[4] 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.

[5]The album was produced by Michael Mangini and recorded at Mission Sound & Mojo Music, Brooklyn, New York.

[2] It was mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound Studios; the executive producer was Cathleen Murphy.

[2] 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.

[10] Evancho began a U.S. tour in April 2019 to promote The Debut, with a concert at Feinstein's/54 Below in New York City.