Can anybody tell me songs for alto that are in classical style and theater?
I am in a school that also teaches jazz singing but I have to transfer to one that only has classical singing. I know nothing about classical singing, I also need to do some in other language, I speak Spanish so songs also in Italian or Portugues are great.
Thank you
First off, be aware that "alto" is correct only in choral singing. If you’re still in school, you probably don’t have a contralto voice; you have a voice with incorrect technique that won’t allow you to hit the high notes.
Now for voices with limited range, you can try Handel oratorios and operas, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater (a looooong duet for two female voices in Latin with songs both for duets and one voice alone), Purcell operas and theatre arias, Bach oratorios, and Gluck operas. Some of the nineteenth-century French operas are also accessible to those with limited ranges.
Let’s hope your new teacher will correct your technical deficiencies so that your true abilities are able to emerge.
right now I’m a voice major at a classical school. some classics are Caro Mio Ben, Lascia Ch’io Pianga, and Nino Precioso. good luck!!
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Buy a book called 24 Italian Songs and Arias. It is the primary Italian book that all voice students will use, so you’ll eventually have to buy it anyway. There’s plenty of great stuff in there.
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First off, be aware that "alto" is correct only in choral singing. If you’re still in school, you probably don’t have a contralto voice; you have a voice with incorrect technique that won’t allow you to hit the high notes.
Now for voices with limited range, you can try Handel oratorios and operas, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater (a looooong duet for two female voices in Latin with songs both for duets and one voice alone), Purcell operas and theatre arias, Bach oratorios, and Gluck operas. Some of the nineteenth-century French operas are also accessible to those with limited ranges.
Let’s hope your new teacher will correct your technical deficiencies so that your true abilities are able to emerge.
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M.M. in voice, opera singer and teacher for over twenty years, now in Dallas/Fort Worth