I've heard the papers aria done fabulously in recital, although it is looooooong for an audition.
If you have a lyric line, you might look at the embroidery aria from Peter Grimes. The Governess in Turn of the Screw has a "how beautiful it is" aria, also.
Susannah's arias (again, if you have a good lyric line) are lovely and overdone (which is not necessarily a bad thing, for auditions).
What's on Renee Fleming's American arias CD? She sings big lyric/spinto repertoire, and auditioners would much rather hear a big voice sing a lyric piece than a spinto sing a true-dramatic piece, I think (plus, I can't think of any dramatic arias in English). Better to underfach than overpart, as a rule.
Isabelle B.
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