Post by kaji on Sept 22, 2020 1:00:39 GMT
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury (16 October 1925)
Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range: D3-G♯5
Significant High Notes:
G♯5 ("Oh False One, You Have Deceived Me")
G5 (“Me and My Town”, "The Tea Party")
F♯5 ("It really doesn't matter", "Now for the Pirate's Lair")
F5 ("God, That's Good!", "Simple")
E5 (“A Parade in Town”, "By the Sea", "Garbage", "God, That's Good!", “How'd You Like to Spoon with Me”, "Now for the Pirate's Lair", "Oh False One, You Have Deceived Me", "One Person", "The Cookie Chase")
E♭5 ("Bosom Buddies", "My Friends", "Not While I'm Around", "Now for the Pirate's Lair", "Nowhere to Go But Up", "Oh False One, You Have Deceived Me", "Old Friends", "The Worst Pies in London", "Together", "Wait")
D5 ("And I Was Beautiful", "Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd", "By the Sea", "Final Sequence (Sweeney Todd)", "Garbage", "God, That's Good!", "I've Got You to Lean On", "Shall We Dance", "Simple", "The Tea Party")
C♯5 ("Be Our Guest", "By the Sea", “Finale (Pirates of Penzance)”, "Goodbye, Little Yellow Bird", “How'd You Like to Spoon with Me”, "Miracle Song", "My Friends", "The Worst Pies in London", "When Fred'ric was a little lad")
C5 ("A Buddy By the Name of You", "A Little Priest", "By the Sea", "Final Sequence (Sweeney Todd)", "Goodbye, Little Yellow Bird", "I've Got You to Lean On", “Me and My Town”, "Mrs. Santa Claus", "Nowhere to Go But Up", "Old Friends", "Open a New Window", "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir", "Shall We Dance", "Simple", "The Beautiful Briny", "The Tea Party", “We Need a Little Christmas”)
B4 ("A Little Priest", "Almost Young", "And I Was Beautiful", "Be Our Guest", "Each Tomorrow Morning", "Finale (Mame)", "Final Sequence (Sweeney Todd)", "God, That's Good!", “Me and My Town”, "Miracle Song", "Mrs. Santa Claus", "My Best Girl", "My Friends", "Poor Thing", "Rose's Turn", "Shall We Dance", "Simple", "Suffragette March", "The Cookie Chase", "The Tea Party", "The Worst Pies in London")
B♭4 ("A Buddy By the Name of You", "A Little Priest", "Almost Young", “A Parade in Town”, "As Long As There's Christmas", "Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd”, "Beauty and the Beast", “Bosom Buddies", "Eglantine (Reprise)", "Everything's Coming up Roses", "Garbage", “How'd You Like to Spoon with Me”, "If He Walked into My Life", "I'm in a Tree", "It's Today", "I've Got You to Lean On", "Miracle Song", "Mr. Goldstone", "Old Friends", "One Person", "Open a New Window", "Small World", "That's How Young I Feel", "The Beautiful Briny", "Together", “We Need a Little Christmas”, "When Fred'ric was a little lad", "When I'm Drunk I'm Beautiful", "Whistle", "Whistle (Reprise)", "You'll Never Get Away from Me")
A4 ("And I Was Beautiful", “A Parade in Town”, "Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd", "Be Our Guest", "Dear World", "Each Tomorrow Morning", "Everything's Coming up Roses", "Finale (Mame)", "Garbage", "God, That's Good!", "He Needs Me", "I Don't Want to Know", "I Met a Man", "It's Today", "Kiss Her Now", "Manic Depressives", “Me and My Town”, "Mr. Goldstone", "Mrs. Santa Claus", "My Best Girl", "Old Friends", "Open a New Window", "Poor Thing", "Prettybelle (Reprise)", "Rose's Turn", "Simple", "Small World", "Some People", "Suffragette March", "The Best Christmas of All", "The Cookie Chase", "The Tea Party", "Together", "When I'm Drunk I'm Beautiful", "You'll Never Get Away from Me")
Significant Low Notes:
A3 ("Almost Young", "A Step in the Right Direction", "Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd", "By the Sea", "Final Sequence (Sweeney Todd)", "God, That's Good!", "He Needs Me", "I Don't Want to Know", "I've Got You to Lean On", “Me and My Town”, "Rose's Turn", "The Beautiful Briny", "The Cookie Chase", "Together")
