Work Information
| Work Notes |
36' (six scenes) or 75' (eight scenes) |
Publisher |
G Schirmer Inc |
| Category |
Opera and Music Theatre |
Year Composed |
1978 |
| Duration |
36 Minutes |
Solo Instrument(s) |
lyr S, S, T/Mz, dram Mz/dram S, Mz, T/S, lyr T, Bar, Bar, 3B (3 roles may be sung by one person), speaking role [alternate cast = lyr S, Mz. T[=S], B-Bar] |
| Orchestration |
1+pic.022/2220/perc/pf.hpd/str
alt.: fl(pic), cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, kbd [or] fl, vc, perc, pf |
Languages |
English |
| Availability |
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Programme Note
Cast List:
ALICE: Lyric Soprano
THE DORMOUSE: Soprano
THE CHESHIRE CAT: Tenor or Mezzo-Soprano
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS: Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano
THE COOK: Mezzo-Soprano
THE WHITE RABBIT:Tenor or Soprano
THE MOCK TURTLE: Lyric Tenor
THE DUCHESS: Baritone
THE MAD HATTER: Baritone
THE CATERPILLAR: Bass
THE MARCH HARE: Baritone
THE GRYPHON: Bass
THE KING OF HEARTS: Speaking role
Chorus of Cards
When performed by four singers, the roles should be distributed as follows:
Lyric Soprano: Alice
Tenor (or Soprano): White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Mock Turtle
Mezzo-Soprano: Queen of Hearts, Cook
Bass-Baritone: Duchess, Gryphon, King of Hearts
Synopsis:
Scenes: A Meadow, Wonderland (Alice and the White Rabbit), A Garden (Alice and the Caterpillar), The Duchess’s Kitchen, A Forest (The Cheshire Cat), In Front of the March Hare’s House, The Croquet Field, The Mock Turtle’s Rock, Wonderland (The Trial), A Meadow.
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