64 of the Best Audition Songs for Alto-Mezzos
Getting ready for an important audition? Well, first you should check out our giant database of audition songs for specific musicals. But if your show hasn’t yet been covered by us, or if you’re just looking to expand your repertoire, you can go through this list of audition songs for alto-mezzos.
By the way, if you are an alto-mezzo, your range lies exactly between the mezzo and alto voice types, or sometimes even extends both! Basically, all of the songs below would be suitable for either altos or mezzo-sopranos to sing. If you haven’t gone through the steps to find your vocal type yet, I would definitely recommend doing so!
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First Step: Read your audition details
Please read your audition details carefully, as they sometimes specify the type of song they’d like to hear (a ballad, something uptempo, etc.). Make sure to select a song that’s appropriate for your specific casting call. Also, as you’re picking out a song, these links may be helpful:
• Backing Tracks for the Songs Below
• “Audition Songs for Alto-Mezzos” Spotify Playlist
Quick Tip: For easy access to each song’s sheet music, backing tracks, music, time period, and vocal type info, just follow any of the links below!
Golden Age Songs for Alto-Mezzos (1940-1959)
“A Wonderful Guy” – South Pacific
“Be Kind to Your Parents” – Fanny
“Grant Avenue” – Flower Drum Song
“Honey Bun” – South Pacific
“I Whistle a Happy Tune” – The King and I
“Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?” – The King and I
“Sweet Thursday” – Pipe Dream
“We Deserve Each Other” – Me and Juliet
Post-Golden Age Songs for Alto-Mezzos (1960s)
“Anyone Can Whistle” – Anyone Can Whistle
“Do I Hear a Waltz?” – Do I Hear a Waltz?
“If He Walked Into My Life” – Mame
“I’ve Never Said I Love You” – Dear World
“On the Other Side of the Tracks” – Little Me
“Ribbons Down My Back” – Hello, Dolly!
“Who Are You Now?” – Funny Girl
“Why Go Anywhere At All?” – The Gay Life
1970s Songs for Alto-Mezzos
“At the Ballet” – A Chorus Line
“Be a Lion” – The Wiz
“Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” – Evita
“Look What Happened to Mabel” – Mack & Mabel
“Nobody Does It Like Me” – Seesaw
“The Earth and Other Minor Things” – Gigi
“West End Avenue” – The Magic Show
“What I Did for Love” – A Chorus Line
1980s Songs for Alto-Mezzos
“I’d Give My Life For You” – Miss Saigon
“Let’s Play a Love Scene” – Fame
“Listen” – Dreamgirls
“Lost and Found” – City of Angels
“The Story Goes On” – Baby
“Think of Meryl Streep” – Fame
“Unsuspecting Hearts” – Carrie
“Why Not Me?” – Carrie
1990s Songs for Alto-Mezzos
“Can You Find It In Your Heart?” – Footloose
“Dancing All the Time” – Big
“He’s No Good” – The Life
“Loving You” – Passion
“Once Upon a Dream” – Jekyll & Hyde
“Stranger to the Rain” – Children of Eden
“Sympathy, Tenderness” – Jekyll & Hyde
“We Had a Dream” – The Life
2000s Songs for Alto-Mezzos
“Anytime I Am There” – Elegies: A Song Cycle
“Everything I Know” – In the Heights
“Please Don’t Make Me Love You” – Dracula
“Like Other Girls” – Daddy Long Legs
“Look At All the People” – Chaplin
“The Life I Never Led” – Sister Act
“What a Mother Does” – A Christmas Story
“When the World Was Mine” – The Count of Monte Cristo
2010s Songs for Alto-Mezzos
“Another Life” – The Bridges of Madison County
“Don’t Say Another Word” – Next Thing You Know
“Heart of Stone” – Six
“I See Stars” – Mean Girls
“My Most Beautiful Day” – Tuck Everlasting
“Nothing Stops Another Day” – Ghost
“Sylvia’s Lullaby” – Finding Neverland
“Times Are Hard for Dreamers” – Amélie
Character/Comedic Audition Songs for Alto-Mezzos
“Charming” – The Great Comet
“I Speak Six Languages” – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
“I’m the Greatest Star” – Funny Girl
“I’ve Got Pizazz” – Nunsense II
“Lost in the Brass” – Band Geeks
“Red Shoes Blues” – The Wizard of Oz
“Shy” – Once Upon a Mattress
“Somewhere That’s Green” – Little Shop of Horrors
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Have you tried out any of these audition songs for alto-mezzos?
And what role are you auditioning for next? We would love to hear all about your own favorite musical theatre songs for alto-mezzos about it in the comments below! In the meantime, you can check out our database of best audition songs for other musicals.
Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She holds a BA in theatre, a TESOL drama certificate, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.