Re: Sound of Music - Any Advice?!?

Well, right...if you must that works...

However, you don't want him singing in a different octive...you want
to voice to match the other kids...

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David Lawver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> All wise advice...
> 
> Friedrich does not _have_ to be a soprano... but definitely should
> have an unchanged voice. The film gives Friedrich's high G to Kurt, and
> that can work out well onstage as well.
> 
> Ritalouise5 wrote:
> > When casting the children...make sure to test their harmony skills....far more
> > important than their just being cute. Starting off with the older kids (Liesl,
> > Friedrich, Louis and Kurt)...cast the older kids with THAT in mind and also
> > Friedrich, despite being 14 years old must still have a boy soprano voice...no
> > voice change yet.  The younger kids can carry the melody and that is where
> > cuteness can be cast.  (However, Marta and Gretl say very little, while
> > Brigitta is the scene stealer with some more prominant dialogue).
> > 
> > But, seriously, the "sound of music" reprise with the kids singing harmony is
> > great way to figure out which kids will be fine in the rehearsal process and a
> > great way to narrow down your choices.
> > 
> > A non-musical note, measuring the kids to make sure you have a stair-step
> > effect helps tremendously.  I just cast the show myself, and we ended up with 4
> > kids who are all 10-11...but their heights were all different. The cast's ages
> > are Leisl, 16, Freidrich, 13, Louisa, 11, Kurt, 11, Brigtta 10, Marta 10, and
> > Gretl, 5. The desire to cast a group of kids who also all resembled each other
> > was also important, however, we ended up casting one blonde boy, while all of
> > the other kids were more brunette/sandy. This was for Friedrich because of the
> > harmony aspect, and the "goodbye"...his looks ended up blending fine with the
> > other kids, but his vocals were so outstanding, we had to cast him. The
> > sacrifice of a brunette child was not really as important as the kids sounding
> > great.
> > 
> > While there are only 2 boys, the simple fact  that they made the 14 year old
> > boy the soprano makes casting the von Trapp kids a lot harder than it should
> > be!
> > 
> > Oh, another note...the kids I cast were SMALL...somehow it all looks
> > great...but, I also saw over 500 kids.
> > 
> > Alison
> > 
> >