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Never fear, mezzo songs are here. No more flipping through songbooks for hours, here’s 51 totally awesome audition songs for Mezzo-Sopranos
1. Live Out Loud from ‘Out of This World’
Character Name : Sarah Crewe
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : A3-C#5
Style : Midtempo (Pop)
Mood : Charming, Confident, Empowering
2. Maybe I Like It This Way from ‘The Wild Party’
Character Name : Queenie
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult, Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : A3-Db5
Style : Ballad (Piano Pop)
Mood : Dramatic, Helpless/Stockholm Syndrome
3. Waiting for Life from ‘Once On This Island’
Character Name : Ti Moune
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : B3-D5
Style : Uptempo (Caribbean Pop)
Mood : Hopeful (Racially Specific)
4. See What I Wanna See from ‘See What I Wanna See’
Character Name : Lily
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : F3-D5
Style : Uptempo Swing
Mood : Charming, Flirty, Sassy/Femme Fatale
5. Anytime (I Am There) from Elegies
Character Name : N/A
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult, Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : A3-D5
Style : Ballad (Piano Pop)
Mood : Dramatic, In Memoriam/Nostalgic
6. Even Though from ‘I Love You Because’
Character Name : Marcy
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : A3-F5
Style : Midtempo (Piano Rock)
Mood : Dramatic, Hopeful, Reconciliatory
7. Back to Before from ‘Ragtime’
Character Name : Mother & Father
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-C#5
Style : Ballad (Pop Opera)
Mood : Dramatic, Regretful, Crestfallen
8. Someday from ‘The Wedding Singer’
Character Name : Julia
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : A3-Eb5
Style : Uptempo Swing (Motown)
Mood : Charming, Hopeful
9. No One Know Who I Am from ‘Jekyll and Hyde’
Character Name : Lucy
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : C4-D5
Style : Ballad (Pop Opera)
Mood : Dramatic, Introspective
10. Storybook from The ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’
Character Name : Marguerite
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : Ab3-C#5
Style : Uptempo Waltz (Pop-Opera)
Mood : Charming, Free-Spirited
11. Please Don’t Make Me Love You from ‘Dracula’
Character Name : Mina
Gender : Female
Age : Adult, Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : B#3-D5
Style : Ballad (Pop-opera)
Mood : Dramatic, Romantic, Desperate
12. Black Is a Moocher from ‘The Wild Party’ (LaChiusa)
Character Name : Kate
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-E5
Style : Midtempo (Swing)
Mood : Charming, Seductive, Sassy
13. Welcome To My Party from ‘The Wild Party’ (LaChiusa)
Song Title : Welcome To My Party
Show Name : The Wild Party (LaChiusa)
Character Name : Queenie
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : A3-C5
Style : Uptempo (Boogie)
Mood : Charming, Seductive, Sassy
14. Everybody’s Girl from ‘Steel Pier’
Song Title : Everybody’s Girl
Show Name : Steel Pier
Character Name : Shelby
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : Gb3-B4
Style : Midtempo (Swing)
Mood : Comedic, Sassy/Boisterous
15. If Only from ‘Whistle Down the Wind’
Song Title : If Only
Show Name : Whistle Down the Wind
Character Name : Swallow
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : A3-D5
Style : Ballad (Pop-Opera)
Mood : Dramatic, Sad, Regretful
16. No More from ‘The Goodbye Girl’
Show Name : The Goodbye Girl
Character Name : Paula
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-Db5
Style : Uptempo (Orchestral)
Mood : Dramatic, Enlightenment/Epiphany
17. I Will Be Loved Tonight from ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’
Show Name : I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Character Name : Diane
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : Bb3-Db5
Style : Ballad (Piano Pop)
Mood : Dramatic, Romantic, Intimate
18. Life With Harold from ‘The Full Monty’
Show Name : The Full Monty
Character Name : Vicki
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-D5
Style : Uptempo (Latin Pop)
Mood : Comedic, Romantic
19. I’ll Be Here from ‘Ordinary Days’
Show Name : Ordinary Days
Character Name : Claire
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : A3-D5
Style : Ballad (Piano)
Mood : Dramatic, Romantic, Story-Telling
20. Adela from ‘Bernarda Alba’
Show Name : Bernarda Alba
Character Name : N/A
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-D5
Style : Uptempo (Pop)
Mood : Dramatic, Empowering, Confident
21. That Mister Man Of Mine from ‘Dames at Sea’
Show Name : Dames at Sea
Character Name : Mona Kent
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-D#5
Style : Ballad (Golden Age)
Mood : Dramatic, Romantic, Nostalgic
22. West End Avenue from ‘The Magic Show’
Show Name : The Magic Show
Character Name : Cal
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : Bb3-D5
Style : Uptempo (Piano Pop)
Mood : Dramatic, Bitter/Ironic
23. Back On Base from ‘Closer Than Ever’
Show Name : Closer Than Ever
Character Name : N/A
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-G5
Style : Midtempo (Swing)
Mood : Charming, Sassy
24. Life Story from ‘Closer than Ever’
Show Name : Closer Than Ever
Character Name : N/A
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : Bb3-C5
Style : Midtempo (Soft-Rock)
Mood : Dramatic, Bittersweet
25. Miss Byrd from ‘Closer Than Ever’
Show Name : Closer Than Ever
Character Name : N/A
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : F#3-G#5 (falsetto)
Style : Midtempo (Pop)
Mood : Comedic, Quirky
26. With You from ‘Baby’
Show Name : Baby
Character Name : Pam (and Nick)
