10 Solid Audition Songs for Traditional Sopranos
Having trouble finding a go-to Golden Age audition song to rock your soprano dreams? If you're tired of hearing the same old "If I Loved You" and "Vanilla Ice Cream," this is for you!
Here I've listed some solid, well-known Golden Age classics that anyone will enjoy. Each of these songs fall perfectly between overdone and obscure, with tunes just famous enough to leave the creative team humming.
These traditional soprano tunes will spruce up your book!
1. "Dear Friend" from She Loves Me
Music & Lyrics: Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick
Year: 1959
Storytelling, humor, and heart. A juicy alternative to "Vanilla Ice Cream."
2. "No Other Love" from Me and Juliet
Music & Lyrics: Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
Year: 1953
You can never go wrong with a little R&H. You just can't.
3. "Falling In Love With Love" from The Boys From Syracuse
Music & Lyrics: Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart
Year: 1938
This show tune was originally intended for the Rodgers and Hart musical, The Boys From Syracuse. It was later performed by Bernadette Peters as the Stepmother in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997).
4. "I'll Know" from Guys and Dolls
Music & Lyrics: Frank Loesser
Year: 1950
If you can nail this Loesser classic, go for it!
5. "How Lovely To Be A Woman" from Bye Bye Birdie
Music & Lyrics: Charles Strouse/Lee Adams
Year: 1960
A melodic treat for all my budding ingenues!
6. "Come Home" from Allegro
Music & Lyrics: Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein
Year: 1947
All the feels for this heartbreaking classic.
7. "People Will Say We're In Love" from Oklahoma
Music & Lyrics: Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
Year: 1943
A lesser used alternative to the soprano favorite, "Many A New Day." Turn this solo into a duet and you're golden.
8. "Hello, Young Lovers" from The King And I
Music & Lyrics: Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
Year: 1951
9. "This Is All Very New To Me" from Plain and Fancy
Music & Lyrics: Albert Hague/Arnold Horwitt
Year: 1955
Made famous by the late Barbara Cook. Our queen.
10. "Goodnight, My Someone" from The Music Man
Music & Lyrics: Meredith Wilson
Year: 1957
This lullaby is a stunning option to the overdone but equally stunning "My White Night" and "'Til There Was You."
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