Barbara Cook - This Nearly Was Mine

The Metropolitan Opera House, January 20, 2006. Eric Stern on piano. Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Written for the Broadway show South Pacific (1949).

[@cynaraslover]

I have always loved this, but it's never meant more to me than it does now. My fiancé took his own life on June 11th; he was an actor and a singer and he loved Barbara as much as I do. This song will always, going forward, remind me of him.

[@lorrainechandler7864]

So sorry for your loss.🙏
Beautiful,poignant R&H song from one of my favorite musicals-South Pacific .

[@michaelshanks6932]

A lifetime of experience and technique distilled into one song by one amazing singer. Thank you very much for this.

[@cyrusnanavati]

Brilliant song sung brilliantly by Barbara Cook