''The Debut'' is a studio album by

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, consisting of 10 tracks. The album was released on April 12, 2019, on Evancho's independent JE Touring label. The tracks concentrate on songs from 21st century

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musicals and musical films. The album was produced by

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Development and production

Evancho said of the genesis of the album,

I wanted ''The Debut'' to sort of be the new American Songbook, so that required looking into these newer Broadway shows. … I was trying to find a way that I could break into a younger demographic, but not neglect he olderfans that I do have. I was looking into Broadway shows that a lot of older
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love, and I was seeing that there were a lot of younger people adoring the soundtracks, especially ''Hamilton''. And I thought, well this would be a perfect idea for me to really delve into that world and see if I can merge the young and the old demos. And I fell in love with the music and the characters and the plays, everything about it.

The album was produced by

and recorded at Mission Sound & Mojo Music, Brooklyn, New York. The MUSA Prague orchestra was conducted by Richard Hein. Piano and keyboards on the album were played by Jorn Swart, who became Evancho's music director for her subsequent tour, drums and percussion were played by Jake Goldbas, bass was played by Leon Boykins, and guitars and mandolin were played by Dylan Kondor. It was mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound Studios; the executive producer was Cathleen Murphy.

Release and promotion

In February 2019, Evancho released her cover of " Somewhere" as a YouTube video (audio) and performed the song on the finale of '' America's Got Talent: The Champions''. On April 10, she released a music video of "

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'', often singing "Burn".

Track listing

Source: Liner notes

Charts

References

External links

"Burn"
music video
Evancho interview about the album
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