KM wrote:
| "Voi lo sapete" is the other Cherubino aria, but this one I think is more
But she didn't mean it.
The rest of the list is superb. I have a couple of thoughts.
"Faites lui mes amours" and "Me voici dans son boudoir", would, I think, be worthy of consideration. They're both in the Schirmer grey book, along with a lot of Karen's excellent suggestions.
And I love Orlovsky's aria, because it's so fun to sing. Try to unearth a recording of Christa Ludwig doing her campy version.
I think the big challenge is finding a group that both shows your versatility and hits all the languages. So, for example, because "Ich lade gern" is my default German aria, that means I have to show my legato and coloratura with other selections. So I pair Orlovsky with Dalila and a Rossini plus Bernstein or Handel depending on the audition and the mood I'm in.
I haven't ventured into Russian yet but really should one of these days. OTOH, Russalka's aria in Czech works pretty well as a study piece for me (like the Strauss Fier Letze Lieder) because I have a top extension - but I obviously wouldn't use it in an audition cause I'd look schizoid.
Carol Spradling
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