This is definitely a matter of opinion, of course, so with that in mind, here's mine ....
Lessee ... musical theater soprano roles that call for operatic voice -- off the top of my head:
THE SOUND OF MUSIC -- the Mother Superior definitely calls for an operatic voice -- one of the few that are "right" for a dramatic soprano
INTO THE WOODS -- Cinderella's mother; Rapunzel (my opinion -- more of a soubrette sound, but definitely operatic) A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC -- I believe two of the three female "liebeslieders" are sopranos, and definitely need operatic voices BARNUM -- Jenny Lind CHESS -- Florence (I think that's her name) PHANTOM -- the Maury Yeston one -- Carlotta
I know there are more -- I'm at work at the moment. If I think of more, I'll send them along.
Cheers!
Lana
Isabelle Bracamonte wrote:
> What are some musicals with roles that are for an > operatic soprano voice (more than just "legit" musical > theater tone -- I mean a full-throated, > resonant-brimming, vibrato-laden tone that would make > mike run screaming into the night). > > So far I can think of: > > Gilbert and Sullivan sopranos (not really musicals, > but MT companies sometimes do G&S) > Cunegonde from Candide > Carlotta from Phantom > Lily from Secret Garden > > I'm not counting roles like Christine and Cosette, > which I've never heard fully operatically -- they tend > to go to the more pure, girlish legit voices. And I > know that Bernstein loved Te Kanwa as Maria in West > Side Story, but I don't think anyone else would cast > it that way. > > Are there others? > > Isabelle B. > > ===== > Isabelle Bracamonte > San Francisco, CA > ibracamonte@y... > > __________________________________________________ > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. >
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