Overview
High Note: C♯6/D♭6
Low Note: A#3/Bb3
Analysis
Seventeen-year-old Mabel is one of the Major-General’s daughters. Beautiful and spirited, she is the only one of the daughters to respond to Frederic’s plea for love. Chiding her sisters for their lack of charity toward him, she makes a play for him in her impressive song
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Editor Picks & Commentary
When auditioning for Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, aim to blend her radiant lyricism with her poised, earnest spirit. Mabel is often viewed as the quintessential operetta ingénue — graceful, noble, and romantically sincere — yet she also possesses a playful sparkle that keeps her from ever feeling passive or bland. In your audition, highlight both her refined gentility and her bright emotional courage. She may be the Major-General’s daughter, but she is never delicate to the point of
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