[Spanish_Rumple]

Hello, I'm still alive and I've been checking the board everyday. Anyways, I need a quick help from whomever is reading now my post. I know that somewhere in this forum, someone made a list of each character required vocal range. Tomorrow morning I am giving a class for a little choir of girls (though I'm not their official teacher and I don't really know much about music). The thing is that their official teacher has asked me to show them a video of a musical. I've thought of Cats because he will be able to compare it later on with the work he wants to do about Opera. So I've just thought to give those little girls auditive/visual examples of the different voice ranges that they already know (soprano, mezzo, contralto, tenor, baritone...etc) And I think Cats can be of a nice help.

So, I really need now that list that was posted here or a similar one with the required vocal ranges for each character, so that I can tell them "see? Munkustrap is an example of a baritone" (I'm just guessing) and so on. These little girls attend primary school

Please help me as soon as you can tonight (well, in Spain is night time )

[Jane Buz-Jane]

This is from the topic I posted a while ago. Rumblepurr posted this reply. Hope it helps!!

BOMBALURINA/DEMETER: Strong Mezzo belt to C, strong dance technique, must be at least 5'6''
RUMPLETEAZER: Strong character Mezzo/belt to D, must have a strong dance technique, no taller than 5'4''
SILLABUB (Jemima): Strong dancer, no taller than 5'4'', strong head voice but must be youthful and very pure in timbre, comfortable to F
CASSANDRA/TANTOMILE/VICTORIA: Very strong dancer with extensive ballet training, ensemble Mezzo (Cassandra must be at least 5'7'' tall)
ALONZO/CORICOPAT/PLATO/MACAVITY: Tall, very strong dancer with classical ballet training, ensemble Baritone (Plato / Macavity should be able to do lifts)
MISTOFELEES/POUNCIVAL: Must have strong classical ballet training, confident show Baritone with range to F, should be no taller than 5'7''
MUNGOJERRIE/SKIMBLESHANKS: Strong high Baritone with clean light timbre to F Sharp, must have very strong dance technique
MUNKUSTRAP: Strong high Baritone with good dramatic range of timbre between gentle crooning strong declamation, comfortable to G, emphasis on voice but also be a good dancer
RUM TUM TUGGER: Strong Rock'n'Roll Baritone with honest gentleness of timbre, low B flat to high B flat in rock style, Falsetto an asset, must dance well, good sense of comedic timing
TUMBLEBRUTUS: Acro/Dancer/Singer capable of performing successive back handsprings, aerials and other acrobatic feats, Baritone

FEMALE / MALE WELL TRAINED SINGERS (STRONG BELT AND CLASSICAL VOICES)

for the roles of:
GRIZABELLA: Very accomplished singer with wide dramatic range of vocal timbre, Mezzo with strong belt to E flat
JELLY/JENNY: Strong classically trained operatic Soprano capable of a wide range of dramatic timbre, comfortable to high C. (Jenny requires tap dancing)
BUSTOPHER/GUS/GROWLTIGER: Strong classically trained operatic high Baritone to B flat comfortably, capable of wide dramatic range of timbre, ability to play "old" an asset.
OLD DEUTORONOMY: Trained high Baritone with strong classical technique, comfortable to A flat, he must be a mature character actor who can portray the qualities of wisdom and warmth.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

The thing with those is they don't say the bottom of the range as well. Bombalurina certainly goes lower than Demeter does. I wouldn't really call Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks and Tugger Baritone either, more tenor.

[Toxic]

ooh but 99% of all mungos are definately baritones...skimble vary in baritenors and baritones , tuggers can be both, true.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

There seems to be two tones of MJ&RT. One (like the Vienna and Hamburg recordings) with a Baritone and Alto, one (like the film, Australian, Czech, Polish) with a Tenor and Mezzo.

[Toxic]

erm, not really....if you tell me that kristi mancini the most squeekiest rumple ever(Hamburg/Stuttgart) is an alto...then NOPE!
rumples are never altos.
it's hard to judge the range of voices through the recordings.

but rumples are always mezzos and mungos most of times baritones.
in all productions. no matter which version they use.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

I was refoering to the Original Hamburg recording, with a lower tone. That, aand I am going by tone, not notes. Drew Varley, Filip Groger, John Thornton all sound higher and lighter than the Hamburg and Vienna recordings (whos names escape me and I can't be bothered opening excel to look it up.)

[Spanish_Rumple]

lol, Thanks guys, that was helpful. In fact before you sent me this text I could find that post by myself as well, but thanks for the interest anyway