female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
#0female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/16/06 at 11:50am
hey everyone.. again--
i'm helping ot a friend by singing a duet with her for a performing class she's taking-- she's a high soprano and i'm an alto [mezzo]-- does anyone know of any good duets for alto/soprano for females?
any response would be greatly appreciated!
thank you!
#1re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/16/06 at 12:46pm
Guys and Dolls:
Marry the Man
Cats:
Macavity
...
Sorry lunch bells gonna go off, I'll post more when I get home.
seakap
Swing Joined: 11/27/05
#2re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/16/06 at 2:56pmI don't know if this is an alto/sop song, but I love "I still believe" from miss siegon
Sporti2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/04
#3re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/16/06 at 3:31pm
depending on the flexibility (tone-wise) of the high soprano's voice, you could do "in his eyes" from J&H -- it's pretty popular.
if you have the option of adding a third girl, you could do an ALW trio that has "love changes everything" (high sop.), "i don't know how to love him" (mezzo), and "unexpected song" (mezzo/sop with good low notes)
does it have to be musical theatre? if you're interested in doing a little opera (don't get freaked out by it...) there's the flower duet from Lakme that is gorgeous.
i'll think a little more on this....
#4re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/16/06 at 5:18pm
there must be something from wicked. possibly "for good" ? if not try, "a boy like that/i have a love" from west side story
check them out :o)
Fabala9
Swing Joined: 3/5/06
#5re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/16/06 at 6:18pm"Wonderful Town" ... theres a song about leaving Ohio...
#6re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/16/06 at 6:57pm
Here are more:
"The Movies" Annie
"Loathing" Wicked
"The Movie in My Mind" Miss Saigon
"Defying Gravity" Wicked
"The Joy of Motherhood" HONK!
"Take Me For What I Am" RENT
"Amazing Mayzie" Suessical
"Stepsister's Lament" Cinderella
#7re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/16/06 at 6:57pmPretty much anything from Wonderful Town. Also, If Momma Was Married.
Sporti2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/04
#8re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/16/06 at 7:26pm
please don't do a duet from wicked.
i've seen the show, and i enjoyed it. but considering the amount of suggestions you hve gotten on this thread alone, i BEG you to broaden your MT repertoire and branch out. it's a fun show, but broadway doesn't end with wicked.
AND, if it's a song from a show you haven't heard of or learned anything about, it's an opportunity to get to know a new show that may become one of your favorites.
#9re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/16/06 at 10:13pm#10re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/17/06 at 11:29am
ahh thank you so much-- keep them coming!
ps-
nothing from wicked or rent please.
pps-
i would love to do "some things are meant to be" from little women and "who will love me as i am" from side show but these 2 girls have gone on to the international thespian conference with those songs for the part 2 years, and everyone's heard them a million times haha..
and also, this is a bit dumb, is the movie version and show version of "a boy like that, i have a love" from west side story different? because i was looking into doing that, but anita & maria don't sing together until the very end, so it was if-y..
anyway, thanks again and like i said KEEP THE SUGGESTIONS COMING!! <3
#11re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/19/06 at 1:27pm"in his eyes" from jekyll and hyde! that is an amazing song! you should definately look into that song!
#12re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/19/06 at 10:38pm
ok sorry for the Wicked suggestions I was having a brain fart, I forgot how anti wicked most people are, which is fine, I understand. Im not an uber wicked fan, those are just what came to mind. Sorry
"He's the Wiz" from the wiz is supposed to be a solo, but there are alot of fun background vocals to that song one of you could sing back up
Fridmanlam
Swing Joined: 1/23/06
#13re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/19/06 at 11:05pm
Hi there,
I would also suggest
"I've been here before," from CLOSER THAN EVER,
its got a great Sop/Alto part.
There is the famous "A Boy Like That/I have a love"
from WEST SIDE STORY.
"How the Other Half Lives" from MILLIE.
"Funny" from MY FAVORITE YEAR which is a little more like a scene
"Every Day A Little Death," from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
I think there is also a song from FLOYD COLLINS
Good Luck! Hope this helps, let us know what you decide to pick!
#14re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/20/06 at 1:20am
I was just thinking of "How the Other Half Lives".
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#15re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/20/06 at 1:42amMe. Too. O_O
#16re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/23/06 at 9:53am"I Don't Know His Name" from She Loves Me
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#17re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/25/06 at 8:33amthere's also "i known him so well" from chess, but it really doesn't go that high.
#18re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/25/06 at 4:06pmugh i hate I know Him So Well. ick. I highly recommend not singing that...hahahah
#19re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/25/06 at 4:51pmLove Me as I Am from Sideshow
MrBungee7
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#20re: female alto/soprano duet?! suggestions?
Posted: 3/25/06 at 6:28pm
Absolutely YES to "I've been here before," and "Everyday a Little Death." These are fantastic songs. The song from Floyd Collins is called "Lucky" and it's also a favorite of mine.
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