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G#3-D5
Style : Ballad (Pop)
Mood : Dramatic, Turning Point
27. When I Look At You from ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’
Show Name : The Scarlet Pimpernel
Character Name : Marguerite
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : B3-E5
Style : Ballad (Pop-opera)
Mood : Romantic, Sad
28. The Last Man In My Life from ‘Song and Dance’
Show Name : Song and Dance
Character Name : N/A
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-Eb5
Style : Ballad (Pop-opera)
Mood : Dramatic, Romantic
29. Take That Look Off Your Face from ‘Tell Me On a Sunday’
Show Name : Tell Me On a Sunday
Character Name : N/A
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-D5
Style : Midtempo (80s Pop)
Mood : Dramatic, Defiant, Kiss-Off
30. Anything But Lonely from ‘Aspects of Love’
Show Name : Aspects of Love
Character Name : Rose
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : A3-E5
Style : Ballad (Pop-opera)
Mood : Dramatic, Romantic, Persuasive
31. Mad Hatter from ‘Wonderland’
Show Name : Wonderland
Character Name : Mad Hatter
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : Bb3-F5
Style : Uptempo – Swing
Mood : Charming, Comedic
32. This Time from ‘Now. Here. This’
Show Name : Now. Here. This
Character Name : Heidi
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : F#3-D5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary Pop)
Mood : Dramatic, Introspective
33. My Body from ‘The Life’
Show Name : The Life
Character Name : Frenchie, Chichi, Tracy, Carmen, Sonja, Queen and April
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : C#4-G5
Style : Uptempo – Latin, Pop
Mood : Empowering
34. Hurry! It’s Lovely Up Here from ‘On a Clear Day You Can See Forever’
Show Name : On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Character Name : Daisy Gamble
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : F3-Db5
Style : Midtempo – Swing
Mood : Charming, Flirty
35. Shopping Around from ‘Wish You Were Here’
Show Name : Wish You Were Here
Character Name : Fay
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : C4-B4
Style : Midtempo – Swing
Mood : Charming, Flirty
36. Don’t Call Me Trailer Trash from ‘Cowgirls’
Show Name : Cowgirls
Character Name : Mickey and Jo
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : A3-C5
Style : Uptempo – Country
Mood : Comedic
37. You Don’t Know This Man from ‘Parade’
Show Name : Parade
Character Name : Lucille
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-Eb5
Style : Ballad – Pop Opera
Mood : Dramatic, Defensive
38. Gorgeous from ‘The Apple Tree’
Show Name : The Apple Tree
Character Name : Ella
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : C4-D5
Style : Uptempo – Waltz
Mood : Comedic, Charming, Joyful
39. I Can Cook Too from ‘On The Town’
Show Name : On The Town
Character Name : Hildy Esterhazy
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : A3-C#5
Style : Uptempo – Swing
Mood : Comedic, Charming
40. Who Knows from ‘I Can Get It for You Wholesale’
Show Name : I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Character Name : Ruthie Rivkin
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : Ab3-C5
Style : Ballad (The Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic
41. I Never Has Seen Snow from ‘House of Flowers’
Show Name : House of Flowers
Character Name : Ottilie
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : E3-G5
Style : Ballad – Swing (The Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic
42. Holding To The Ground from ‘Falsettos’
Show Name : Falsettos
Character Name : Trina
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-D5
Style : Midtempo
Mood : Dramatic, Concerned
43. Remember This from ‘The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown’
Show Name : The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown
Character Name : Samantha
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : Bb3-E5
Style : Midtempo – Piano Rock
Mood : Dramatic, Hopeful
44. All Grown Up from ‘Bare: A Pop Opera’
Show Name : Bare: A Pop Opera
Character Name : Ivy
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G#3-F5
Style : Ballad – Rock
Mood : Dramatic, Dark
45. Just Not Now from ‘I Love You Because’
Show Name : I Love You Because
Character Name : Marcie
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-Eb5
Style : Ballad
Mood : Dramatic, Rejecting
46. The Story Goes On from ‘Baby’
Show Name : Baby
Character Name : Lizzie
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-F5
Style : Ballad
Mood : Dramatic, Hopeful
47. It’s A Woman’s World from ‘The Full Monty’
Show Name : The Full Monty
Character Name : Georgie
Gender : Female
Age : Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G3-E5
Style : Uptempo
Mood : Empowering
48. Bring It On from ‘Bring It On: The Musical’
Show Name : Bring It On: The Musical
Character Name : Campbell
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : A3-E5
Style : Uptempo
Mood : Empowering
49. How Did We Come To This? from ‘The Wild Party’
Show Name : The Wild Party
Character Name : Queenie
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult, Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : G#3-C#5
Style : Ballad
Mood : Dramatic, Regretful
50. Woman from ‘The Pirate Queen’
Show Name : The Pirate Queen
Character Name : Grania (Grace)
Gender : Female
Age : Young Adult
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : E3-E5
Style : Ballad
Mood : Dramatic, Empowering
51. Old Maid from ‘110 in the Shade’
Show Name : 110 in the Shade
Character Name : Lizzie
Gender : Female
Vocal Part : Mezzo-Soprano
Range : B3-F5
Mood : Dramatic, Empowering
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