Mezzo Soprano Audition Songs

lorelei2702
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:28:45 +0000

Many if not most of the lyric mezzo roles require a voice which can manage short runs, scales, trills. Even dramatic mezzos need those skills. You do not need to specialize in bel canto repertory for this to be important. Look at the Carmen arias, for instance. As a lyric mezzo your voice must be flexible. Ornamentation is a different skills, requiring a degree of musical sophistication, where the singer makes choices about how to decorate the basic musical line.