"On the Street Where You Live" From My Fair Lady (Online Concert Series)

The second entry in my concert series is a song most of my voice students know well - "On the Street Where You Live."  As a voice teacher, I love giving this song to my advanced tenors because it has a nice tessitura (average pitch range) for a young tenor without pushing their range too hard. 

The first video is the actual song; the second is a quick lecture on the origin and themes of the musical "My Fair Lady." which might be on of the most perfect musical theater shows in existence.  In addition to numerous hit songs, the story and drama move easily and there really isn't a dull moment.  Oddly enough, when the musical became a movie, Audrey Hepburn was cast as Eliza Doolittle even though they had to dub her singing voice because Hepburn apparently could not sing.  Why they didn't cast Julie Andrews, who originated the role on Broadway and was a proven singing actress, is beyond me...but I'm not a Hollywood director!