Brian Stokes Mitchell (2,205 views)

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Brian Stokes Mitchell (31 October 1957)
Voice Type: Baritone
Vocal Range: C♯2- F♯5

Significant High Notes:

F♯5 (“If I Were a Rich Man”)
C♯5 (“If I Were a Rich Man”)
C5 (“Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring”)
B♭4 ("Broadway Blues")
A4 ("By Myself", "I Have Dreamed", “It Ain't Necessarily So”, “Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring”, “New Music”, "Something's Coming", "They Won't Remember You")
G♯4 (“Being Alive”, “Make Them Hear You”)
G4 (“Being Alive”, "Broadway Blues", “Coalhouse's Soliloquy”, “It Ain't Necessarily So”, "Make Someone Happy", “New Music”, "Something's Coming", “There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon”, "They Won't Remember You", “You're the Top”)
F♯4 ("A Wizard Every Day", "Bui Doi", “Feeling Good”, “If I Were a Rich Man”, "I Won't Send Roses", “Just In Time”, “Sleigh Ride”, "So In Love", “Some Other Time”, "Something's Coming", “Tangled”, “The Microphone”, “There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon”, "There's No Business Like Show Business", “Through Heaven's Eyes”)
F4 (“Being Alive”, “Coalhouse's Soliloquy”, "Confrontation", “Feeling Good”, “Finale Sequence”, “Finishing the Hat”, "Getting Married Today", “Grateful”, "If Ever I Would Leave You", “If I Were a Rich Man”, "I Have Dreamed", “I Like Ev'rybody”, “It Ain't Necessarily So”, “I Was Here”, “Justice”, “Just In Time”, "Make Someone Happy", “New Music”, “Soliloquy”, “Some Other Time”, "Struttin'", "Swing Along", “The Christmas Song/A Crazy Christmas List”, “The Friendly Beasts”, “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)”, “There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon”, "There's No Business Like Show Business", “Through Heaven's Eyes”, “Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today”)
E4 (“Angels, from the Realms of Glory”, "Dulcinea", "Gesticulate", “Golden Helmet of Mambrino”, “If I Were a Rich Man”, “I Like Ev'rybody”, "I Won't Send Roses", “Just In Time”, "Laura", “Make Them Hear You”, “Sarah Brown Eyes”, “Soliloquy”, “Some Enchanted Evening (Reprise)”, “Some Other Time”, “Stars”, "Swing Along", “The Christmas Song/A Crazy Christmas List”, “The Courtship”, “The Friendly Beasts”, “The Good Life”, "The Man I Love", "There's No Business Like Show Business", "They Won't Remember You", “Through Heaven's Eyes”, "What A Wonderful World", “What Kind of Fool Am I?”, “Wheels of a Dream”, “You're the Top”)
E♭4 (“Bess, You Is My Woman Now”, "Bui Doi", "By Myself", “Feeling Good”, “Finishing the Hat”, "Flag Song", "Getting Married Today", “Golden Helmet of Mambrino”, “Grateful”, "Hello, Young Lovers", "I Have Dreamed", “I Was Here”, “Justice”, “Make Them Hear You”, “New Words”, “Sleigh Ride”, “Soliloquy”, "Struttin'", “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)”, "The Man I Love", "What A Wonderful World", “Wheels of a Dream”, "Wunderbar", “Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today”)
D4 (“Angels, from the Realms of Glory”, "A Wizard Every Day", “Being Alive”, “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”, "Broadway Blues", “Coalhouse's Soliloquy”, “Feeling Good”, "Flag Song", “His Name Was Coalhouse Walker”, "Gesticulate", "Hello, Young Lovers", "I Have Dreamed", "If Ever I Would Leave You", “I Like Ev'rybody”, “It Ain't Necessarily So”, “I Was Here”, “Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring”, "Laura", “Lie to Me”, "Make Someone Happy", “Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)”, “New Music”, “Sleigh Ride”, "So In Love", “Soliloquy”, “Some Enchanted Evening”, “Some Enchanted Evening (Reprise)”, "Something's Coming", “Sorry Grateful”, “Stars”, “Tangled”, “The Christmas Song/A Crazy Christmas List”, “The Courtship”, “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)”, “The Microphone”, “There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon”, “This Nearly Was Mine”, “Through Heaven's Eyes”, “What Kind of Fool Am I?”)

Significant Low Notes:
    
C3 ("Confrontation", “Finale Sequence”, “Grateful”, “How to Handle a Woman”, “I Like Ev'rybody”, “Lie to Me”, “Sarah Brown Eyes”, “Soliloquy”, “Some Enchanted Evening”, “Some Enchanted Evening (Reprise)”, “Some Other Time”, “Sorry Grateful”, "Swing Along", “The Courtship”, “The Friendly Beasts”, "The Man I Love", "There's No Business Like Show Business", “This Nearly Was Mine”, “Through Heaven's Eyes”, “What Kind of Fool Am I?”, "Wunderbar", “Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today”)
B2 (“Angels, from the Realms of Glory”, "By Myself", "Dulcinea", “Feeling Good”, "Flag Song", "Gesticulate", “Golden Helmet of Mambrino”, "So In Love", “Stars”, “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)”, “This Nearly Was Mine”, “Through Heaven's Eyes”, “Twin Soliloquies”, "What A Wonderful World")
B♭2 (“Bess, You Is My Woman Now”, “Grateful”, “His Name Was Coalhouse Walker”, “New Words”, “Sleigh Ride”, “Some Enchanted Evening”, “Sorry Grateful”, “The Microphone”, “This Is How It Feels & A Cock-Eyed Optimist (Reprise)”, “Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today”)
A2 (“America The Beautiful”, "A Wizard Every Day", "Flag Song", "Hello, Young Lovers", “How to Handle a Woman”, "If Ever I Would Leave You", "I Won't Send Roses", “Lie to Me”, “Soliloquy”, “The Christmas Song/A Crazy Christmas List”, "The Man I Love", "There's No Business Like Show Business", “Twin Soliloquies”, “ You're the Top”)
G♯2 ("Bui Doi", "I Won't Send Roses", “Wheels of a Dream”, “Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today”)
G2 (“Coalhouse's Soliloquy”, “Finishing the Hat”, "Gesticulate", “Sleigh Ride”, “What Kind of Fool Am I?”)
F♯2 ("Bui Doi", “Feeling Good”, "Getting Married Today". “How to Handle a Woman”, “The Friendly Beasts”)
F2 ("Confrontation", "Getting Married Today", “His Name Was Coalhouse Walker”, “Some Other Time”, “The Friendly Beasts”)
E♭2 (“The Microphone”)
C♯2 (“How to Handle a Woman”, “If I Were a Rich Man”)
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice.
Underlines marks notes found in harmonies and backing vocals.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

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{Albums}
Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1998) – F2-A4
George Gershwin: The 100th Birthday Celebration (1998) – B♭2-G4
Man Of La Mancha (The New Broadway Cast Recording) (2003) - B2-F4
Brian Stokes Mitchell (2006) – B♭2-A4
South Pacific: In Concert From Carnegie Hall (2006) - A2-E4
Ring Christmas Bells (2009) – F2-F♯4-C5
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (2011) - E♭2-F♯4
Simply Broadway (2012) – C♯2-A4-F♯5
Shuffle Along (Live Cast Recording) (2016) - C3-B♭4
Plays With Music (2019) - F2-A4