Mr_X
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So lemme see if I've got this straight...Soprano:
Johanna
Mezzo:
Beggar?
Mrs. Lovett
Tenor:
Pirelli
Tobias
Beadle
Baritone:
Anthony
Todd
Judge
Is that right?
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bwayluvor31
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That's all correct except that Anthony is more of a tenor.
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Ghost
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Anthony is between Baritone and tenor and the Judge is a Bass-role.
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theatre4life
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does the Beadle HAVE to sing so impossibly high? i know it's not really impossible, but i'd love to play that role, but cannot go up there.
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what_the_heck013
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| theatre4life wrote: | | does the Beadle HAVE to sing so impossibly high? i know it's not really impossible, but i'd love to play that role, but cannot go up there. |
I think the songs in which many characters sing at once (i.e. the Ladies in their Sensitivites/Kiss Me sequence) it adds to the excitement. You can sing falsetto, though.
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Mr_X
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Whoever plays the Beadle definetely has to sing in falsetto in "Parlor Songs". There's even one occasion when I think he sings an octave ABOVE Mrs. Lovett.
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what_the_heck013
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By the way... I really consider Turpin a bass.
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vidabad
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I would say Mrs. Lovett is an alto rather than a mezzo. I agree with the person who posted saying that Anthony is between a baritone and a tenor -- the role is definitely not a bass, but doesn't have much of a range. I agree with the person who posted saying that the Beadle goes practically impossibly high, and for that reason think the Beadle should be considered a countertenor role rather than a tenor role. And finally, I opine that the Judge's role is a bass role (rare in musical theatre) if his song Johanna is included, but a baritone role otherwise.
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TychoBrahe
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Turpin's Joanna should never be cut.
Bamford is a countertenor.
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actionjaxson91
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| theatre4life wrote: | | does the Beadle HAVE to sing so impossibly high? i know it's not really impossible, but i'd love to play that role, but cannot go up there. |
it's not THAT high....work on your falsetto
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kittengoespop
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No, for a man, the Beadle is ridiculously high. I mean, the man goes up to the E an octave above middle C. That's mezzo-soprano range right there.
Hands down, Beadle Bamford is a high counter-tenor role. Pirelli is awfully high as well, going to the C an octave above middle C. They're both very demanding singing roles.
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AK50324
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What? Did someone say Jesus Christ Superstar?
All of the characters in this show are rather rangey...most of which have to sing in between two ranges.
A Bass-baritone, baritenor, and a mezzo?
That's pretty hard for a bass, a baritone, and an Alto.
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