G♯3 ("A Little Priest", "As Long As There's Christmas", "Beauty and the Beast", "Be Our Guest", "Don't Let Me Down", "Everything's Coming up Roses", “How'd You Like to Spoon with Me”, "I Don't Want to Know", "I Never Did Imagine", "My Best Girl", "Nobody's Problems", "Oh False One, You Have Deceived Me", "Send in the Clowns", "Seven Days 'til Christmas", "The Best Christmas of All", "When Fred'ric was a little lad", "When I'm Drunk I'm Beautiful", "Whistle (Reprise)")
G3 ("And I Was Beautiful", "A Step in the Right Direction", "Deck the Halls", "Each Tomorrow Morning", "Finale (Mame)", "I Never Did Imagine", "Manic Depressives", "Mr. Goldstone", "Not While I'm Around", "Rose's Turn", "Some People", "That's How Young I Feel", "The Age of Not Believing", "The Tea Party", "Together", "Whistle", "Whistle (Reprise)", "You'll Never Get Away from Me")
F♯3 ("Almost Young", "Bosom Buddies", "Don't Let Me Down", "If He Walked into My Life", "Kiss Her Now", "Miracle Song", "My Best Girl", "Poor Thing", "Send in the Clowns", "The Age of Not Believing", "The Best Christmas of All")
F3 (“A Parade in Town”, "Beauty and the Beast", "Dear World", "Each Tomorrow Morning", "Eglantine/Portebello Road", "It's Today", "Mr. Goldstone", "One Person", "Open a New Window", "Parlor Songs", "Small World", “We Need a Little Christmas”, "You'll Never Get Away from Me")
E3 ("Avenue A (Reprise)", "Beauty and the Beast" Live in 2016, "He Needs Me", "Liaisons")
E♭3 ("Mrs. Santa Claus", "Not While I'm Around" Live with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, "Nowhere to Go But Up")
D3 ("We Need a Little Christmas" Live with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice or the whistle register.
Underlines marks harmonies, backing vocals and obscured notes.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of Dame Angela Lansbury's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable Notes}B♭5 (“Me and My Town” [3], "Simple" [3])
G5 (“Finale (Dear World)” [2], "Miracle Song" [2])
E5 ("Each Tomorrow Morning" [1], "Miracle Song" [2])
E♭5 (“Me and My Town” [3], "Simple" [3])
D3 ("God, That's Good!" [2])
C♯3 ("Liaisons" [3])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
G5 (“Finale (Dear World)” [2], "Miracle Song" [2])
E5 ("Each Tomorrow Morning" [1], "Miracle Song" [2])
E♭5 (“Me and My Town” [3], "Simple" [3])
D3 ("God, That's Good!" [2])
C♯3 ("Liaisons" [3])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Discography}Anyone Can Whistle (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1964) - F3-G5
Mame: A New Musical (1966) - F3-E♭5
Dear World (1969) - F3-G5
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) - F3-C5
Gypsy (Original London Cast Recording) (1973) - F3-E♭5
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979) - F♯3-F5
Prettybelle: A New Musical (1982) - G3-B♭4 (missing tracks 5-8, 10 and 12-13)
Beauty and the Beast (1991) - F3-C♯5
Mrs. Santa Claus (1996) - E♭3-C5
Beauty and The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) - G3-B♭4
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) - E♭3-E♭5
Mame: A New Musical (1966) - F3-E♭5
Dear World (1969) - F3-G5
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) - F3-C5
Gypsy (Original London Cast Recording) (1973) - F3-E♭5
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979) - F♯3-F5
Prettybelle: A New Musical (1982) - G3-B♭4 (missing tracks 5-8, 10 and 12-13)
Beauty and the Beast (1991) - F3-C♯5
Mrs. Santa Claus (1996) - E♭3-C5
Beauty and The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) - G3-B♭4
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) - E♭3-E♭5
