Cosette

Description

Petite and pretty with a playing age as young as possible. Fantine’s daughter (first seen as and played by a child) delicate, elegant, vulnerable and beautiful. Falls in love with and later marries Marius.

Playing Age

18–25

Appearance

African-American, Black-African, Black-Caribbean, Black-Other Areas, Eastern European, Mediterranean, Scandinavian, White, Asian, Chinese, East Asian, Filipino/Malay/Thai, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Pakistani, Hispanic, Latin American, Maori, Middle Eastern, Mixed Race, Native American

Gender

Female, Transgender-Female, Non-Binary

Voice

Soprano to high C but a light, young ‘floating’ sound, without heavy vibrato.

Audition Material

In My Life

Bars 1 to 33

Heart Full of Love

Bar 27 to end of song

Marius and Cosette

Bars 60 to 70

This is a range check. It’s the same as the end of “Heart Full of Love” but a tone higher so that she sings a top C.