Saw an (unsurprisingly) outstanding concert by Kelli O'Hara tonight with the LA Opera Orchestra at the Ahmanson. After a particularly taxing week, and a tremendously stressful month here in Los Angeles, a couple of hours with her and her gorgeous voice was just what I needed to recharge and to feel positive and hopeful again. The power of art! Here's the setlist:
Act One: Selections from Oklahoma! (orchestral)/Pure Imagination/What More Do I Need?/A Cockeyed Optimist/Tomorrow/If I Loved You/Getting to Know You/So in Love/Not Funny/Fable/The Impossible Dream (w/ Aaron Lazar)/I Could Have Danced All Night
Act Two: Selections from Fiddler on the Roof (orchestral)/He Loves Me/This Nearly Was Mine/The Sun Went Out (w/ husband Greg Naughton)/Children Will Listen/So Big So Small/To Build a Home/They Don't Let You in the Opera (If You're a Country Star)