10 Traditional Audition Songs For Tenors
Having trouble finding a go-to traditional audition song as a tenor?
The Golden Age of Broadway ranges from shows written between the 1940s to the late 1960/70s. Notable composers and lyricists of that time include Rodgers and Hammerstein, Charles Strouse, Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, Comden and Green, Lerner and Loewe, Cole Porter, and more.
Each of these songs fall perfectly between overdone and obscure, with tunes just famous enough to leave the creative team wanting more.
1. Come To Me, Bend To Me - Brigadoon
“Come To Me, Bend To Me” from Brigadoon
Music & Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe
Year: 1947
2. Gigi - Gigi
“Gigi” from Gigi
Music & Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe
Year: 1973
3. I Met A Girl - Bells Are Ringing
“I Met A Girl” from Bells Are Ringing
Music & Lyrics by Betty Comden/Adolph Green
Year: 1956
4. It Must Be So - Candide
“It Must Be So” from Candide
Music & Lyrics by Leonard Bernstein/Richard Wilbur
Year: 1956
5. Ilona - She loves me
“Ilona” from She Loves Me
Music & Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick/Jerry Bock
Year: 1963
6. Night of my nights - kismet
“Night Of My Nights” from Kismet
Music & Lyrics by Robert Wright/George Forrest
Year: 1953
7. She’s My love - carnival
“She’s My Love” from Carnival
Music & Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Year: 1961
8. Take The moment - Do I Hear A Waltz?
“Take The Moment” from Do I Hear A Waltz
Music & Lyrics by Richard Rodgers/Stephen Sondheim
Year: 1965
9. The Man I Used To Be - Pipe Dream
“The Man I Used To Be” from Pipe Dream
Music/Lyrics by Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein
Year: 1955
10. You Are Never Away - Allegro
“You Are Never Away” from Allegro
Music & Lyrics by Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein
Year: 1947
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