Principals' Audition Selections
Iolanthe - Audition Selections
Listed in high to low order of vocal range. . Page/system/measure numbers are given for the G. Schirmer edition (ed. Bryceson Treharne). For example, 39/3/2 means page 39, third system, at the second measure in that system. We will use the G. Schirmer vocal score for this production.
Download this word document to see principal selection including voice part ranges for each selection: Principal Selection Word Document
| Role (and Voice Part) | Recommended Excerpt | Pages: G. Schirmer |
| Phyllis (Soprano) | "None Shall Part Us From Each Other" 1st stanza and refrain only, stop at 1st ending. | 37/1/1 - 39/3/2 |
| Celia (Soprano) | "We Are Dainty Little Fairies" (solo from opening number). Upper optional notes are preferred. | 15/2/1 - 16/2/5 |
| Iolanthe (Mezzo-Soprano) | "He Loves!" (from "My Lord, a Suppliant at your Feet"), the aria only, omitting the opening recitative. | 196/1/1 - 197/4/5 |
| Leila (Mezzo-Soprano) | "If you ask us how we live" (solo from the opening number). | 17/2/1 - 18/3/1 |
| Queen of the Fairies (Contralto) | "Oh, Foolish Fay," 1st stanza only. | 158/1/1 - 160/1/4 |
| Lord Tolloller (Tenor) | "Spurn Not the Nobly Born," 1st stanza only. | 73/1/1 - 74/1/3 |
| Strephon (Lyric Baritone) | "None Shall Part Us From Each Other," 2nd stanza and refrain only. Sing your own part in the refrain, omitting Phyllis. End at 2nd ending. | 37/1/1 - 39/3/3 |
| Lord Mountararat (Baritone) | "When Britain Really Ruled the Waves," 1st stanza only. | 153/1/1 - 154/1/4 |
| Lord Chancellor (Comic Baritone) | "Love Unrequited Robs Me of My Rest," 2nd stanza of the main patter song, beginning with "For you dream you are crossing...," through "Sal'sbury Plain on a bicycle." | 171/7/3 (last two notes) - 174/3/1 |
| Private Willis (Bass-Baritone) | "When All Night Long a Chap Remains," 1st stanza and refrain only. Stop at 1st ending. Note: This role only appears in Act 2. During Act 1, the performer will be a member of the chorus. | 144/5/3 - 146/5/6 |
| Minor role: Fleta, a brief speaking role who is otherwise a member of the women's chorus, will be cast after auditions. You may indicate your interest on the audition form and perform a chorus audition. | ||
Iolanthe - Ensemble Selections for Call-Backs
Call-back auditions allow us to evaluate interaction between performers, both in singing and in dialogue. You may wish to review ahead of time any or all selections below involving roles for which you think you may be called back, though this is in no way required. For each selection, we will practice the passage as a group until we are comfortable with it, and then individuals will be called up to sing in ensemble. In most cases, the focus is on ensemble blend in multipart harmony. In other cases, solo passages highlight the role in a different mood or tone from the audition selection. The singing selections are in part an acting audition as well, so you will be encouraged to portray the role as fully as possible. They are listed here in book order, though they may not necessarily be heard in that sequence.| Roles | Selections | Pages: G. Schirmer |
| Phyllis / Strephon | "None Shall Part Us," refrain | 38/4/2 - 39/3/2 |
| Phyllis / Iolanthe / Tolloller / Mountararat / Strephon | "The Prospect's Very Bad" | 92/1/1 - 93/2/3 |
| Queen | "Oh, Chancellor Unwary" | 125/1/5 - 126/2/5 |
| Celia / Leila | "In Vain to Us You Plead" | 155/1/1 - 156/2/2 |
| Phyllis / Tolloller / Mountararat / Willis | "Though P'rhaps I May Incur Your Blame," ending | 165/1/1 - 165/2/3 |
| Iolanthe / Chancellor | "It Shall Be So.." through "...now let me die!" | 198/3/3 - 200/3/1 |
| Phyllis / Iolanthe / Queen | "Tho' As a Genral Rule" | 205/1/1 - 206/1/2 |
| Tolloller / Mountararat / Chancellor | "Up In the Air" | 205/1/1 - 206/1/2 |