One of my favorites: "Where is the life that late I led" from Kiss me
Kate. It's in the first volume of "The Singer's Musical Theatre
Anthology."
It has a clever verse, a catchy chorus, and a contrasting, slower
section. The humor (Cole Porter at his best) is rather "high brow" in
that references are made to famous landmarks and cities in Italy. An
example:
"And in Venezia, where are you Alice, still there in your itty bitty,
pretty Piti Palace."
It requires a real operatic voice, and even has a brief cadenza.
Check it out!
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