If we're going to go down that road I think several things can be true at the same time. I know that "Danny feels Rebecca betrayed her by not immediately telling her about her diagnosis" is a well-liked interpretation, but I don't think it holds water. (You also didn't say you meant this exact interpretation, I am adding this as a factor). True, we lack some context in the musical, like the fact that Mrs Danvers was not home when Rebecca returned from London that night and (initially) blames herself for not stopping Rebecca from going out sailing in a storm. But the Mrs Danvers that we see both in the book and in the musical trusts in and idolises Rebecca even after her death. Rebecca can do no wrong, even when she is, in fact, doing wrong. Mrs Danvers expresses herself so strongly about this that it feels way more likely she would make an excuse for why Rebecca did not tell her immediately. She needed time to think, she would have told me if I had been home, I was her closest confidante. I don't think that conviction ever wavers and that's why "Ich hör dich singen" works so well for actresses who choose that interpretation.
I agree that "I am finally realising that Rebecca is actually dead and isn't here anymore, even in spirit" is a great emotional reason to destroy Manderley and like I said, it works for some Dannys! The point I was making above is that it does not work for every Danny. With Susan!Danny and Kerstin!Danny I fully believe that while they are subconsciously beginning to realise that Rebecca is gone (and that is what breaks them), they would rather destroy Manderley than give up the shrine they have built for Rebecca and allow her to be "replaced".
My quibble with "doch sie hat mich verraten" remains.
Bottom line, and the point I was making in my first post: "Ich war ihr nah" is a good version of Reprise II and it works for some actresses AND I would welcome more productions going the route Madgeburg did and choosing the version that works for them.
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