dang that note was high...

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 12:46am

okay, quick question (sorry if it annoys you): does anyone know what Cheno's actual range is? Merci, BroadwayWorld browsers!

Smiles and hugs,

Unlimited_Dreamer
and remember, God loves you.

[luvWICKED416]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 12:50am

it's "wicked" high...



wow, sorry... i'm such a loser

[Jon]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 12:54am

Well, she sang Cunegonde in Candide, which requires an E flat above high C.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 1:10am

There's a song Kristin sings on the Steel Pier soundtrack, called "Two Little Words." Not sure how high the last note is, but it sounds higher than her highest note on "Glitter and Be Gay."

[andyf]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 1:11am

I think I read 5 octaves...?

[Caleb]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 1:48am

It's not five octaves. Keep in mind, an entire piano is only seven octaves and two notes, so if someone really had a five octave range, they would need to sing exceptionally LOW as well.

The highest note I've ever heard her sing is the optional E that she did at the end of 'No One Mourns the Wicked' both times I saw her in Wicked. The lowest note I've heard her sing is the G in her reprise of 'I'm Not That Girl'. Based solely on that, her range is two octaves and six. I would guess that she can sing slightly higher and slightly lower than that. I bet it would be safe to say three octaves.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:06am

For her last performance in Wicked in July, Kristin pulled a G above high C off at the end of Noone Mourns the Wicked, a fifth above what she usually hit.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:09am

cheno's actual range goes from tolerable to nails on a chalk board glass shattering.

[EverythingIsRENT]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:28am

come on, broadwayguy, did you have to start mud-slinging? Why can't there be a Kristin thread without the haters? I have no idea what her range is but I could kill to be able to sing that high!!

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:30am

we can't have a Kristin thread without haters because we can't have a Kistin thread (added to the BILLION already here) without teenyboppers dry humping her leg. Updated On: 11/16/04 at 10:30 AM

[EverythingIsRENT]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:32am

um, ew =/ you certainly have an elegant way of putting things....

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:33am

just being blatanty honest. and I notice that you don't say I'm wrong.

[EverythingIsRENT]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:37am

lol honesty is all well and good. No, i'm not saying you're wrong, because you're entitled to your own opinions. I gotta say though, a lot of your posts make me sad. I hardly ever see you post anything POSITIVE, and all you seem to talk about is how RENT sucks, Adam sucks, Daphne sucks, Kristin sucks, Wicked sucks, EVERYTHING sucks! It's not good to harbor so much negativity =) Are you ok, buddy? I'm only pointing this out because I care!

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:40am

hmmm... no.. rent doesn't suck.... the current state of the production sucks.. daphne doesn't suck.. she is just way too over the hill to play mimi again... adam pascal can't act.. wicked doesn't suck.. it's just not the second coming.. kristin doesn't suck... but some people need to realize that there are other actoresses out there besides kritin and idina.. and some of themw ill play glinda and elphaba and ever *gasp* play them better!
I am not negative most of the time. you might just only read certain threads.

[EverythingIsRENT]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:43am

Oh, ok, that's fair enough. Yeah, it just seems I happen to stumble into the threads where you have a negative opinion =) But good for you, never just settle for complacency! I'm glad we had this little chat lol Have a great day!

[Adoannie925]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:59am

A friend of mine said that she claimed to have 6 octaves, but a piano only has 7 and 2 notes, so I don't think that's true.

When I asked Kristin if she was a coloratura, she said she was, so I'm guessing (since I'm a coloratura too) that her range is probably G below middle C to the F or G above high C, maybe even A above high C because her upper range is pretty strong. I've heard her sing "Glitter and Be Gay" and she didn't seem to have any problem with the Es, so I'm assuming she at leasts has a G above high C in her voice.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 12:34pm

Linda Eder has a brilliant range of notes. Anyone who has heard her Man of La Mancha knows!!!!!

[broadway86]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 12:41pm

The last note of "Two Little Words" is an E above high C.
The last note of "No One Mours..." on the CD is a B.
The Last note of "No One Mours..." during most live performances is an E above high C.

[xluckystar2107x]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 4:18pm

she is a coloratura soprano

[theatreangel]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 4:32pm

I've read that her range goes up to an F above high C but since someone here said that she pulled off a G...which I personally find amazing.

[aspiringguy715]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 4:39pm

I believe there's a Broadway.com interview where the question is something along the lines of "Do you get to use your whole 4 octave range in this show..." and she answered yes. I've always heard she has 4.

[PJ]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 4:45pm

I remember that Q&A as well. I'm pretty sure she said she has a 4 octave range. I'll check to be sure, though.

Oh, and the final note she hit at her final performance in Wicked at the end of "No One Mourns the Wicked" was insane. I have a recording of that performance on 3 CDs--no, I was not there.

Also, I remember when I saw the show back in April, her note at the end of "No One Mourns..." was higher than it is on the CD, but not by much. Although her note at the end of "Thank Goodness" was hellaciously high.

[Plum]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 6:40pm

Cool it, bg2. Someone asked a question about her range. No one is slobbering about her wonderfulness.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 6:57pm

lol! i seem to have started a debate! or at least a civil arguement--thanx to everyone who actually answered my question. EverythingisRent, you rock! bg2, well, EiR seemed to cover it--thanx for your opinion though. PLum-thanx for the defense. so, it seems that the most recurring answer is that she can at least go to a G below middle C, and a G above high C. if that's true, cool! we have the same range! lol. lighten up everyone, positivity is not a crime.

Smiles and hugs (have a great day),

Unlimited_Dreamer
and remember, God loves you.

[OneBlazeOfGlory]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 7:06pm

As for the lower end of her range, the end of the I'm Not That Girl Reprise seems pretty dang low for her being such a strong soprano