What is a good Broadway song for a girl to sing?

Question:I'd prefer that it be closer to opera (or much more serious)...but nothing too difficult. I'm not a singer by trade, just a student. Please include the title.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I'd prefer that it be closer to opera (or much more serious)...but nothing too difficult. I'm not a singer by trade, just a student. Please include the title.

From your question I get the impression that you are not looking for Broadway songs "closer to opera," rather you want more traditional shows (ex: not Rent or Wicked. More along the lines of Rogers and Hammerstein). There are plenty of great songs for a high school female. I'm going to take a guess that you are a mezzo-soprano. You say you aren't a soprano and I suspect that you would have figured out by now if you were a really low alto. FYI: A baritone is a guy's voice.

Some good show tunes (I put * next the ones I think are the best - even if some of them may be obscure):

*Far From the Home I Love - Fiddler on the Roof
Many a New Day - Oklahoma
**So In Love - Kiss Me Kate
I Hate Men - Kiss Me Kate
Lullaby of Broadway - 42nd Street
42nd Street - 42nd Street
*Ain't Misbehavin' - Ain't Misbehavin'
*Anyone Can Whistle - Anyone Can Whistle
***The Simple Joys of Maidenhood - Camelot (VERY funny)
*If I Loved You - Carousel
You'll Never Walk Alone - Carousel
They Can't Take That Away From Me - Crazy For You
But Not For Me - Crazy For You
Make Someone Happy - Do Re Mi
*How are Things in Glocca Mora - Finian's Rainbow
If this Isn't Love - Finian's Rainbow
*Look to the Rainbow - Finian's Rainbow
When did I Fall in Love - Fiorello!
The Very Next Man - Fiorello!
I Enjoy Being a Girl - Flower Drum Song
*Love Look Away - Flower Drum Song
People - Funny Girl
If I Were a Bell - Guys and Dolls
Small World - Gypsy
Let Me Entertain You - Gypsy
Ribbons Down My Back - Hello, Dolly!
I Know Things Now - Into the Woods
*On the Steps of the Palace - Into the Woods
My Lord and Master - The King and I
*Something Wonderful - The King and I
The Miller's Son - A Little Night Music
*What Do You Want of Me - Man of La Mancha
Little Bird, Little Bird - Man of La Mancha
Feed the Birds - Mary Poppins
Meet Me in St. Louis - Meet Me in St. Louis
Goodnight My Someone - The Music Man
Will I Ever Tell You? - The Music Man
Till There Was You - The Music Man
I Could Have Danced All Night - My Fair Lady
*Show Me - My Fair Lady
*Wouldn't It be Lover-ly - My Fair Lady
Without You - My Fair Lady
Just You Wait - My Fair Lady
Om-pa-pa - Oliver!
It's a Fine Life - Oliver!
**As Long As He Needs Me - Oliver!
Hey There - The Pajama Game
***Unexpected Song - Song and Dance
A Cockeyed Optimist - South Pacific
Bali-Ha'i - South Pacific
**It Might as Well be Spring - State Fair
Green Finch and Linnet Bird - Sweeney Todd
I Feel Pretty - West Side Story

Hope that helps, let me know what you decide to do would you? Also if you need any more help just contact me. I love talking about this sort of thing.

It would really help if you could tell us your range. Can you go very high? Can you go very low? If you're not sure and you have a piano/keyboard, try to find your high and low notes.

Once you know your range, edit your question, and I'll edit my answer.

For now, I recommend anything by Rodger and Hammerstein. Fairly simple songs. Ignore people who recommend Wicked or Hairspray, those songs get old fast.

I'm partial to "All That Jazz". if it's done right it's a knock out. Of course it depends on the pitch of their voice. You wouldn't want to try a high pitch song like alto or soprano when you have a baratone voice. The same is true in reverse, it would sound really bad trying to sing a low pitch song if you normally sing alto.
Of course, "All That Jazz" is more of a showtune than an opera song.

check out songs from Les Miserables or The Phantom of the Opera or Miss Saigon (that one is not really operatic but it's really good.)