broadwaysfguy said: "love love love to see Audra perform
especially in smaller venues with her smaller
backing group vs the symphony
if she tours anywhere near you get a ticket immediately!!!!"
Yes, it's supposed to be the greatest thrill for a vocalist to sing with an entire symphony orchestra behind her, but in a few cases orchestra and singer were competing with each other to be heard over the other. I believe she only sang one number with her jazz quartet, but in that number her voice appeared to be, well, maybe a little more relaxed.
Most of the songs with the full orchestra came off fine and the sound on all the recordings is pretty flawless.