Opera and Classical Audition Pieces for Sopranos

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Top Soprano Audition Pieces

A list of the best and most flattering classical pieces written for the soprano voice, complete with samples of the best interpretations and sheet music (where music is public domain). This list is intended to assist the soprano in preparing portfolios for opera or voice school, and in determining key pieces to be featured in her repertoire.

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O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi

Puccini's O Mio Babbino Caro

Composer: Puccini
Libretto: Forzano

Type: Aria
Style: Romantic
Fach: Lyric Soprano
Language: Italian
Length: Short
Range: Eb4 - Ab5

Sheet music for O Mio Babbino Caro from Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Schicchi

Track Artist Album  
O Mio Babbino Caro Tullio Serafin, Filarmonía Orchestra & Maria Callas La Boheme

Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante from Bizet's Carmen

Track Artist Album  
Carmen: Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'épouvante London Philharmonic Orchestra, Renée Fleming & Sir Charles Mackerras Renée Fleming

Der Holle Rache from Mozart's Magic Flute

Track Artist Album  
Die Zauberflote: Der Holle Rache Capella Istropolitana, Donna Robin & Johannes Wildner The Very Best of Mozart

Je Veux Vivre by Gounod

Track Artist Album  
Roméo et Juliette: Ah, Je Veux Vivre London Philharmonic Orchestra, Renée Fleming & Sir Charles Mackerras Renée Fleming

Mainacht by Brahms

Track Artist Album  
Die Mainacht, Op. 43, No. 2 Marian Anderson Prima Voce: Marian Anderson, Vol. 2

Sebben Crudele, sung by Cecilia Bartoli

Antonio Caldara's Sebben Crudele

Track Artist Album  
Sebben Crudele Mi Fai Languir' Cecilia Bartoli & György Fischer Cecilia Bartoli - Arie Antiche: Se Tu M'ami

Come Unto Him by Handel

Track Artist Album  
Come Unto Him from Messiah Isobel Baillie The Very Best of Isobel Baillie

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