LIBRETTO:
by Marianne Webber Music by John Webber
TRANSLATED:
from the German by Deirdre Cooper Anne Crowden Debra Golata
Duncan Johnstone Caroline Webber and Marianne Webber
COMMISSIONED BY:
the Jugendmusikschule der Stadt Wesselling, West Germany 1980
PREMIERED BY:
The Crowden School, Berkeley, California, U.S.A. 1988 |
CHARACTERS:
in order of appearance
Fairy Queen (speaking role), Chorus of Hunters, Three Pigs, Wolf,
Snow White, Hansel, Gretel, Seven Dwarves, Trees, Clouds and
Butterflies (silent roles during the Intermezzo), Evil Queen
(may be played by the Fairy Queen), Mirror of the Evil Queen
Dragon (silent role may be played by the seven Dwarves), Prince
ORCHESTRA:
flute, oboe, bassoon
percussion: triangle, crash cymbals, suspended cymbal
sand paper blocks, tambourine, bass drum tam tam
wind machine, thunder machine.
piano
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