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I'm a female and am auditioning for Babes in Toyland soon and need a good song to audition with. I woud like preferably a Disney song. Any ideas?

2007-10-09 09:28:20 · 3 answers · asked by clap your hands 2 in Arts & Humanities Theater & Acting

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Hmmm... a local light opera company in my city is also doing this show and they're asking for a "song or aria in English". I don't know the show, however given that requirement and the fact that it's composed by Victor Herbert and it's technically an operetta, Disney songs are going to be too simplified.
Are you a child or an adult?
Either way, I would suggest looking at some standard legit Broadway - Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Loesser. If you have it, something from a Gilbert and Sullivan would work too.

Best of luck!

Edit: Just wanted to add and not to step on toes or anything, but be careful with "Poor Wandering One". It has some difficult coloratura in it, especially at the end when it goes up to a high Eb. It sits pretty high in the voice as well (in opera terms, it has a high tessitura) so if you're not a high soprano, it really won't sound good. If you're looking for Disney songs, I'm guessing you don't have tons of experience, so I would actually advise staying away from the operetta rep (despite what I said above about Gilbert and Sullivan). If you haven't had classical training, it will show when you try to sing these songs. There are plenty of easy, non-rangey legit songs that could work. Check out some of these: (by the way, these could be sung by either a mezzo or a soprano, since you don't say which one you are)

In My Own Little Corner - Cinderella
What's the use of Wonderin - Carousel
Many a New Day - Oklahoma
Hello, Young Lovers - The King and I

2007-10-09 10:18:04 · answer #1 · answered by Ashley 5 · 0 0

Toyland Song

2016-10-30 14:02:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Theatre_gurl is right, it's an opera so you'd have no business singing a Disney song at the audition. You should be singing a classical piece. Have your voice teacher help you prepare something appropriate or hire a vocal coach. Opera is not something to attempt without proper preparation or you could hurt your voice.

Try "Poor Wandering One" from Pirates of Penzance

break a leg!

2007-10-09 11:14:05 · answer #3 · answered by Marianne D 7 · 0 1

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