| re: Of COURSE they will change the keys... but Sutton has that range. | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 11:33 pm EST 02/12/20 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 11:25 pm EST 02/12/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Of COURSE they will change the keys... but Sutton has that range. - Chromolume 11:04 pm EST 02/12/20 | |
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| Amneris and Azucena are dramatic mezzo roles in opera. Many of musical theatre's soprano roles are more akin to a lyric mezzo, though mezzos tend to, at least in opera, have the biggest range that's sometimes called upon (Dorabella sometimes sings higher than soprano Fiordiligi in "Cosi Fan Tutte"). Yes, Cunegonde, written as a spoof of jewel songs like Marguerite's in "Faust" requires a real coloratura high soprano to sing "Glitter and Be Gay". But a lyric mezzo in opera can sing Laurey, Marian, and maybe Amalia if they have the Bb -- they are toss-ups as far as musical theater sopranos or mezzos can sing them -- what's required mostly is a nice legit voice without real heavy belting (although Barbara Cook did kind of belt, with her higher soprano placement "Where's My Shoe" in a healthy manner for her to sustain her doing it 8x a week). Sutton Foster is mainly known more for her belting, though she did have a very nice high note at the end of "The Show-Off" in "Drowsy Chaperone" which I believe she started like a siren ascent (like Julie Andrews in the movie "Victor/Victoria" at the end of "Le Jazz Hot", starting low and ascending like a fire siren to the top). Whether Ms. Foster's voice is comfortable in the relatively higher tessistura of a musical theater soprano (or a opera lyric mezzo who doesn't belt) remains to be seen. As Meredith Willson wrote it, Marian is a really well-written and gracious role for the voice. There are lots of ladies who can do it, and I've never really seen a Marian in performance who was less than good. Soubrettes in opera, which also in a way correspond to musical theater sopranos, tend to do a lot of singing in the middle range, like Susanna in "The Marriage of Figaro" though need to have high notes when required as well. There are some ladies who can move between soubrettes and lyric mezzo roles, depending on where the role lies, which are similar to some of these musical theater roles. | |
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