A Mezzo-Soprano is the middle female voice and the most common, with a range from F3 (F below middle C) to G#5/Ab5 (High G#/High Ab). Unlike opera faches, musical theatre voice types are not as rigid and vary widely between shows, periods of time and cultures.
Notable Mezzo-Soprano Roles[]
Annie Oakley - Annie Get Your Gun
Kate Monster - Avenue Q
Mrs. Potts, Belle - Beauty and The Beast
Veronica Saywers, Heather Chandler, Martha Dunstock - Heathers
Mrs. Wilkinson - Billy Elliot
Sally Bowles - Cabaret
Grizabella - Cats
Roxie Hart - Chicago
Trina - Falsettos
Eva Peron - Evita
Fanny Brice - Funny Girl
Mary Magdalene - Jesus Christ Superstar
Alice Flinders, Pam Flinders, Emily Flinders, Shelly Flinders - Saturday's Warrior
Polly Baker - Crazy For You
Reno Sweeney - Anything Goes
Elsa - Frozen
Millie Dillimount - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Cathy Seldon - Singin' In The Rain
Cathy - The Last Five Years
The Baker's Wife - Into The Woods
The Witch - Into The Woods
Dorothy - The Wizard of Oz
Lydia, Delia/Miss Argentina - Beetlejuice
Dot - Sunday In the Park With George
Marta, Amy - Company
Mayzie LaBird - Suessical
Lauren - Kinky Boots
Eve - Children of Eden
Liza Minnelli - Boy From Oz
Miss Adelaide - Guys and Dolls
Mary Lennox, Martha - The Secret Garden
Tracy Turnblad - Hairspray
Scaramouche, Meat - We Will Rock You
Elphaba - Wicked
Eponine, Fantine - Les Miserables
Meg Giry - The Phantom of the Opera / Love Never Dies
Lucy - Jekyll and Hyde
Kim, Gigi, Ellen - Miss Saigon
Maureen, Mimi, Joanne - Rent
Madame Morrible - Wicked
Angelica Schuyler, Peggy/Mariah Reynolds - Hamilton
Natalie, Diana - Next to Normal
Liesl von Trapp - The Sound of Music
Baroness Elsa von Schraeder - The Sound of Music
Reno Sweeney - Anything Goes
Dolly Gallagher Levi - Hello, Dolly!
Song Types[]
In Musical Theatre song types are not general restricted by vocal type. If needed, music can be transposed, although this is not recommended.