soprano ingenue roles

[AngelicVoice]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 10:00pm

I want to do some research on the different female ingenue roles for an upcoming audition but I am limited in my show knowledge because I am from a rural area. These are the ones I know. Please add some to my list- I could really use the help. Thanks in advance.

Maria-The Sound of Music
Maria-West Side Story
Laurie-Oklahoma
Christine-The Phantom of the Opera
Cinderella
Cosette-Les Miserables

[Joshua488]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 10:03pm

I'm not sure what kind of knowledge you're looking for, but Christine in The Phantom of the Opera sings briefly to a high E at the end of the title song. That's the highest note she sings in the whole show.

[AngelicVoice]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 10:05pm

Thanks for replying- it is one of my favorite roles.

[Jon]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 10:34pm

Magnolia in SHOWBOAT
Julie in CAROUSEL
Tuptim in THE KING AND I
Eliza in MY FAIR LADY
Cunegonde in CANDIDE
Hope in ANYTHING GOES
Lili in CARNIVAL
Johanna in SWEENEY TODD
Hodel in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

[AngelicVoice]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 10:36pm

Thank you!

[Blair]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 10:43pm

I'm not sure what you mean. Are looking for someone to list soprano ingenue roles in different shows? If so...

Julie Jordan - Carosel
Anne Egerman- A Little Night Music
Johanna - Sweeney Todd
Cunegonde- Candide
Sarah Brown - Guys and Dolls
Eliza Doolittle - My Fair Lady
Clara - The Light in the Piazza
Emma - Jekyll and Hyde
Luisa - The Fantastics
Marian Paroo - The Music Man

Those are off the top of my head, but there are many more. I'll post some more later when I have more time.

[Blair]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 10:44pm

Ahh, Jon got to many of them before me. :)

[dramaqueen3]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 10:53pm

Some sopranos can't even sing Anne from Little Night Music because it's so high. I think Sondheim says somewhere that he regrets writing it so high because not everyone sounds good up there.

also, I would go as far as to say that nearly every musical has a soprano ingenue in it. the size of the role will just vary from show to show.

[Broadway_Bound_Star]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 11:34pm

Hrmm...


Evita in..Evita, that really SHOULD be played by a soprano...

[Aigoo]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 12:05am

I dunno...Kate's a belty role I think. Not a very hardcore rock belt, but belt nonetheless.

[Songsstresss]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 3:49am

Let's see if I can find some people haven't already named...
Mary Jane- Big River
Lily- Secret Garden (Maybe a little older, but still ingenue-y)
Lady Larken- Once Upon a Mattress
Cinderella- Into the Woods
Sandy- Grease (Should have belt/mix as well)
Glinda- Wicked (Need a belt as well)
Claudia- Nine
Carrie- Carousel (Julie is technically the ingenue, but Carrie isn't far off)
Philia- Forum
Lizzie- 101 in the Shade (I believe she is one)
Fiona- Brigadoon
Amalia- She Loves Me
Betty- Sunset Blvd.
Jeanie- Me And Juliet (I do a song from that show and while I'm not very familiar with it, I believe she is one as well!)

[Pinguin]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 4:01am

Eileen from Wonderful Town

[Jon]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 7:19am

Some soprano leads aren't really "ingenues". The term "ingenue" indicates an inocent girl in her teens or early 20's. Marian in THE MUSIC MAN, Amalia in SHE LOVES ME and Lizzie in 110 IN THE SHADE are all more like 30 - a little more desperate to find true love. Hell, Lizzie's big number in "110" is caled "Old Maid"!