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Post by Tinechorwen on Apr 24, 2003 1:54:33 GMT 11
I was just thinking this, and I guessed someone here might have an answer to my little question. Which of the three female parts in Les Mis has the most singing? Would it be Fantine and Eponine together? But although Cosette doesn't have her own song, she sings quite a bit. So confused...  |
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Post by Talissa on Apr 24, 2003 16:15:12 GMT 11
Well, Eponine definitely gets the most stage time, and probably the most singing too. She definitely has more than Cosette, because she sings in almost all the parts in which Cosette sings, plus her barricade scenes. I'm fairly sure Eponine sings more than Fantine, but not very much more, I'd say.
~Julia
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Post by Tinechorwen on Apr 24, 2003 16:52:32 GMT 11
Thanks Julia, that question had always bugged me. I can see what you mean about Cosette, and I must admit, although "I dreamed a dream" is one of my faves of the show, it must be kind of annoying to be killed off at the very beginning. Although, as I read as musicals.net, (and of course you did too), sometimes they let Fantine come into the ensemble scenes. Do they do that in your production? |
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Post by Talissa on Apr 24, 2003 17:28:21 GMT 11
I'd die to play Fantine some time. I'm hoping to play a few similar roles until I'm a couple of years older, so that I can play Fantine really well.
Our Fantine is only on stage as herself, and in One Day More (They could hardly keep one person out of that, afterall). But it's fair enough, because Cosette and Eponine don't get extra stage time before their entries, either.
~Julia
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Post by Tinechorwen on Apr 24, 2003 22:47:39 GMT 11
Yeah, being excluded from One Day More would suck, the only reason I wouldn't ever want to play Fantine is because she doesn't get to sing solo in that song, because that is so incredibely dramatic...I love One Day More, *sob* I think Fantine is sort of in the middle of Cosette and Eponine singing style wise...Cosette closer to opera and Eponine is closer to jazzy belting, and Fantine is just nicely in the middle. I think she'd be my preference if I ever got to audition for Les Mis. I'm sure you'll get to play her someday, it'll look great that you've been in the show once before as well. Write down Sister Helen, or whoever you are rather than chorus.  |
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Post by Talissa on Apr 25, 2003 12:36:04 GMT 11
*g* Somehow I don't think writing "Sister Simplice" would work for someone who actually knew the show, because even if they knew who I was talking about, they'd realise it's a non-singing role. I might just stick with ensemble. I'll have a couple of other shows behind me by then anyway hopefully.
~Julia
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Post by ghost on Apr 30, 2003 19:10:31 GMT 11
ooh! ooh! ooh! I also like Stars! ... no wait.. that's JAvert's song isn't it? Am I in the right thread?
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Post by Tinechorwen on May 6, 2003 20:21:25 GMT 11
I don't think we mentioned stars actually, but yes, that is a very cool song. I wanted to sing it, and I could hit all the notes if I put it an octave higher but of course, it just doesn't have the same feeling as a guy singing it. I think that is definitely one of the songs that girl's shouldn't sing. Not that I've ever heard a girl sing it...
I've heard Bring it Home sung by more girls than guys though...
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Post by Talissa on May 6, 2003 22:41:43 GMT 11
There are a lot of songs which have to be sung in the original octave to have the right impact. I've tried to sing some of Chauvelin's songs from Scarlet Pimpernel, but it sounds too nice, no matter how much I change my voice. However, there are still a lot of songs which can be done by girls, especially in G&S operettas. I'm possibly singing "A Magnet Hung in a Hardware Shop" from Patience for an audition. Inspired by Anthony there, of course *g*
~Julia
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Post by Tinechorwen on May 8, 2003 20:00:28 GMT 11
Ooh, good luck with that. You'll definitely get marks for originality. I think it also depends on your voice type. Linda Eder can get away with singing heaps of male songs and she sounds great, but someone like Sarah Brightman would not sound so good. Linda did a cover of Mna of La Mancha which was quite good as well. |
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Post by Talissa on May 9, 2003 16:23:07 GMT 11
I've heard Linda singing Man of La Mancha, and I didn't like it that much. I'm not the hugest fan of her voice, though. It's good, definitely, but I think she sings with too much of a pop style. That's certainly how it sounds in her MoLM recording. With some male songs, that is the only way a girl can pull it off, though. Even the richest female voices don't have the same richness and depth as male voices.
~Julia
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Post by Tinechorwen on May 16, 2003 19:50:32 GMT 11
True, even girls that are naturally tenors...I've heard a few and it's very strange, but interesting.
I think Linda would stand out like a sore thumb if she was put into the wrong musical. She fit so well in Jekyll and Hyde as Lucy because her slightly poppy but strong belting voice suited Lucy without making her too strong a character, *sigh* I love Jekyll and Hyde. But I definitely wouldn't want to see her in Les Mis or Phantom or a musical like that.
And, ignorant as I will sound, I haven't heard a guy sing the title song from Man of La Mancha, which is probably why I like it, I don't have anything to compare it to.
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