Are you a mezzo looking for your next contemporary aria for audition season? Show off your acting chops with these unique options:

If you’re looking for something serious and dramatic, try “Oubliette,” a stand-alone piece: having escaped forced confinement in a basement, a girl approaches a stranger, trying to remember her past.

Too heavy? Try “Golden Heart” from Breaking the Waves: in 1970’s Scotland, Dodo sings a toast at her brother’s wedding.

Want something more contemporary? How about “Once upon a time” from Ice Time: a figure skating coach reminisces about her own time in the competition spotlight. Or, “Charlie, please listen” from The Virgin Charlie: a vision of the Virgin Mary explains to drap performer Charlie why he has been chosen to carry the child of God.

Or, if you’re looking for comedy, try “Oh, it’s beautiful” from She Sees Her Lover: excited by the possibility of spending the night with a woman for the first time, Sumana anxiously expresses her anticipation.