64 of the Best Audition Songs for Sopranos
Here is a curated selection of musical theatre audition songs for sopranos, featuring a range of styles and character types. Every song on this page was chosen because it is dramatically strong, suitable for sopranos, and appropriate for use in an audition room.
Sopranos have a range of C4 to C6. Not sure if that’s you? Find your vocal type here!
Golden Age Songs for Sopranos (1940-1959)
“Goodnight My Someone” – The Music Man
“I Have to Tell You” – Fanny
“No Other Love” – Me and Juliet
“So Far” – Allegro
“So in Love” – Kiss Me, Kate
“There’s Music in You” – Cinderella
“‘Til Tomorrow” – Fiorello!
“What’s the Use of Wond’rin’?” – Carousel
Post-Golden Age Songs for Sopranos (1960s)
“Before I Gaze at You Again” – Camelot
“Follow Me” – Camelot
“Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm” – How to Succeed in Business
“I Loved You Once in Silence” – Camelot
“Love, Don’t Turn Away” – 110 in the Shade
“Magic Moment” – The Gay Life
“Will He Like Me?” – She Loves Me
“Yes, My Heart” – Carnival!
1970s Songs for Sopranos
“A Little Bit of Good” – Chicago
“Another Hundred People” – Company
“Bless The Lord” – Godspell
“Crossword Puzzle” – Starting Here, Starting Now
“Green Finch and Linnet Bird” – Sweeney Todd
“One More Kiss” – Follies
“Repent” – On the Twentieth Century
“Soon” – A Little Night Music
1980s Songs for Sopranos
“A Call From the Vatican” – Nine
“And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” – Dreamgirls
“Children of the Wind” – Rags
“I Am Changing” – Dreamgirls
“In My Life” – Les Misérables
“Love Makes Such Fools of Us All” – Barnum
“Moonfall” – The Mystery of Edwin Drood
“Think of Me” – The Phantom of the Opera
1990s Songs for Sopranos
“He Lives in You (Reprise)” – The Lion King
“How Could I Ever Know?” – The Secret Garden
“I’m Leaving You” – The Life
“Melodie de Paris” – Phantom
“My True Love” – Phantom
“No One Cared Like You” – Nunsense II
“No One Knows Who I Am” – Jekyll & Hyde
“The Finer Things” – Jane Eyre
2000s Songs for Sopranos
“After Midnight Dies” – The Wild Party
“If This Is What We’re Fighting For” – The Beautiful Game
“Let Us Be Glad” – Wicked
“Princess” – A Man of No Importance
“Someday” – Memphis
“The World Above” – The Little Mermaid
“What Only Love Can See” – Chaplin
“Will You?” – Grey Gardens
2010s Songs for Sopranos
“Here at Horace Green” – School of Rock
“How Will I Know?” – Death Takes a Holiday
“I Still Believe” – Amazing Grace
“Love Never Dies” – Love Never Dies
“Once Upon Another Time” – Love Never Dies
“Shimmy Like They Do in Paree” – Death Takes a Holiday
“Tuesdays, Thursdays” – Far From Heaven
“Voices of the Angels” – Amazing Grace
Character/Comedic Songs for Sopranos
“Allison’s Theme #1” – First Date
“I Hate Men” – Kiss Me, Kate
“If I Were a Bell” – Guys and Dolls
“No More Candy” – She Loves Me
“Poor Monty” – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
“That’ll Show Him” – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
“The Beguine” – Dames at Sea
“Vanilla Ice Cream” – She Loves Me
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip and the author of The Thespian’s Bucket List. She is also the creator of The Cast Album List. Her background includes a BA in Theatre, a TESOL Drama certificate, and professional experience in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.
