We take a look at some of the most technically demanding songs and arias from classical music, opera and musical theatre <\/p>
The worlds of opera and musical theatre contain some legendarily demanding pieces for the human voice.<\/strong><\/p>\n Some countries\u2019 national anthems are quite challenging to sing, too. Here is our rundown of some of the most taxing songs from opera, musical theatre and beyond.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve divided our list into opera arias, songs from musical theatre, and Lieder. We end, just for fun, with a couple of particularly challenging national anthems.<\/p>\n This aria from one of Mozart<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s greatest operas is challenging due to many factors, not least the succession of high Fs (F6, to be precise, two and a half octaves above middle C). It is also a wonderfully exuberant piece of music and deservedly, one of the most famous opera songs<\/strong><\/a> in the repertoire.<\/p>\n We named The Magic Flute<\/em> one of the 20<\/strong> greatest operas of all time<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Near the end of the first Act of Britten<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s tense, gripping opera Peter Grimes<\/em>, the opera\u2019s titular anti-hero enters the village pub with this song. And quite a demanding number it is, too, partly as it sits in a potentially awkward range for many tenors.<\/p>\nHardest songs to sing<\/h2>\n
Hardest and most difficult opera arias<\/h3>\n
\u2018Queen of the Night\u2019 (soprano, from Mozart, The Magic Flute<\/em><\/a>)<\/h4>\n
\u2018Now the Great Bear and Pleiades\u2026\u2019 (tenor, from<\/strong> Britten, Peter Grimes<\/em><\/a>)<\/h4>\n