts exactly
Audra is utter perfection.
❤ Beautiful
Everyone should sing this.
No explanation needed. 🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️
Wow. She really worked out the belt/mix/classical thing in an exciting way. Next stop: Gypsy?
THAT would be amazing. Make it happen.
With Solea Pfeiffer as Louise yes? Sounds great
No. She doesn't have the right voice. Patti LuPone was the pinnacle. Liza would have been great once upon a time too. Gaga has the right timbre, fach and resonance to sing the Gypsy score brilliantly - for one night. Rose Havoc is NOT a classical soprano with plummy intonations. Even Audra knows this. Her Billie Holiday was......a choice.
@@TombCat she has the voice for it. It’s just not a part of her voice we hear very often. But Audra’s chest voice is still as strong as her Ragtime days.
Ummmm bodyyyyy!!!
At 53 no less.
Audra's not a 6× Tony Award winner for NOTHING!!
Well hot damn.
For Jennifer: My “thumbs down” is just to ask if it was permitted to record/video this concert ?
I assume you would respect the rules if not.
Also - please monitor the comments on the posting of “Home” as there is a very inappropriate message sharing personal/private information as to Hinton Battle’s death. And this person appears to be affiliated with the hospital in some capacity as well as (apparently) being a priest. The announcement of Battle’s death included (in all major news sources) that the FAMILY has no intention of releasing the cause of death. The posting on your TH-cam page by this person is a violation of privacy and deeply troubling.
Please consider deleting his message and removing him from accessing your posts. Very hurtful and not at all something for page like this.
Thank you
Hi Mark! You know I wondered the same thing and checked the digital program and saw no rules about photos/videos. There was no signage or spoken announcement about it either. Thanks for checking! And thanks for letting me know about the comment. I saw it go by but didn't give it much thought since someone with true access to the situation would have respected a confidentiality agreement. So I shrugged it off. But you're right that it's not helpful and I'll go find it and take it down.
@@JenBiddison Very much appreciate your reply & deleting this unfortunate post about Hinton Battle. I have friends/colleagues who have worked with him and very much agreed that the family was providing NO public information as to illness/cause of death.
This person is definitely violating policies.
As far as recording - I assumed you, as an artist, would respect a no video request, had it been posted in auditorium or program.
Thank you
You’re welcome!
Not me weeping for 20 minutes. Ugh! 😩😪
Shes singing Home the music is clearly from Lost.
Maybe she should join the wiz revival as auntie Em.
Nope. Plus The Wiz was never televised on the Tony's.
Both the show winning best musical and years later Lena Horne singing Believe were recorded. She’s only talking about seeing representation through the show on the Tonys. Regardless, semantics are unnecessary when the meaning of this was to give tribute to great and departed man
Exactly - not one musical number was performed from The Wiz even though it won Best Musical.
@@TruthSerum101 I think she should be dragged in front of a judge for saying her journey with The Wiz began by seeing it on the Tonys. She needs to explain in front of a jury
Oh boy. This piece was not meant to be sung in the operatic style.
To each their own but I always feel anything sung in someone’s true and authentic voice, without too much affection will make a song work. To me this is gorgeous
HI Joselito, actually Audra is not singing in an operatic style or tone, that is a different sound. She does sing both head (soprano) and chest voice and does naturally sing with vibrato (which is often mistaken for and "operatic sound"). She sings with a true Broadway Musical sound - a big, clear sound that is suited to stage. She can sing in an operatic style (if you listen to her singing My Man is Gone backed by an orchestra - 1998 performance - you will hear that). thank you for your time
And what makes you think you know how this song was meant to be sung? This is Audra.
She did okay. She was going into operatic voice quite a lot. This song is not easy to sing. Whitney Houston (yes, THE Whitney Houston ... at the age of 15 or 16 ... on the Johnny Carson show ... probably has the best rendition.) While Whitney was a pop singer, she could still out sing most trained Broadway singers. And at the age of 16, when Whitney's voice was as pristine as they come; she could sing most of "Home" with her full chest instead of going into a falsetto. To date, I don't think any other performance of "Home," vocally, has surpassed Whitney's version. Whitney herself couldn't even sing the song in her later years. But Audra is a consummate professional and this was indeed a heartfelt rendition.
Did you just meet her?
"Full chest" lol
Learn who Stephanie Mills is.
Boy, you got a lot wrong. Whitney sang it when she was 19 years old, on the Merv Griffin Show. She also sang it in 1994 in her concert in South Africa. All Singers have some break between registers, and it's true that Whitney sang a lot in chest voice, but she was just as well known for her beautiful head voice and her trills and operatic phrase endings. Not the same thing as falsetto.
Kristin Chenoweth sang a gorgeous version of Home on GLEE believe it or not, in a mix of modal and classical voice, as is her style.
Please watch Stephanie Mills sing Home, at the Apollo. Showstopping. Raw and authentic. She was madly gifted.
Diana Ross sang it urgently and beautifully in a mixed belting voice in her concert specials too. Late 70s and 81. She sings it faster with surprising power and great emotion. Her special yearning quality and silvery tone really lend themselves to this song. Diana was a better singer at 40 years old than she was at 20. That's how a vocalist is supposed to progress. If you take care of the instrument and challenge yourself. Diana's way with the lyric is gorgeous.
I don't like Audra's version. She kind of mucked it up. She's quite capable of doing it much better. There, I said it. I love young Whitney's but she was quite uncomfortable. She was reined in by the style of performance. Clive was introducing her to the world. He was determined to make her into the Black Barbra Streisand. Whitney could do all that and more. She would become a much greater vocalist than was seen on Merv Griffin.
Watch the other one's I've mentioned. Diana Ross is my favorite. She's better than people realize. Chenoweth on GLEE did something formal but very beautiful with this song. Stephanie Mills has delivered the song most authentically for all time. Her voice was a wonder. At the Apollo.
Also, see JHud sing Believe in Yourself for Quincy Jones. When she takes the time to shape her notes and calibrate her performance - her great BIG Voice thrills and shines. You're welcome.
2024, They were playing the music a little too fast!