<p>Hello :-)
I have college auditions coming up in a few months.
I am looking for a Golden Age musical theatre soprano ballad that isn't too overdone. I am planning on pairing it with "My Strongest Suit" from Aida.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
-JSachs</p>
<p>One technique to find “not-overdone” songs is to look at the shows that contain the overdone songs, or more obscure shows by the same composers. </p>
<p>Also, in my opinion, the better the composer, the happier the faculty will feel about hearing a song even if it tends to be overdone. Cole Porter, Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein – how can you go wrong? The only exception I can think of is Gershwin’s “Summertime.” Don’t do that one.</p>
<p>I agree, you cannot go wrong with anything written before 1965. The overdone songs tend to be whatever is trendy in the last ten years. Best wishes.</p>