A suggestion for basses and mezzos who are unhappy with their "excerptable" choices-LEARN RUSSIAN!
There are great Russian aria for ALL voices, but basses and mezzos expecially benefit from adding Russian to their repertoire.
Some good places to start:
Mezzos:
Boris Godunov Queen of Spades Alexander Nevsky (not an opera, but a film score) Prince Igor
Basses:
Sadko Prince Igor Iolanthe Eugene Onegin
Good luck!
-JS
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