By Dominick Buccitti – Editor-in-Chief

Iconic Grammy, Academy Award, and Golden Globe award winner Barbra Streisand debuted her Netflix concert documentary on November 22. It followed Streisand at one of her shows in Miami, where she sang songs from her top-selling and most popular albums throughout her career. She also sang popular songs that happen to be featured on her most recent album.

Streisand starts the special with her husband James Brolin, flying to Miami in her private jet. An ice-cream truck is near the stage but is sold out. It is admirable seeing Streisand get so elated to see such a dessert. 

Streisand’s first song of the concert is “The Way We Were” from the 1973 American romantic film The Way We Were. Listening to her singing the song brings the viewer true nostalgia as this song is one of her most well-known pieces. The notes Streisand hits are extraordinary, as she was 74 years old at the time of the filming of the special.

Throughout the special, Streisand goes into further detail about some of her roles in movies like “Yentl” and “Funny Lady.” She thanks her manager and all of the directors, including William Wyler of her film until she started directing her films.

Streisand sang a song from “Yentl,” another popular film she not only starred in, but directed. She portrays so much emotion, so many years following the film. After the song ended, the crowd immediately stood and some were wiping tears from their face.

She sang “Pure Imagination” from “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” This interpretation to the song was one of the best ever, as she talked about a politically social issue, the environment.

Streisand in act two of the special sang “Don’t Rain On My Parade” from her most iconic film “Funny Girl.” Once she started to belt her notes, the crowd immediately stood as if it were an involuntary function. It was amazing hearing her sing and still be able to belt the way she did when she was 26 years old.

Streisand was so flawless in introducing her songs by giving a little background information and then transitioning into the actual song.

One critique for this was that Streisand did not talk for long, which is understandable as it was still a concert. However, it would have been nice to get a full description of the thought process behind her albums and film.

Overall, this documentary was so amazing, to finally get to hear Streisand’s voice after having such an extensive music career.

Hearing Barbra sing her music brought back mem’ries, and it was truly magical being a viewer of this special.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars