What is a good musical theatre ballad for a female teen mezzo soprano to sing for an audition?
I’m auditioning for a musical theatre course and I need two contrasting songs from musical theatre. I already have my upbeat song picked out now I just need a slower song.
The catch is it has to be written before 1960…
WOW… it needs to be BEFORE 1960 huh? The automatically eliminates the frantic years of the 1980’s when so many good musicals got written…
UNLIKE some of these other answers.. from people who merely looked up the COMPOSERS and even GOT THE NAMES OF THE SONGS WRONG or the YEAR THEY WERE WRITTEN was AFTER 1960.. I actually KNOW the songs…
No matter… here are some for you and THE TITLES ARE ACCURATE.. they are NOT just the first line of the song:
A LITTLE BRAINS A LITTLE TALENT.. Damn Yankees
A WONDERFUL GUY.. South Pacific
BLOW GABRIEL BLOW… Anything Goes
CAN’T HELP LOVIN’ DAT MAN O’ MINE.. Show Boat
ALWAYS TRUE TO YOU IN MY FASHION.. Kiss me Kate
BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED.. Pal Joey
BILL… Show Boat
DOIN’ WHAT COMES NATURALLY.. Annie get your gun
GOOD NIGHT MY SOMEONE.. The Music Man
HAPPY TALK… South Pacific
HELLO YOUNG LOVERS.. The King and I
HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY.. The Pajama game
HONEY BUN.. South Pacific
HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCAMORRA.. Finian’s Rainbow
I GET THE SUN IN THE MORNING AND THE MOON AT NIGHT.. Annie get your gun
I LOVE PARIS… Can Can (Note: this is right on the line.. it was written and produced in 1960)
I HATE MEN… Kiss me Kate
IF I WERE A BELL… Guys and Dolls
I’VE GOT A FEELING I’M FALLING.. Ain’t Misbehavin’
LOOK TO THE RAINBOW… Finian’s Rainbow
LULLABY OF BROADWAY.. 42nd Street
MANY A NEW DAY… Oklahoma
MY LORD AND MASTER.. The King and I
SOME OTHER TIME… On the Town
THE LADY IS A TRAMP.. Babes in Arms
THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL.. Annie get your gun
THIS JOINT IS JUMPIN.. Ain’t Misbehavin’
YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME.. 42nd Street
WHATEVER LOLA WANTS, LOLA GETS.. Damn Yankees
WITH ONE LOOK.. Sunset Boulevard
YOU CAN’T GET A MAN WITH A GUN… Annie get your gun
YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE.. Carousel
I’M NOT AT ALL IN LOVE.. The Pajama Game
MANY A NEW DAY… Oklahoma
IT’S A LOVELY DAY TODAY.. Call me Madam
I have some others, but they didn’t meet your criteria. I did check the dates on these and the are all from 1960 and before
Good Luck
I’m also a mezzo soprano and my ballad of choice is…
Someone like you -Jekyll and Hyde
Its perfect.
References :
There is always the Gershwin songs,
The Man I love
Embraceable You
Someone to watch Over Me
come to mind.
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There are a lot of fantastic songs from that time period…
Gershwin is good:
Someone to Watch Over Me
Embraceable You
The Man I Love
I’ve Got a Crush on You
Summertime
How Long Has This Been Going On
So is Cole Porter:
In the Still of the Night
So in Love
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
Love For Sale
Begin the Beguine
Or Irving Berlin:
Moonshine Lullabye
They Say It’s Wonderful
When I Lost You
References :
WOW… it needs to be BEFORE 1960 huh? The automatically eliminates the frantic years of the 1980’s when so many good musicals got written…
UNLIKE some of these other answers.. from people who merely looked up the COMPOSERS and even GOT THE NAMES OF THE SONGS WRONG or the YEAR THEY WERE WRITTEN was AFTER 1960.. I actually KNOW the songs…
No matter… here are some for you and THE TITLES ARE ACCURATE.. they are NOT just the first line of the song:
A LITTLE BRAINS A LITTLE TALENT.. Damn Yankees
A WONDERFUL GUY.. South Pacific
BLOW GABRIEL BLOW… Anything Goes
CAN’T HELP LOVIN’ DAT MAN O’ MINE.. Show Boat
ALWAYS TRUE TO YOU IN MY FASHION.. Kiss me Kate
BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED.. Pal Joey
BILL… Show Boat
DOIN’ WHAT COMES NATURALLY.. Annie get your gun
GOOD NIGHT MY SOMEONE.. The Music Man
HAPPY TALK… South Pacific
HELLO YOUNG LOVERS.. The King and I
HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY.. The Pajama game
HONEY BUN.. South Pacific
HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCAMORRA.. Finian’s Rainbow
I GET THE SUN IN THE MORNING AND THE MOON AT NIGHT.. Annie get your gun
I LOVE PARIS… Can Can (Note: this is right on the line.. it was written and produced in 1960)
I HATE MEN… Kiss me Kate
IF I WERE A BELL… Guys and Dolls
I’VE GOT A FEELING I’M FALLING.. Ain’t Misbehavin’
LOOK TO THE RAINBOW… Finian’s Rainbow
LULLABY OF BROADWAY.. 42nd Street
MANY A NEW DAY… Oklahoma
MY LORD AND MASTER.. The King and I
SOME OTHER TIME… On the Town
THE LADY IS A TRAMP.. Babes in Arms
THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL.. Annie get your gun
THIS JOINT IS JUMPIN.. Ain’t Misbehavin’
YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME.. 42nd Street
WHATEVER LOLA WANTS, LOLA GETS.. Damn Yankees
WITH ONE LOOK.. Sunset Boulevard
YOU CAN’T GET A MAN WITH A GUN… Annie get your gun
YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE.. Carousel
I’M NOT AT ALL IN LOVE.. The Pajama Game
MANY A NEW DAY… Oklahoma
IT’S A LOVELY DAY TODAY.. Call me Madam
I have some others, but they didn’t meet your criteria. I did check the dates on these and the are all from 1960 and before
Good Luck
References :
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