The only aria I can think of that I'm sure clocks in at under 90 seconds is "Here, Queen Uncrowned" from Vaughan Williams' opera HUGH THE DROVER.
The following clock in at about 2 minutes each:
"Gai de soleil" from Massenet's WERTHER
"Summertime" from Gershwin's PORGY AND BESS
"O mio babbino caro" from Puccini's GIANNI SCHICCHI
"Ah! Quel diner" from Offenbach's LA PERICHOLE
"Heureux petit berger" from Gounod's MIREILLE
And a few more, probably not appropriate for young soprano, but noteworthy for their brevity:
"In quelle trine morbide" and "L'oro, o Tirsi" from Puccini's MANON LESCAUT
"Volta la terrea" from Verdi's UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
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