Vocal range
Audra McDonald
Soprano · Musical Theatre · Jazz · Classical · USA · prominent since 1994
Cited range
F3 — C6
Octaves
2.6
Semitones
31
Voice type
Soprano
What is Audra McDonald’s vocal range?
Audra McDonald's vocal range is commonly cited as F3 to C6 — about 2.6 octaves, or 31 semitones, and is usually classified as soprano.
Classically placed lyric soprano with fast vibrato; drops to plain speech-tone for storytelling. That cited span is wider than 39% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Summertime
Reading the numbers
- 8 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 31 semitones.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 24 semitones up there against 7 below.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 297th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 51st highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Audra McDonald
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Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on F3
42 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on C6
55 other voices here reach the same ceiling.