In my experience, coaches do NOT want to hear a young singer tackle a part that is significantly older than the singer.
So, what are the young-girl roles in opera?
both Sophies (Werther and Strauss) Mozart's Susanna, Zerlina, Despina, Papagena Puccini's Musetta (if you're more lyric than most) Menotti's Monica Verdi's Gilda (if you're a coloratura, with an E) I'm thinking of Barbara Bonney's whole repertoire... she's always played the young soubrettes and lyrics and almost-coloratura girls, as far as I can tell -- Adele, Adina, Norina...
I know there are more... dang...
Of course, songs you (or at least, I) sing in STUDIO are very different. Those are to learn on, gain certain skills from, while age-appropriate repertoire is for taking out into the world and showing off those skills.
Isabelle B.
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