highest notes- Page 2

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:27pm

Yeah, you're right, Seany.

[NBRISBY]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:28pm

Shoshana's A above high C is (of course) in "head". But, I was interested in both head and belt high notes. I think Eden and SHoshana may be the winners along with Mandy (for highest man note).

what about highest belted guy note? I guess men are always mixing up there, huh? Maybe something Jimmy does in dreamgirls is higher?

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:30pm

What about Idina's high C (two octaves above middle C) in the Wild Party...isn't that in mix? Updated On: 8/30/04 at 06:30 PM

[Seany]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:31pm

I'm pretty sure there's nothing higher than Jesus' stuff in JCS for a male singer.

[NBRISBY]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:32pm

NO, Seany...Mandy Patinken sings a half step higher in Evita during "And the money kept rolling in".

[Seany]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:33pm

Oh right, and Mandy Patinkin...

I wonder if Raul hit that note when he played Che? I'm sure he can, but I don't know if he did.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:36pm

Kristin hits an E at the end of No One Mourns the Wicked

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:38pm

From what I understand Kristin can hit a high F above C two octaves above middle C (did that make sense?)...in Glitter be Gay (maybe?). Updated On: 8/30/04 at 06:38 PM

[NBRISBY]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:40pm

She did that F on her album (the girl in 4G -- or whatever the song's called). She also did a sustained high F during the concert of Funny Girl.

[ForTheLoveOfLea]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:42pm

I was going to mention the exact song, BroadwayGirl. I think Barbara Cook has the highest note in "Glitter and Be Gay". I might be wrong. A high E is beyond anything I can even imagine. I have problems with A's.

[Ebonic_Singer]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:43pm

OFFICIAL ANSWER FOR A GUY ACCORDING TO ME:

TY taylor hits high D's in Songs For a New World--he's definately a male alto. He may go higher but the notes I have checked have been D's.

[megannn33]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:49pm

idina menzel - defying gravity - the end of it

yes this has been said a bunch of times but i just had to add it once more lol =]

[DefyingGravity2]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:50pm

Yeah i'm pretty sure that in Glitter and Be Gay its F6..... no matter who sings it i'm pretty sure thats how its written :)

[temms]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 7:03pm

The high note in "Glitter" is actually an Eb. The "Queen of the Night" aria from "Magic Flute" has the F. You have to actually hold the note for a while in the Bernstein, though, and Mozart's is just part of a run.

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 7:05pm

Kristin is known to take liberties with many pieces she performs to make them higher...so that's why I mentioned that.

[Emutional]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 7:08pm

when i saw wicked on 7/16/2004, during thank goodness Kristin did the high note at the end and then she did a note like 5 notes higher and it looked like her eyes were going to pop out of her head. It was so ear-shattering and beautiful at the same time.

anyways, back to the highest note.

I donno it, but i always find it amusing to listen to kerry butler on the hairspray OBCR in "Without love" when she hits her highest note in the line "no i dont wanna live without love, love, love."

ok, im done :)

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 7:20pm

dont forget about pattie lupone high note's in evita "a new argentina" and "rainbow high"

liz callaway in baby singsing "the sory goes on"

betty buckly in the mistery of edwin(sp) drood singing "the writeing on the wall"

alice ripley in sideshow singing "the tunnel of love" and "she's gone"

[dory the nun]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 9:32pm

just to help out a little...

"Glitter and Be Gay" is the highest note in musical theatre for women and it is the E flat above high C (as in the C above the staff)

the highest note ever for a woman occurs in the opera Aida.. Amneris sings the F above high C( as in the C above the staff).

Kristen sings C's (as in the C above the staff) in Wicked- nothing higher... but she does it very well.

and Shoshana certainly mixes the end of "Bless the Lord My Soul"... very well.

as far as high belting goes- we are forgetting an important thing- we are the audience and not the singer- when Sutton Foster gave a masterclass at my school this past year (The University of the Arts) she let us all in on how she mixes many of the acclaimed belt notes that people love of hers. This is not a bad thing- this is a healthier approach to an exciting sounding kind of singing. So when we say that .. for instance "Defying Gravity" is the highest belt note with the Gs and Fs at the end... we may not know that someone like Eden uses a mix (influenced from the chest) to hit those notes.

so - there are some high notes in shows.. and it becomes the actor/actress's choice as to their approach of singing it...

predominantly anything around and above a D is considered a high belt... but no lies... rarely is anyone truly truly "belting" from a chest voice in that range...


so that said- yay for high singing and the pursuit of its glory!

hahaha.


happy singing to all!

[timote316]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 9:59pm

Kristin's note at the end of Thank Goodness is extremely high. She hits it so well, too...

How does it compare to Sarah Brightman's last note in Phantom of the Opera? Which is higher? I've never listened to them back-to-back to compare

[musicalfandukie]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 10:12pm

i know sarah brightman hits like a high E at the end of the phantom of the opera self tittled song.

[Jon]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 11:15pm

Glitter and Be Gay - top note is E flat above high C.

I believe Christine in Phantom has an E natural.

Queen of the Night in Magic Flute has the f above high C.

In the off-Broadway musical CHARLOTTE SWEET, the title character hits several of those same "F"s. The show is about a singer who sucks helium ot keep her high notes.

As far as men - NOT falsetto,NOT rock and roll, but legitmate full voiced notes:

In SHOWBOAT, Ravenal is supposed to sing a B flat at the end of "You Are Love".

There is also a B flat in the optional high obligato in the middle of "Maria" in WEST SIDE STORY, but it rarely heard on stage. You can hear it on operatic recordings by true tenors.

[aspiringguy715]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 11:19pm

Charlotte Sweet sounds perfect for Cheno...seriously, not bashing her at all.

I think in "Love Changes Everything" the final note is a B flat. Full voice. We need to talk about full voice with guys, falsetto, rock falsetto, mix, etc. don't apply.

Good call Jon.

[Seany]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 11:22pm

Well...

Freddie in CHESS hits a high C in "Pity The Child".

Judas hits a high D and optional high E in full voice in "Jesus Christ Superstar".

Michael Cavanaugh hits many high Bs and Cs in "Movin' Out".

Billy Porter hits all of his high notes in full voice, including his high Es and Fs in the "Grease" revival.

Updated On: 8/30/04 at 11:22 PM

[aspiringguy715]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 11:24pm

Whoa, totally forgot Michael Cavanaugh! Good call Seany.

Ty Taylor in "Songs for a New World" hits a high C full voice, "then the earthquake hits!" I'm not sure what he uses throughout the rest of that show, probably his mix.

[Jon]

Posted: 8/30/04 at 11:50pm

Actually, Cheno has sung Charlotte Sweet's songs - in a concert of composer Michael Colby's songs - a benefit AMDA.

It's a really funny, demented show. Charlotte sings in "The Circus of Voices" - a traveling troupe of vocal freaks. When she starts losing her high notes, she gets addicted to sucking helium. The show becmes a take-off or all those old movies and stories of stars who can't handle fame and turn to drugs or alcohol.